Shpalman®

"Shpalman®"
Single by Elio e le Storie Tese
from the album Cicciput
ReleasedMay 9, 2003 (2003-05-09)
GenreComedy rock
Length12:56
LabelAspirine
Elio e le Storie Tese singles chronology
"'Fave strapazzate'"
(2002) 		"Shpalman®"
(2003) 		"'Fossi figo'"
(2003)

"Shpalman®"[1] is a 2003 single by Elio e le Storie Tese featuring Max Pezzali, anticipating the album Cicciput.[2]

In 2003, Elio e le Storie Tese won the Best Italian Videoclip award at the Italian Music Awards of Federation of the Italian Music Industry for the videoclip of the song.[3]

In the same year, the band released a remixed vinyl record of the single titled "Shpalman® RMX", which sees the collaboration, among others, of Gabry Ponte.[4]

The song tells the story of a superhero that, to defeat evil people, douses their faces with excrements. It is written by the band's keyboard player Rocco Tanica, along with Italian singer Max Pezzali as a guest.[5] The music video is a parody of the Le Vibrazioni's "Dedicato a te" video.[6]

Track listing

Shpalman®
  1. "Shpalman® (radio edit)" – 3:33
  2. "Budy Giampi (radio edit)" – 4:38
  3. "Budy Giampi (karaoke)" – 4:38
Shpalman® RMX
  • Side A
  1. "Gabry Ponte Remix" (Extended)
  2. "Gabry Ponte Remix" (Radio Cut)
  • Side B
  1. "Bidda Remix" (Extended)
  2. "Bidda Remix" (Radio Version)

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
Italy (FIMI)[7] 20

References

  1. ^ "Shpalman®". ElioeleStorieTese.it (in Italian). Archived from the original on 5 September 2015. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Shpalman (2003)". Marok (in Italian). 9 May 2003. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  3. ^ Amore, Maurizio (15 January 2013). "Elio e Le Storie Tese". La Stampa (in Italian). Retrieved 22 August 2015.
  4. ^ "Shpalman RMX". Discografia Nazionale della Canzone Italiana (in Italian). Retrieved 5 September 2015.
  5. ^ "Un disco per il week end: "Cicciput" di Elio e le Storie Tese". Onda Musicale (in Italian). 13 October 2018. Archived from the original on 26 March 2022. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  6. ^ Vincenti, Laura (11 June 2023). "Le Vibrazioni, dopo 20 anni il remake di «Dedicato a te»: luoghi e personaggi lungo il Naviglio Pavese". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 27 May 2024.
  7. ^ "Elio e le Storie Tese – Shpalman". Top Digital Download.