Hip Hip Hooray (song)

"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
Released	15 November 2004 (2004-11-15)
Recorded	July 2004
Studio	Whack on Warners, Bondi
Length	3:45
Label	Whack
Songwriter(s)	Black Angus
Producer(s)	Black Angus Peter Dolso
Sneaky Sound System singles chronology
"Hip Hip Hooray" (2004) "Tease Me" (2005)

Track listing

CD single^[4] and iTunes EP^[5]

No.	Title	Length
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

• 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

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

Release history

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

References

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. "Hip Hip Hooray". Waterfront Records. Retrieved 17 September 2017.
5. iTunes EP:
   • Australia: "Hip Hip Hooray – EP". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
   • Canada: "Hip Hip Hooray – EP". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
   • Great Britain: "Hip Hip Hooray – EP". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
   • New Zealand: "Hip Hip Hooray – EP". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
   • United States: "Hip Hip Hooray – EP". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. Retrieved 16 September 2017.
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.

External links

• "Hip Hip Hooray" CD single on Waterfront Records