Hi! Hi! Hi!

"Hi! Hi! Hi!"
7-inch single
Single by Sandra
from the album Mirrors
B-side"You'll Be Mine"
ReleasedSeptember 15, 1986
Length
  • 4:08 (album version)
  • 3:31 (single edit)
LabelVirgin
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Michael Cretu
  • Armand Volker
Sandra singles chronology
"Innocent Love"
(1986)
"Hi! Hi! Hi!"
(1986)
"Loreen"
(1986)
Alternative cover
12" single
Licensed audio
"Hi! Hi! Hi!" on YouTube

"Hi! Hi! Hi!" is a song performed by the German pop singer Sandra. It was written by Michael Cretu, Hubert Kemmler and Klaus Hirschburger, and produced by Cretu and Armand Volker. The song was released as the second single from Sandra's second solo studio album, Mirrors, in autumn 1986. It was commercially successful, reaching the top 10 in Germany and the top 20 in Austria, France and Switzerland. A new remix of the song was included on Sandra's retrospective album Reflections (2006).

Music video

The music video for the song was directed by DoRo (Rudi Dolezal and Hannes Rossacher). The clip was released on Sandra's VHS video compilations Ten on One (The Singles) and 18 Greatest Hits, released in 1987 and 1992, respectively,[1][2] as well as the 2003 DVD The Complete History.

Track listings

  • 7-inch single
A. "Hi! Hi! Hi!" – 3:31
B. "You'll Be Mine" – 4:33
  • 12-inch single
A. "Hi! Hi! Hi!" (extended version) – 6:12
B1. "You'll Be Mine" – 4:33
B2. "Hi! Hi! Hi!" – 3:31

Charts

Weekly chart performance for "Hi! Hi! Hi!"
Chart (1986) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[3] 12
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[4] 23
Europe (European Airplay Top 50)[5] 45
France (SNEP)[6] 13
Greece (IFPI)[7] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[8] 47
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[9] 4
Spain (AFYVE)[10] 36
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 20
West Germany (GfK)[12] 7

References

  1. ^ "Ten on One (The Video)". www.sandranet.com. Archived from the original on 15 October 2021. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  2. ^ "18 Greatest Hits (The Video)". www.sandranet.com. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 24 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Sandra – Hi! Hi! Hi!" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  4. ^ "European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 46. 22 November 1986. p. 14. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  5. ^ "European Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 41. 18 October 1986. p. 4. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 27 September 2023 – via World Radio History.
  6. ^ "Sandra – Hi! Hi! Hi!" (in French). Le classement de singles. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  7. ^ "Top 3 in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 50. 20 December 1986. p. 22. Retrieved 16 June 2019.
  8. ^ "Sandra – Hi! Hi! Hi!" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  9. ^ "South African Rock Lists Website – SA Charts 1965 – 1989 Acts (S)". www.rock.co.za. Retrieved 22 October 2015.
  10. ^ Fernando Salaverri (2005). Sólo éxitos año a año: 1959-2002 (in Spanish). Iberautor Promociones Culturales. ISBN 8480486392.
  11. ^ "Sandra – Hi! Hi! Hi!". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 July 2025.
  12. ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Sandra – Hi! Hi! Hi!" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 23 July 2025.