Shadilay

"Shadilay" is an Italo disco song by the Italian band P.E.P.E.,[lower-alpha 1] 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]

"Shadilay"
Cover art
Single by P.E.P.E.
A-side"Shadilay (Vocal)"
B-side"Shadilay (Instrumental)"
ReleasedMarch 3, 1986 (1986-03-03) (Italy)[1]
November 23, 2017 (2017-11-23) (U.S.)[2]
Genre
Length
  • 6:06 (vocal extended version)
  • 4:14 (italian version)
  • 4:18 (english version)
LabelMagic Sound
Songwriter(s)Manuele Pepe
Music video
"Shadilay" on YouTube

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)
  1. "Shadilay" (Vocal) – 6:06
  2. "Shadilay" (Instrumental) – 6:05

Personnel
  • Written by Marco Ceramicola
  • Lead vocals by Manuele Pepe
  • Arranged by Massimo Marcolini [12]

Notes
  1. P.E.P.E. is the acronym for "Point Emerging Probably Entering"

References
  1. "Shadilay (Instrumental) - P.E.P.E. Key and BPM". songdata.io.
  2. "Shadilay — P.E.P.E." Last.fm.
  3. "Un tube italo disco est devenu l'hymne des néo-nazis américains". 7sur7. 2017-09-11.
  4. 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.
  5. Don Caldwell (August 2017). "Shadilay". Know Your Meme. Retrieved 2019-07-15.
  6. Magic Sound Records
  7. "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.
  8. "Ecco a voi Big Man Tyrone, il presidente del Kekistan". Agi (in Italian). Retrieved 2019-08-15.
  9. "P.E.P.E. - Shadilay mp3 download". music albums free - mp3.audi-tt.ru. Retrieved 2021-12-05.
  10. "Shadilay (Instrumental) - P.E.P.E. Key and BPM". songdata.io. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  11. Asays (2016-10-05). "How I Remixed Point Emerging Probably Entering's Shadilay Track". Nova Spire. Retrieved 2021-12-04.
  12. P.E.P.E. – Shadilay (1986, Vinyl), retrieved 2021-12-04
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