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Hands Up
Black Eyed Peas Lyrics


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Check it out, check it out, check it out
Check it out, out, out, check it out
Check it out, check it out, check it out
Check it out, out, out

Hands up, coming with rhythms to make your head jerk
Hands up, we makin' our whole joint short circuit (yo)
Hands high, touch the sky, get 'em up
Get 'em up, get 'em up, get 'em up
Get 'em up, get 'em up, get 'em up

We gon' make you move, we gon' make it hot (hot)
Elbows above your head because we holding up the spot (hit 'em up)
We gon' get it goin' even if y'all don't be knowing
(Y'all don't be knowing)
'Cause this shit that we throwing get you going, gone retarded
Started up, bangin' like this got me chartin' up
Didn't mean to bump ya, pardon us
Diggin' this cut 'cause we sharpened up
You dumbing it down, we smarten it up
We penetrate even though your guard was up
Get down to the beat 'cause we fallin' up
Electric 'cause we like charging up
We the B-E-Peas, uh
Rhythmic sonic pleaser
Hit ya, hot like fever
Boiling two hundred degrees, ah
You're burning up
Heat's getting low, let me turn it up
Let me fuck up your ear 'til my sperm is up
In your brain, and the baby Will.i.am's be saying

Hands up, coming with rhythms to make your head jerk
Hands up, we makin' our whole joint short circuit
Hands high, touch the sky, get 'em up
Get 'em up, get 'em up, get 'em up
Get 'em up, get 'em up, get 'em up
Hands up, coming with rhythms to make your head jerk
Hands up, we makin' our whole joint short circuit
Hands high, touch the sky, get 'em up
Get 'em up, get 'em up, get 'em up
Get 'em up, get 'em up, get 'em up

I be the, Tabamatic, full manual flows
Deeper than Atlantic O's
Apl.de.ap got ridiculous flows
Catchin' rhythm, makin' them grow
Mathematic Apl will go
Up in the scene we original
You know what I mean, B-E-P mineral
Stormin' strong for the several
Baracade laid for you terribles
Ho, I'm the chief (Filipino)
Letting you know we about to blow
Will.i.am, Ap and Tab double O
Set 'em up, shut 'em down, get 'em up
Time for us to raise it up
Never going down, always heading up
Raise your hands 'cause we blaze it up
Anybody here who waited long
To you, I dedicate this song (la-la)
Ain't nothing wrong, gotta make it right
Straight to the point, this is the new joint
And you know this is the jam y'all
Come on down and dance y'all
Have a ball y'all, throw your hands up

Hands up, coming with rhythms to make your head jerk
Hands up, we makin' our whole joint short circuit
Hands high, touch the sky, get 'em up
Get 'em up, get 'em up, get 'em up
Get 'em up, get 'em up, get 'em up
Hands up, coming with rhythms to make your head jerk
Hands up, we makin' our whole joint short circuit
Hands high, touch the sky, get 'em up
Get 'em up, get 'em up, get 'em up
Get 'em up, get 'em up, get 'em up

Black Eyed Peas will announce
Something that you can't avoid
You need to b-b-b-bounce to this
B-b-b-b-b-bounce to our joint
We come with more than an ounce
More like a ton full of noise
So b-b-b-b-bounce to this
B-b-b-b-b-b-bounce to our joint
(Everybody bounce) c'mon
We came to get ya, get ya
Bouncin' so get ya, get ya
Ass up we got ya, got ya
Movin', let's make it hotter
Hotter than molten lava
Bubblin' like boilin' water
Ah (you get 'em up, what?)

Hands up, coming with rhythms to make your head jerk
Hands up, we makin' our whole joint short circuit
Hands high, touch the sky, get 'em up
Get 'em up, get 'em up, get 'em up
Get 'em up, get 'em up, get 'em up
Hands up, coming with rhythms to make your head jerk
Hands up, we makin' our whole joint short circuit
Hands high, touch the sky, get 'em up
Get 'em up, get 'em up, get 'em up
Get 'em up, get 'em up, get 'em up
Hands up, get ya hands up
Get ya hands in the air like it's a stick-up
Hands up, get ya hands up
The reason why they up because we rip shit up

We the riggy-riggy-riggy-riggy-riggy-riggy-rah
The higgy-higgy-higgy-higgy-higgy-higgy-hah
The riggy-riggy-riggy-riggy-riggy-riggy rah
The riggy-riggy, riggy, riggy-riggy, riggy
Riggy-riggy, riggy, ri-ri-riggy, ri-ri-riggy
Riggy-riggy, ri-ri-ri-riggy

Overall Meaning

"Hands Up" is a hyperactive, high-energy party track by the Black Eyed Peas, released on their fifth studio album, titled "The E.N.D," standing for "The Energy Never Dies." The song was released in 2009 and is produced by Timbaland, the American record producer known for his groundbreaking work in the late '90s and early 2000s in the hip-hop and pop music scene. The energetic lyrics of the song describe the urge to dance and the feeling of getting lost in the rhythm. The song is all about letting yourself go and enjoying the moment, and the intense beats and up-tempo tempo reflect this unbridled energy.


Line by Line Meaning

Check it out, check it out, check it out
We want you to pay attention to what we're about to do


Check it out, out, out, check it out
We really want you to pay attention because this is going to be good


Check it out, out, out
This is what we've got for you, so listen up


Hands up, coming with rhythms to make your head jerk
We're about to start playing music that will make you move and dance


Hands up, we makin' our whole joint short circuit (yo)
Our music is so good that it might even cause the sound system to malfunction


Hands high, touch the sky, get 'em up
We want you to raise your hands up in the air and enjoy the music


Get 'em up, get 'em up, get 'em up
We really want you to raise your hands up high and keep them up


We gon' make you move, we gon' make it hot (hot)
Our music is going to get you dancing and the beat is going to be really good


Elbows above your head because we holding up the spot (hit 'em up)
We want you to put your elbows up because our music is taking over the room and we're holding the spotlight


We gon' get it goin' even if y'all don't be knowing
We're going to make the party happen even if you don't know what's going on


(Y'all don't be knowing)
You might not be aware of how good this music is going to be


'Cause this shit that we throwing get you going, gone retarded
Our music is going to make you dance so much that you might lose control


Started up, bangin' like this got me chartin' up
Our music is so good that it's going to be a huge hit


Didn't mean to bump ya, pardon us
Sorry for bumping into you, we're just really into the music


Diggin' this cut 'cause we sharpened up
We're really good at making music and this track is proof of that


You dumbing it down, we smarten it up
Other music might be simplistic, but we're adding intelligence and creativity to our tunes


We penetrate even though your guard was up
We're breaking through any resistance or skepticism you might have had towards our music


Get down to the beat 'cause we fallin' up
Our music is so good that it makes you want to dance and move your body


Electric 'cause we like charging up
Our music has a lot of energy, just like electricity that needs to be charged up


We the B-E-Peas, uh
We are the Black Eyed Peas


Rhythmic sonic pleaser
Our music is a combination of great rhythm and sound that pleases the ears


Hit ya, hot like fever
Our music hits hard and is as intense as a fever


Boiling two hundred degrees, ah
Our music is so hot that it's boiling at 200 degrees


You're burning up
Our music is so hot that it's making you feel too hot


Heat's getting low, let me turn it up
The party is slowing down, so we're going to turn up the music and the heat


Let me fuck up your ear 'til my sperm is up
We're going to keep playing music until you're completely overwhelmed and happy


In your brain, and the baby Will.i.am's be saying
Our music is so catchy that it stays in your head and even babies might hum it


I be the, Tabamatic, full manual flows
I'm Tabamatic, and I have complete control over the rhythm and flow of the music


Deeper than Atlantic O's
Our music goes deep, just like the Atlantic Ocean


Apl.de.ap got ridiculous flows
Apl.de.ap is really good at flowing and rapping


Catchin' rhythm, makin' them grow
We're able to create rhythms that make people want to dance and move


Mathematic Apl will go
Apl.de.ap is really good at math and calculating rhythms and beats


Up in the scene we original
Our music is unique and original


You know what I mean, B-E-P mineral
Our music is as valuable and precious as a mineral


Stormin' strong for the several
Our music is powerful and strong, and it has been popular for a while


Baracade laid for you terribles
We're setting up a barrier for the bad or terrible people who might try to ruin the party


Ho, I'm the chief (Filipino)
I'm the leader of the Black Eyed Peas, and I'm proud to be Filipino


Letting you know we about to blow
We're telling you that our music is about to become very popular and explosive


Will.i.am, Ap and Tab double O
We're the members of the Black Eyed Peas, Will.i.am, Apl.de.ap, and Taboo


Set 'em up, shut 'em down, get 'em up
We're setting up the music, shutting down the bad vibes, and getting the crowd up and excited


Time for us to raise it up
It's time for us to raise the energy and excitement of the party


Never going down, always heading up
Our music is always getting better and more popular


Raise your hands 'cause we blaze it up
We want you to raise your hands and enjoy the blazing music and party atmosphere


Anybody here who waited long
We appreciate those who waited patiently for us to start playing music


To you, I dedicate this song (la-la)
We're dedicating this song to those who love and appreciate our music


Ain't nothing wrong, gotta make it right
We want to make sure that the party is perfect and there's nothing wrong with it


Straight to the point, this is the new joint
Our music is straightforward and to the point, and this is our new hit song


And you know this is the jam y'all
This music is so good that it's definitely the jam and everyone knows it


Come on down and dance y'all
We want everyone to come down and dance to our music


Have a ball y'all, throw your hands up
We want everyone to have fun and enjoy themselves and raise their hands up


Black Eyed Peas will announce
We're announcing that we're the Black Eyed Peas and we're here to party


Something that you can't avoid
Our music is unavoidable because it's so good and catchy


You need to b-b-b-bounce to this
We want you to bounce and dance to our music


B-b-b-b-b-bounce to our joint
We want you to bounce and dance to our music


(Everybody bounce) c'mon
We want everyone to bounce and dance to our music


We came to get ya, get ya
We're here to get you dancing and enjoying the music


Bouncin' so get ya, get ya
The music is so good that it's making you bounce and dance


Ass up we got ya, got ya
We've got you dancing and having fun, with your hands and 'ass' up in the air


Movin', let's make it hotter
We want to keep the party moving and make it even hotter


Hotter than molten lava
The party and music is so hot and exciting that it's like molten lava


Bubblin' like boilin' water
The party and music is bubbling and boiling with excitement like boiling water


Ah (you get 'em up, what?)
We're excited and energetic, and we want you to keep getting your hands up


Hands up, get ya hands up
We want you to raise your hands up in the air and enjoy the music


Get ya hands in the air like it's a stick-up
We want you to raise your hands up high like you're being robbed, but in a fun way


The reason why they up because we rip shit up
The reason why people have their hands up is because our music is so good and is tearing everything up


We the riggy-riggy-riggy-riggy-riggy-riggy-rah
We're the Black Eyed Peas, and our music is really good


The higgy-higgy-higgy-higgy-higgy-higgy-hah
Our music is energetic and exciting


The riggy-riggy-riggy-riggy-riggy-riggy rah
Our music is really good and will make you dance


The riggy-riggy, riggy, riggy-riggy, riggy
Our music is rhythmic and catchy


Riggy-riggy, riggy, ri-ri-riggy, ri-ri-riggy
Our music is catchy and fun to dance to


Riggy-riggy, ri-ri-ri-riggy
Our music is really good and will make you dance




Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group, Downtown Music Publishing, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Reservoir Media Management, Inc.
Written by: Allan Pineda, Jaime Gomez, Will Adams, Jean Baptist Kouame, Billy May, Vivanco Moises, George Pajon Jr., Michael Fratantuno

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