Hyper Hyper

"Hyper Hyper" is a song by German band Scooter. It was released in May 1994 as the first single from their first album ... and the Beat Goes On!, released in 1995. It was sold in three versions: two of the versions had the same track listings, but different covers. "Hyper Hyper" was one of the most successful dance hits of 1994.

"Hyper Hyper"
Single by Scooter
from the album ... and the Beat Goes On!
B-side	"Rhapsody In E" "Unity Without Words Part 1"
Released	26 May 1994
Length	5:10
Label	Club Tools Scorpio Music
Songwriter(s)	H. P. Baxxter, Rick J. Jordan, Jens Thele, Ferris Bueller
Producer(s)	The Loop!
Scooter singles chronology
"Vallée de Larmes" (1993) "Hyper Hyper" (1994) "Move Your Ass!" (1995)

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.[1] 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.

Critical reception

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."[2] They also described it as "hilarious" and "instantly catchy", noting that the track "deftly fused hardcore with a razor-sharp pop sensibility."[3]

Music video

The music video for "Hyper Hyper" was directed by Plastic Reality.[4]

Track listings

CD-Maxi – Germany (September 9, 1994) (CLU 6073-5) "Hyper Hyper" (Faster, Harder, Scooter) (5:15) "Hyper Hyper" (On a Spanish Fly Tip) (5:12) "Hyper Hyper" (Original version) (5:13) "Hyper Hyper" (Video edit) (3:37) "Rhapsody in E" (6:08) CD-Single – Germany (September 9, 1994) "Hyper Hyper" (Original version) (5:11) "Hyper Hyper" (Faster, Harder, Scooter) (5:12) 12"-Maxi – Germany (September 9, 1994) "Hyper Hyper" (Faster, Harder, Scooter) (5:12) "Hyper Hyper" (On a Spanish Fly Tip) (5:10) "Hyper Hyper" (Original version) (5:11) "Rhapsody in E" (6:08) 12-Maxi – Germany (May 28, 1994) "Hyper, Hyper" (5:10) "Unity Without Words Part 1" (6:02) "Rhapsody in E" (6:10) CD-Maxi – Australia (June 15, 1994), Germany (July 5, 1994) (CLU 6040-5) 12"-Maxi – Spain (May 28, 1994) "Hyper Hyper" (5:10) "Unity Without Words – Part I" (6:02) "Rhapsody in E" (6:10)

12"-Maxi – Spain (July 1994) "Hyper Hyper" (On a Spanish Fly Trip) (5:12) "Hyper Hyper" (Video edit) (3:37) "Faster, Harder, Scooter" (5:14) "Hyper Hyper" (Original version) (5:13) "Rhapsody In E" (6:08) CD-Maxi – France (July 1994) "Hyper Hyper" (Video edit) (3:36) "Hyper Hyper" (Faster, Harder, Scooter) (5:14) "Hyper Hyper" (Original version) (5:12) "Hyper Hyper" (On a Spanish Fly Tip) (5:12) CD-Single – France (July 1994) "Hyper Hyper" (Video edit) (3:36) "Hyper Hyper" (Original version) (5:12) 12"-Maxi – France (July 1994) "Hyper Hyper" (Faster, Harder, Scooter) (5:14) "Hyper Hyper" (On a Spanish Fly Tip) (5:12) "Hyper Hyper" (Original version) (5:12) "Hyper Hyper" (Video edit) (3:36) 12-Maxi – Italy "Hyper Hyper" (Faster, Harder, Scooter) (5:12) "Hyper Hyper" (On a Spanish Fly Tip) (5:10) "Hyper Hyper" (Original version) (5:11) "Rhapsody in E" (6:08)

Charts and sales

Peak positions Chart (1994/95) Peak position Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 2 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 28 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 28 Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[8] 6 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[9] 4 France (SNEP)[10] 28 Germany (Official German Charts)[11] 2 Ireland (IRMA)[12] 23 Italy (FIMI)[13] 3 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[14] 12 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[15] 7 Norway (VG-lista)[16] 10 Spain (AFYVE)[17] 1 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[18] 26 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[19] 3

End of year charts Chart (1994) Position Dutch Top 40[20] 248 Chart (1995) Position Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[21] 88 Dutch Top 40[22] 70 Dutch Single Top 100[23] 85 Eurochart Hot 100[24] 77 German Singles Chart[25] 27 Swiss Singles Chart[26] 49 Certifications Region Certification Certified units/sales Austria (IFPI Austria)[27] Gold 25,000^* Germany (BVMI)[28] 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!.

The song was covered again in 2011, entitled "Hacker Hacker", by the German hacker FX of Phenoelit (who provided the lyrics adaptation) and DJ Dom Williams (Phonoelit, TimeCoderz), on the occasion of the last official ph-neutral 0x7db, a Berlin hacker and computer security conference. In this version of the song, the shout-outs go out to 30 more or less famous hackers, researchers and information security professionals.[29]

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