"We No Speak Americano" | ||||
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Single by Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP | ||||
Released | 27 February 2010 | |||
Format | CD single, digital download, 12-inch single | |||
Genre | Swing house, electro-swing | |||
Length | 4:29 2:10 (UK radio edit) |
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Label | Sweat It Out | |||
Writer(s) | Johnson Peterson, Sylvester Martinez, Duncan Maclennan, Renato Carosone, Nicola Salerno | |||
Producer | Yolanda Be Cool, DCUP | |||
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"We No Speak Americano" is a song by Australian duo Yolanda Be Cool and producer DCUP. It was released on the independent Australian label Sweat It Out on 27 February 2010. The song samples the 1956 Italian song - although sung in Neapolitan language - "Tu Vuò Fà L'Americano" by Renato Carosone, written by Carosone and Nicola Salerno. "We No Speak Americano" became a hit in Europe, Australia, and Latin America (where the song is also known as Pa-Panamericano)[1] as well as a top 40 hit in the U.S. and Canada.[2] It also won the 2011 ARIA award for "Best Dance Release." The song has sold over 1,000,000 digital copies in the United States as of 10 April 2011.[3] It has been featured in the soundtrack of 2011 film The Inbetweeners Movie and featured in the 2011 live action/CGI film Hop. It also featured in Episode 2 of the 2011 Korean drama adaptation City Hunter and on the video game Zumba Fitness 2.
The song is later sampled by American rapper Pitbull for his Spanish-language tune "Bon, Bon," crediting Yolanda Be Cool and DCUP as producers of the said song .
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Nick Levine of Digital Spy Blog gave the song a positive review stating:
"We No Speak Americano" is a club smash built around a socking great sample from an old Italian language hit from the 1950s - to which the knob-twiddling trio have added beats as bouncy and eager-to-please as a Labrador pup at din-dins time. The result is far from unappealing but roughly as repetitive as the musings of a drunken depressive, so enjoy it now before that mate of a mate with a fondness for novelty ringtones gets hold of it. .[4]
The official music video for the song, directed by Andy Hylton is a take on classic silent film comedies and features a Chaplinesque Italian protagonist in New York City, in a bid to raise some quick cash to propose to the young woman that he met earlier in the video.
This music video appeared in an episode of Beavis and Butthead.
The Chipettes covered this song for the Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked: Music from the Motion Picture album and for the upcoming Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked film. This version is mashed with Miami Sound Machine's "Conga".
Preceded by "The Danish Way to Rock" by Nephew featuring Landsholdet |
Danish Tracklisten number-one single 25 June 2010 – 6 August 2010 |
Succeeded by "Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)" by Shakira featuring Freshlyground |
Preceded by "Alors on danse" by Stromae |
Dutch Top 40 number-one single 3 July 2010 – 28 August 2010 |
Succeeded by "Billionaire" by Travie McCoy featuring Bruno Mars |
Preceded by "Rude Boy" by Rihanna |
Romanian Top 100 number-one single 3 July 2010 – 17 July 2010 |
Succeeded by "Alejandro" by Lady Gaga |
Preceded by "When You Tell the World You're Mine" by Agnes & Björn |
Swedish Singles Chart number-one single 9 July 2010 – 23 July 2010 |
Succeeded by "Overdrive" by Ola |
Preceded by "Kickstarts" by Example |
UK Dance Chart number-one single 11 July 2010 – 9 August 2010 |
Succeeded by "Club Can't Handle Me" by Flo Rida featuring David Guetta |
Preceded by "Airplanes" by B.o.B. featuring Hayley Williams |
UK Singles Chart number-one single 25 July 2010 – 31 July 2010 |
Succeeded by "All Time Low" by The Wanted |
Preceded by "Love the Way You Lie" by Eminem featuring Rihanna |
Irish Singles Chart number-one single 29 July 2010 – 5 August 2010 |
Succeeded by "Club Can't Handle Me" by Flo Rida featuring David Guetta |
Preceded by "Alors on danse" by Stromae |
Polish Dance Club Singles Chart number-one single 1 August 2010 - 30 November 2010 |
Succeeded by "Loca" by Shakira |
Preceded by "Waka Waka (This Time For Africa)" by Shakira featuring Freshlyground |
Austrian Singles Chart number-one single 6 August 2010 – 23 September 2010 |
Succeeded by "Love the Way You Lie" by Eminem featuring Rihanna |
German Singles Chart number-one single 6 August 2010 – 23 September 2010 |
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Swiss Singles Chart (Romandie) number-one single 15 August 2010 – 12 September 2010 |
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Swiss Singles Chart number-one single 8 August 2010 – 12 September 2010 |
Succeeded by "Legändä & Heldä" by Bligg |
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Finnish Singles Chart number-one single 11 August 2010 – 18 August 2010 |
Succeeded by "Jippikayjei" by Cheek |
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French Digital Singles Chart number-one single 5 September 2010 |
Succeeded by "Love the Way You Lie" by Eminem featuring Rihanna |
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Preceded by "The Radio" by Get Far featuring H-Boogie |
Billboard Hot Dance Airplay number-one single 11 September 2010 |
Succeeded by "Stereo Love" by Edward Maya & Vika Jigulina |
In the UK, a cover version sung by Quebec-born Italian singer-songwriter Marco Calliari entered the Singles Chart peaking at number twenty-six.
In Russia, a parody version of the track appeared in the summer 2010, with vocals in Russian by the band Трикотаж (Knit-Wear) featuring Dj Solovey. This version was entitled Подзаебало (Sick of it), with the lyrics па-падзаебало mirroring pa-parle americano of the original. The new lyrics make references to the record heat wave in Russia of summer 2010, The Twilight Saga, Lady Gaga, and other current socio-cultural events.
In Argentina, various parody versions of the song were made. Among them, one resulted in very successful hit, that would even be played at discos as a companion for the original song. The best known version is called "Por Panamericana", and the voice recorded on the record tell a story about being stopped by the police at the Panamerican Highway for speeding. Los Cantores de Chipuco (Colombia) also made their own parody of this song, called "El Chocoano".
After Benjamin Netanyahu's speech to the United States Congress, Noy Alooshe spoofed it by using parts of the speech to the tune of "We No Speak Americano".[61]