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{{Infobox song
| name       = Hi! Hi! Hi!
| cover      = HiHiHiSandra.jpg
| alt        =
| border     = yes
| caption    = 7" single
| type       = single
| artist     = [[Sandra (singer)|Sandra]]
| album      = [[Mirrors (Sandra album)|Mirrors]]
| B-side     = You'll Be Mine
| released   = September 1986
| recorded   = 1986
| studio     =
| venue      =
| genre      = [[Pop music|Pop]]
| length     = 4:08 <small>(album version)</small><br />3:31 <small>(single edit)</small>
| label      = [[Virgin Records|Virgin]]
| writer     = * [[Michael Cretu]]
* [[Hubert Kah|Hubert Kemmler]]
* Klaus Hirschburger
| producer   = * Michael Cretu
* Armand Volker
| prev_title = [[Innocent Love (Sandra song)|Innocent Love]]
| prev_year  = 1986
| next_title = [[Loreen (song)|Loreen]]
| next_year  = 1986
| misc       = {{Extra album cover
| header  = Alternative cover
| type    = single
| cover   = SandraHiHiHi - 12 inch single.JPG
| border  = yes
| alt     =
| caption = 12" single
}}
{{External music video|header=Licensed audio|1={{YouTube|RbsUzNi7EAc|"Hi! Hi! Hi!"}}
}}}}
"'''Hi! Hi! Hi!'''" is a 1986 song performed by German [[Pop music|pop]] singer [[Sandra (singer)|Sandra]]. It was written by [[Michael Cretu]], [[Hubert Kah|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 (Sandra album)|Mirrors]]'', in autumn 1986. It was commercially successful, reaching the Top 10 in Germany, and the Top 20 in Austria, France and Switzerland. It also peaked on the [[airplay]] chart in Austria at No. 11.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1987-01-10 |title=European Playlist Reports |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/80s/1987/M&M-1987-01-10.pdf |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |location=Amsterdam |volume=4 |issue=1 |page=27 |access-date=2019-06-16}}</ref> and in Germany at No. 12.<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1986-11-01 |title=European Playlist Reports |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/80s/1986/M&M-1986-11-01.pdf |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |location=Amsterdam |volume=3 |issue=43 |page=38 |access-date=2019-06-16}}</ref>
The [[music video]] for the song was directed by DoRo ([[Rudi Dolezal]] and [[Hannes Rossacher]]).<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7031048/ |title=Sandra: Hi! Hi! Hi! (Video 1986) - IMDb |publisher=www.imdb.com |accessdate=2019-07-12}}</ref> 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,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sandranet.com/sandra/discography/tenononevhs.htm |title=Ten on One (The Video) |publisher=www.sandranet.com |accessdate=2019-05-24 |archive-date=2021-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211015233800/http://www.sandranet.com/sandra/discography/tenononevhs.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.sandranet.com/sandra/discography/18greatestvhs.htm |title=18 Greatest Hits (The Video) |publisher=www.sandranet.com |accessdate=2019-05-24 |archive-date=2019-05-06 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190506061322/http://www.sandranet.com/sandra/discography/18greatestvhs.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> as well as the 2003 [[DVD]] ''The Complete History''.<ref name="Discogs">{{cite web |url=https://www.discogs.com/Sandra-The-Complete-History/release/453563 |title=Sandra - The Complete History (DVD, DVD-Video, PAL, Compilation, Stereo) |publisher=www.discogs.com |accessdate=2019-05-24}}</ref>
A new [[remix]] of the song was included on Sandra's retrospective album ''[[Reflections (Sandra album)|Reflections]]'' (2006).
== Formats and track listings ==
* '''7" single'''
: A. "Hi! Hi! Hi!" – 3:31
: B. "You'll Be Mine" – 4:33
* '''12" single'''
: A. "Hi! Hi! Hi!" (Extended Version) – 6:12
: B1. "You'll Be Mine" – 4:33
: B2. "Hi! Hi! Hi!" – 3:31
== Charts ==
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders"
|+ Weekly chart performance for "Hi! Hi! Hi!"
! Chart (1986)
! Peak<br>position
|-
! scope="row" | Austria ([[Ö3 Austria Top 40]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://austriancharts.at/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sandra |title=Discographie Sandra |publisher=austriancharts.at |accessdate=2009-10-26 |language=German}}</ref>
| align="center" | 12
|-
! scope="row" | Europe ([[European Hot 100 Singles]])<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1986-11-22 |title=European Hot 100 Singles |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/80s/1986/M&M-1986-11-22.pdf |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |location=Amsterdam |volume=3 |issue=46 |page=14 |access-date=2019-06-16}}</ref>
| align="center" | 23
|-
! scope="row" |Europe (European Airplay Top 50)<ref name="Airplay">{{cite magazine|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1986/M&M-1986-10-18.pdf|title=European Airplay Top 50|magazine=[[Music & Media]]|volume=3|issue=41|date=18 October 1986|page=4<!-- 3 in PDF file -->|oclc=29800226|via=World Radio History|access-date=27 September 2023}}</ref>
| style="text-align:center;"|45
|-
! scope="row" | France ([[Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique|SNEP]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://lescharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sandra |title=Discographie Sandra |publisher=lescharts.com |accessdate=2009-04-09 |language=French}}</ref>
| align="center" | 13
|-
! scope="row" | Greece ([[IFPI Greece|IFPI]])<ref>{{cite magazine |date=1986-12-20 |title=Top 3 in Europe |url=https://www.americanradiohistory.com/Archive-Music-and-Media/80s/1986/M&M-1986-12-20.pdf |magazine=[[Music & Media]] |location=Amsterdam |volume=3 |issue=50 |page=22 |access-date=2019-06-16}}</ref>
| align="center" | 2
|-
! scope="row" | Netherlands ([[Single Top 100]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://dutchcharts.nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Sandra |title=Discografie Sandra |publisher=dutchcharts.nl |accessdate=2010-09-09 |language=Dutch}}</ref>
| align="center" | 47
|-
! scope="row" | South Africa ([[Springbok Radio]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rock.co.za/files/springbok_top_20_(S).html |title=South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1965 - 1989 Acts (S) |publisher=www.rock.co.za |accessdate=2015-10-22}}</ref>
| align="center" | 4
|-
! scope="row" | Spain ([[Productores de Música de España|AFYVE]])<ref>{{cite book|author=Fernando Salaverri|title=Sólo éxitos año a año: 1959-2002|publisher=Iberautor Promociones Culturales|year=2005|isbn=8480486392|language=Spanish}}</ref>
| align="center" | 36
|-
! scope="row" | Switzerland ([[Schweizer Hitparade]])<ref>{{cite web |url=http://swisscharts.com/artist/Sandra#charts |title=Sandra |publisher=swisscharts.com |accessdate=2009-10-26 |language=German}}</ref>
| align="center" | 20
|-
! scope="row" | West Germany ([[GfK Entertainment Charts|Official German Charts]])<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.offiziellecharts.de/titel-details-1501 |title=SANDRA — HI! HI! HI! |publisher=www.offiziellecharts.de |accessdate=2019-06-16 |language=German}}</ref>
| align="center" | 7
|-
|}
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{discogs master|65237|type=single}}
* [https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCefMqcCMiUxvMxdBtIFd6uw The official Sandra YouTube channel]
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[[Category:1986 singles]]
[[Category:1986 songs]]
[[Category:Sandra (singer) songs]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Michael Cretu]]
[[Category:Songs written by Hubert Kemmler]]
[[Category:Songs written by Klaus Hirschburger]]
[[Category:Songs written by Michael Cretu]]
[[Category:Virgin Records singles]]