| "Shadilay" | |
|---|---|
 Cover art | |
| Single by P.E.P.E. | |
| A-side | "Shadilay (Vocal)" |
| B-side | "Shadilay (Instrumental)" |
| Released | March 3, 1986 (1986-03-03) (Italy)[1] November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23) (U.S.)[2] |
| Genre | |
| Length |
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| Label | Magic Sound |
| Songwriter | Manuele Pepe [it] |
| Music video | |
| "Shadilay" onYouTube | |
"Shadilay" is anItalo 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][5]
It gained attention in 2016 for the band name's similarity to the memePepe the Frog, as well as the single's label art also featuring a drawing of a cartoon frog.[6][7] The label art belongs to Magic Sound, and has been used in multiple songs produced by them, including "Babababo" by Bibox.[8] It has since been used as the anthem for the fictional country ofKekistan.[6][9][10] Ceramicola, who had since abandoned his career in the music industry, felt the newfound worldwide audience the song received online to be unexpected.[5]
"Shadilay" is an electronicItalo disco song.[11] The song's verses are in the key ofA minor, while its chorus is in the relative major keyC major. It has a moderate tempo of 103 beats per minute.[12] The instrumentation consists of aDX7 Keyboard.[13]
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