The synthesizer melodies are often catchy and simple. Often the vocal melody is accompanied by a synthesizer. In contrast to "Techno" short, high-pitched synthesizer tones are used. Hands Up does not rely on the structure of tension build-up, but is based on the typical verse-chorus-pop music scheme. The main elements are the bassline, drums and a catchy lead sound. A typical stylistic device of hands up are pitched female or resulting feminine vocals, male vocals are also common. In addition, distorted, autotuned, chopped and repeated spoken phrases are common characteristics.