Shaddap You Face

"Shaddap You Face"
Single by Joe Dolce Music Theatre
B-side"Ain't in No Hurry"
Released
  • 1980 (international)
  • April 1981 (U.S.)
Recorded1980
Genre
Length3:13
Label
Songwriter(s)Joe Dolce[3]
Producer(s)Joe Dolce and Ian McKenzie[3]
Joe Dolce singles chronology
"Boat People"
(1979) 		"Shaddap You Face"
(1980) 		"If You Want to Be Happy"
(1981)

"Shaddap You Face" is a novelty song written and performed by Joe Dolce (released under the name Joe Dolce Music Theatre) about a rebellious Italian boy. Released in late 1980, it set a number of sales and longevity records.

It was released by Mike Brady's record label Full Moon Records.[4] By February 1981, the single had sold over 290,000 units in Australia, surpassing Brady's own "Up There Cazaly" to become Australia's best-selling single ever.[5]

  1. ^ Eddy, Chuck (22 March 1997). "Refried Dreams". The Accidental Evolution of Rock 'n' Roll: A Misguided Tour Through Popular Music. Da Capo Press. p. 183. ISBN 0-306-80741-6.
  2. ^ Evans, Richard (6 August 2024). "1981.1". Listening to the Music the Machines Make: Inventing Electronic Pop 1978-1983. Omnibus Press. p. 241. ISBN 978-1-915841-45-2.
  3. ^ a b c Rice, Jo (1982). The Guinness Book of 500 Number One Hits (1st ed.). Enfield, Middlesex: Guinness Superlatives Ltd. p. 212. ISBN 0-85112-250-7.
  4. ^ "What's a matter you, hey?". The Age. 24 July 2005. Retrieved 24 August 2020.
  5. ^ "International Dateline" (PDF). Cash Box. 14 February 1981. p. 38. Retrieved 4 December 2021 – via World Radio History.