"Hip Hip Hooray" is the first single by Australian dance group Sneaky Sound System, it was released on 15 November 2004 well ahead of their self-titled debut studio album, Sneaky Sound System (August 2006). Founding mainstay, Black Angus (Angus McDonald) wrote the track,[1] and contributed guitar, keyboards, bass guitar, drums and lead vocals.[2] It appeared on the ARIA Singles Chart Top 100.[3]

"Hip Hip Hooray"
Single by Sneaky Sound System
from the album Sneaky Sound System
Released15 November 2004 (2004-11-15)
RecordedJuly 2004
StudioWhack on Warners, Bondi
Length3:45
LabelWhack
Songwriter(s)Black Angus
Producer(s)
  • Black Angus
  • Peter Dolso
Sneaky Sound System singles chronology
"Hip Hip Hooray"
(2004)
"Tease Me"
(2005)

Track listing

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CD single[4] and iTunes EP[5]
No.TitleLength
1."Hip Hip Hooray" (Original – Radio Edit)3:45
2."Hip Hip Hooray" (PoxyMusic Handstand Remix)5:41
3."You're Hot" (Za Sneaky Hot Tub Dub)6:54
4."Hip Hip Hooray" (Ajax & Da Hoodrat's Bang Gang Remixxx)5:21
5."Hip Hip Hooray" (Accapella)3:41
Total length:25:23

Personnel

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  • Black Angus – bass, drums, guitars, keys, mixed by, producer, rework by (track 3), vocals, writer
  • Miss Annie – backup vocals
  • Pip Edwards – backup vocals
  • Michael K – Design
  • Ken Cloud – additional production (track 2)
  • Dolso – bass, drums, engineer, guitars, keys, mixed by, producer, rework by (track 3)
  • MC Double D – backup vocals
  • Pocket – additional production (track 2)

Charts

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Chart (2005) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[6] 78
Australian Heatseekers Chart[7] 3

Release history

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Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Catalogue Ref.
Australia 15 November 2004 CD Whack WHACK01 [4]
Various Digital download [5]

References

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  1. ^ "'Hip Hip Hooray' at APRA search engine". Australasian Performing Right Association (APRA). Retrieved 9 October 2012.
  2. ^ Sneaky Sound System (CD). Sneaky Sound System. Whack Records. 2006. WHACK04.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Kellaghan, Ronan (28 March 2005). "The ARIA Report" (PDF). No. 787. Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2005. Retrieved 9 October 2012. Note: A free, open-source original online document for this reference does not exist. In this case, the original is from Pandora Archive and was preserved there on 20 April 2005.
  4. ^ a b "Hip Hip Hooray". Waterfront Records. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  5. ^ a b iTunes EP:
  6. ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue No: 781 (Week Commencing: 14th February 2005)" (PDF). p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 February 2005. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
  7. ^ "The ARIA Report: Issue #787 (Week Commencing 28 March 2005)" (PDF). p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 April 2005. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
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