"Hyper Hyper"
Single by Scooter
from the album ... and the Beat Goes On!
B-side
  • "Rhapsody In E"
  • "Unity Without Words Part 1"
Released26 May 1994
StudioAmbience, Hamburg[1]
Genre
Length5:10
Label
  • Club Tools
  • Scorpio Music
Songwriters
  • H. P. Baxxter
  • Rick J. Jordan
  • Jens Thele
  • Ferris Bueller
ProducerThe Loop!
Scooter singles chronology
"Vallée de Larmes"
(1993) 		"Hyper Hyper"
(1994) 		"Move Your Ass!"
(1995)

"Hyper Hyper" is a song by German band Scooter, released in May 1994 by Club Tools and Scorpio Music as the first single from their debut album, ... and the Beat Goes On! (1995). It was sold in three versions: two of the versions had the same track listings, but different covers. The song was one of the most successful dance hits of 1994.[citation needed] The original "Hyper Hyper" quotes were taken from Ultra-Sonic's 1993 track "Annihilating Rhythm (Do you love your hardcore?)", licensed to Low Spirit Records/Polydor.[2] Ultra-Sonic receive a "big shout" in the lyrics of the song, as do a further thirty DJs who were popular in Germany in the mid-1990s.[1]

Background and release

At a party in Hamburg, Scooter improvised on an instrumental house track. Band member H.P. Baxxter started mentioning the names of his favourite DJs and then yelled the buzz words Hyper Hyper. Through its instant success that night, they decided to record this joke. Edel/Club Tools dance product manager Jens Thele told Music & Media, "We're aware it sounds very German, but we never cut it with that intention. But since the European success of Mo-Do's 'Eins Zwei Polizei', it's very likely to spread out as well. With K2's 'Der Berg Ruft' you can almost speak of a wave of similar hits."[1]

Critical reception

Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "In the wake of massive successes by DJs-turned-performers such as Marusha, Sven Väth, Westbam and Jam & Spoon, a new star is born. Produced by, a highly successful remixer collective, all ingredients are present to emulate the success of the aforementioned."[3] They also described it as "hilarious" and "instantly catchy", noting that the track "deftly fused hardcore with a razor-sharp pop sensibility."[4]

† means the DJ has passed away

DJs that received "big-shouts"
Name Nationality Notes
WestBam German
Marusha German-Greek
Steve Mason Scottish
The Mystic Man
DJ Dick German
Carl Cox English
Da Hooligan German
Cosmic Irish
Kid Paul German
Dag
Mijk van Dijk
Jens Lissat
Lenny Dee American
Sven Väth German
Mark Spoon †
Marco Zaffarano
Hell
Paul Elstak Dutch-Surinamese
Mate Galic Croatian
Roland Casper German
Silvie Loto Italian
Miss Djax Dutch
Jens Mahlstedt German
Tanith
Laurent Garnier French
Special German
Pascal F.E.O.S. †
Gary D †
Scotty
Gizmo Dutch

Music video

The accompanying music video for "Hyper Hyper" was directed by Plastic Reality.[5] It was A-listed on Germany's VIVA in October 1994.[6]

Track listings

  • CD maxi – Germany (September 9, 1994) (CLU 6073–5)
  1. "Hyper Hyper" (Faster, Harder, Scooter) – 5:15
  2. "Hyper Hyper" (On a Spanish Fly Tip) – 5:12
  3. "Hyper Hyper" (Original version) – 5:13
  4. "Hyper Hyper" (Video edit) – 3:37
  5. "Rhapsody in E" – 6:08
  • CD single – Germany (September 9, 1994)
  1. "Hyper Hyper" (Original version) – 5:11
  2. "Hyper Hyper" (Faster, Harder, Scooter) – 5:12
  • 12" maxi – Germany (September 9, 1994)
  1. "Hyper Hyper" (Faster, Harder, Scooter) – 5:12
  2. "Hyper Hyper" (On a Spanish Fly Tip) – 5:10
  3. "Hyper Hyper" (Original version) – 5:11
  4. "Rhapsody in E" – 6:08
  • 12 maxi – Germany (May 28, 1994)
  1. "Hyper, Hyper" – 5:10
  2. "Unity Without Words Part 1" – 6:02
  3. "Rhapsody in E" – 6:10
  • CD maxi – Australia (June 15, 1994), Germany (July 5, 1994) (CLU 6040–5)
  • 12" maxi – Spain (May 28, 1994)
  1. "Hyper Hyper" – 5:10
  2. "Unity Without Words – Part I" – 6:02
  3. "Rhapsody in E" – 6:10
  • 12" maxi – Spain (July 1994)
  1. "Hyper Hyper" (On a Spanish Fly Trip) – 5:12
  2. "Hyper Hyper" (Video edit) – 3:37
  3. "Faster, Harder, Scooter" – 5:14
  4. "Hyper Hyper" (Original version) – 5:13
  5. "Rhapsody in E" – 6:08
  • CD maxi – France (July 1994)
  1. "Hyper Hyper" (Video edit) – 3:36
  2. "Hyper Hyper" (Faster, Harder, Scooter) – 5:14
  3. "Hyper Hyper" (Original version) – 5:12
  4. "Hyper Hyper" (On a Spanish Fly Tip) – 5:12
  • CD single – France (July 1994)
  1. "Hyper Hyper" (Video edit) – 3:36
  2. "Hyper Hyper" (Original version) – 5:12
  • 12" maxi – France (July 1994)
  1. "Hyper Hyper" (Faster, Harder, Scooter) – 5:14
  2. "Hyper Hyper" (On a Spanish Fly Tip) – 5:12
  3. "Hyper Hyper" (Original version) – 5:12
  4. "Hyper Hyper" (Video edit) – 3:36
  • 12 maxi – Italy
  1. "Hyper Hyper" (Faster, Harder, Scooter) – 5:12
  2. "Hyper Hyper" (On a Spanish Fly Tip) – 5:10
  3. "Hyper Hyper" (Original version) – 5:11
  4. "Rhapsody in E" – 6:08

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Austria (IFPI Austria)[30] Gold 25,000*
Germany (BVMI)[31] Platinum 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Covers

The song was covered by Modeselektor and Otto Von Schirach on the Modeselektor album Happy Birthday!.

References

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