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"
Released26 May 1994
FormatCD single, CD maxi, 12" maxi
Length5:10
LabelClub 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 about the song: "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]

Music video

The music video for "Hyper Hyper" was directed by Plastic Reality.[3]

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 and sales

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.[28]

References
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