"Shadilay" | |
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Single by P.E.P.E. | |
A-side | "Shadilay (Vocal)" |
B-side | "Shadilay (Instrumental)" |
Released | March 3, 1986[1] November 23, 2017 (U.S.)[2] | (Italy)
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Length |
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Label | Magic Sound |
Songwriter(s) | Manuele Pepe |
Music video | |
"Shadilay" on YouTube |
"Shadilay" is an Italo disco song by the Italian band P.E.P.E.,[a] released in 1986 by the music label Magic Sound.[3] It was written by Italian singer-songwriter Marco Ceramicola, who sang under the pseudonym of Manuele Pepe.[4]
It gained attention in 2016 for the band name's similarity to the meme Pepe the Frog, the single's cover also featuring a drawing of a cartoon frog.[5] The album cover belongs to Magic Sound, and has been used in multiple songs produced by them, including "Babababo" by Bibox. [6] It has since been used as the anthem for the fictional country of Kekistan,[5][7][8] used predominantly in support of pro-Trump rallies in the wake of the US Presidential election in the same year.
Composition
"Shadilay" is an Electronic-Italo disco song.[9] Set in the key of G# minor, it has a moderate tempo of 103 beats per minute.[10] The instrumentation consists of a DX7 Keyboard.[11]
Track listing
- 12" Single (Magic Sound – MASNP 007)
- "Shadilay" (Vocal) – 6:06
- "Shadilay" (Instrumental) – 6:05
Personnel
- Written by Marco Ceramicola
- Lead vocals by Manuele Pepe
- Arranged by Massimo Marcolini [12]
Notes
- ^ P.E.P.E. is the acronym for "Point Emerging Probably Entering"
References
- ^ "Shadilay (Instrumental) - P.E.P.E. Key and BPM". songdata.io.
- ^ "Shadilay — P.E.P.E." Last.fm.
- ^ "Un tube italo disco est devenu l'hymne des néo-nazis américains". 7sur7. 2017-09-11.
- ^ Nazione, La (2017-09-14). "Made in Viareggio l'inno di Trump. La seconda vita di 'Shadilay'". La Nazione (in Italian). Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ^ a b Don Caldwell (August 2017). "Shadilay". Know Your Meme. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
- ^ Magic Sound Records
- ^ "Comment l'alt-right s'est approprié un tube italo-disco oublié pour en faire son hymne". Slate.fr (in French). 2017-09-10. Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ "Ecco a voi Big Man Tyrone, il presidente del Kekistan". Agi (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-08-15.
- ^ "P.E.P.E. - Shadilay mp3 download". music albums free - mp3.audi-tt.ru. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
- ^ "Shadilay (Instrumental) - P.E.P.E. Key and BPM". songdata.io. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ^ Asays (2016-10-05). "How I Remixed Point Emerging Probably Entering's Shadilay Track". Nova Spire. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
- ^ P.E.P.E. – Shadilay (1986, Vinyl), retrieved 2021-12-04