We No Speak Americano

"We No Speak Americano"
Single by Yolanda Be Cool & DCUP
Released	27 February 2010 15 March 2010 (UK)
Format	CD single, digital download, 12-inch single
Genre	Swing house, electro-swing
Length	4:29 2:10 (UK radio edit)
Label	Sweat It Out
Writer(s)	Johnson Peterson, Sylvester Martinez, Duncan Maclennan, Renato Carosone, Nicola Salerno
Producer	Yolanda Be Cool, DCUP
Yolanda Be Cool chronology
"Holy Cow" (2009) "We No Speak Americano" (2010)

"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.

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 .

Critical reception

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]

Music video

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.

Cover versions

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".

Credits and personnel

• Lead vocals — Yolanda Be Cool
• Lyrics — Johnson Peterson, Sylvester Martinez, Duncan Maclennan, Renato Carosone, Nicola Salerno
• Producer — Johnson Peterson, Sylvester Martinez, Duncan Maclennan
• Mastering Engineer — Robin Petras (PureFocus Mastering)
• Label: Sweat It Out
• Album: Knot

Charts and certifications

Charts Chart (2010) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[5] 4 Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[6] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[7] 1 Belgium (Ultratop 40 Wallonia)[8] 1 Bulgaria (IFPI)[9] 1 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[10] 16 Czech Republic (IFPI)[11] 1 Denmark (Tracklisten)[12] 1 European Hot 100 Singles[13] 1 Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] 1 France (SNEP)[15] 2 France (SNEP) Download Chart[16] 1 Germany (Media Control AG)[17] 1 Hungary (Dance Top 40)[18] 1 Ireland (IRMA)[19] 1 Italy (FIMI)[20] 3 Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[21] 1 New Zealand (RIANZ)[22] 2 Norway (VG-lista)[23] 4 Poland (ZPAV)[24] 2 Polish Dance Chart (ZPAV)[25] 1 Romania (Romanian Top 100)[26] 1 Scotland (The Official Charts Company)[27] 1 Slovakia (IFPI)[28] 1 South Korea (GAON)[29] 1 Spain (PROMUSICAE)[30] 2 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[31] 1 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[32] 1 UK Dance (The Official Charts Company)[33] 1 UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[34] 1 US Billboard Hot 100[35] 29

Year-end charts Chart (2010) Position Australian Singles Chart[36] 34 Austrian Singles Chart[37] 1 Belgian Singles Chart (Wallonia)[38] 13 Canadian Hot 100[39] 97 Danish Singles Chart[40] 5 Dutch Singles Chart[41] 1 European Hot 100 Singles 7 German Singles Chart[42] 5 Hungarian Airplay Chart[43] 89 Italian Singles Chart[44] 23 Romanian Top 100[45] 18 Spanish Singles Charts[46] 3 Swiss Singles Chart[47] 2 UK Singles Chart[48] 9 Certifications Country Certifications Australia[49] Platinum Austria[50] Platinum Belgium[51] Gold Denmark[52] Platinum Germany[53] 2× Platinum Italy[54] Platinum Spain[55] 3× Platinum Sweden[56] 3× Platinum Switzerland[50] Platinum United Kingdom[57] Platinum United States[58] Platinum

Chart procession and succession

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
	Swiss Singles Chart (Romandie) number-one single 15 August 2010 – 12 September 2010
	Swiss Singles Chart number-one single 8 August 2010 – 12 September 2010	Succeeded by "Legändä & Heldä" by Bligg
	Finnish Singles Chart number-one single 11 August 2010 – 18 August 2010	Succeeded by "Jippikayjei" by Cheek
	French Digital Singles Chart number-one single 5 September 2010	Succeeded by "Love the Way You Lie" by Eminem featuring Rihanna
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

Marco Calliari version

In the UK, a cover version sung by Quebec-born Italian singer-songwriter Marco Calliari entered the Singles Chart peaking at number twenty-six.

Трикотаж version

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.

"Por Panamericana" and "El Chocoano"

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".

"Bi Bi pro Americano"

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".^[59]

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External links

• We No Speak Americano at Vimeo