Shaddap You Face - wikipedia Shaddap You Face This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( March 2014 ) `` Shaddap You Face '' Single by Joe Dolce Music Theatre B - side `` Ai n't in No Hurry '' Released 1980 ( International ) April 1981 ( U.S. ) Format 7 '' Recorded 1980 Genre Pop, comedy Label Full Moon Records Epic Records ( UK ) Songwriter ( s ) Joe Dolce Producer ( s ) Joe Dolce and Ian McKenzie `` Shaddap You Face '' is a song written and performed by Joe Dolce ( known at the time as the Joe Dolce Music Theatre ) about a fictitious rebellious Italian boy. Released in late 1980, it set a number of sales and longevity records. The song is notable for keeping Ultravox 's `` Vienna '' from reaching # 1 on the UK music charts. Contents 1 Sales and chart positions 2 Charts 2.1 Weekly charts 2.2 Year - end charts 3 References 4 External links Sales and Chart positions `` Shaddap You Face '' went to # 1 for eight weeks on the Australian pop charts in 1980. It reached Number 1 in the UK Singles Chart on 21 February 1981 and stayed there for three weeks until 14 March 1981 -- keeping Ultravox 's single Vienna out of the top spot for all the three weeks it was there. The song became the 15th biggest hit of 1981 in the UK. `` Shaddap You Face '' was also Number 1 in 11 other countries. There have been over 50 different foreign language cover versions, and hundreds more published informally on YouTube with new versions being recorded and uploaded every year. The original release sold over 6 million copies and has remained the most successful Australian - produced single in Australian music history for 38 years straight, with sales of over 450,000 copies. It was Australia 's first triple platinum recording by the old count of 100,000 units equalling platinum status, which has since changed to 75,000 units, then 50,000, and finally 70,000 units. In the US, the song peaked at No. 53 in the summer of 1981 on the Billboard Hot 100, No. 43 on the Cash Box Top 100, and No. 24 on Record World. However, it was regularly played on the Dr. Demento show to the point of being No. 6 on the year - end Funny 25 that year. In Canada, `` Shaddap You Face '' reached number two for two weeks. Lou Monte released a cover of the song in 1981. Other notable cover versions have been done by KRS - One ( hip - hop ), EMF ( British ), Andrew Sachs ( Manuel, of Fawlty Towers ), Werner Böhm, alias : Gottlieb Wendehals ( German, title : Mensch, ärger dich nicht ), Sheila ( French, titled : Et Ne La Ramène Pas ), Dingetje ( Dutch, titled : Houtochdiekop ), De Strangers ( muziekgroep ( Dutch, titled : Agget Mor Fret ), Volker Rosin und die Lollypops ( German, titled : Hörst du nicht die Kuh - Muh ! ), Franco Franchi with the duo, Franco e Ciccio ( Italian, title : Alì Alì Alè ), an Aboriginal language version by Gnarnyarrhe Waitairie, a Papua New Guinean version by The Breeze Band ( title : `` Pasim Pes Bilong Yu '' -- pidgin version ), and even a spoken word interpretation by Samuel L. Jackson. The National Folk Festival in Canberra featured ' The Inspired Shaddap You Face Contest ' in April 2006. Festival artists were invited to perform their interpretations of the classic song. The Cygnet Folk Festival in Tasmania featured the second ' Inspired Shaddap You Face Contest ' in the following year. Joe Dolce was invited to be the MC at both events. Charts Weekly charts Chart ( 1980 -- 81 ) Peak position Australia Canada Belgium France Germany Ireland Netherlands ( Single Top 100 ) New Zealand South Africa ( Springbok Radio ) UK U.S. Billboard Hot 100 53 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 43 U.S. Record World 24 Year - end charts Chart ( 1980 ) Rank Australia 45 Chart ( 1981 ) Rank Australia 31 Canada 20 Netherlands 42 UK 8 References ^ Jump up to : 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. ^ Jump up to : `` ARIA Charts -- End Of Year Charts -- Top 50 Singles 1988 ''. Aria.com.au. Archived from the original on 4 February 2014. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 23. Jump up ^ Roberts, David ( 2006 ). British Hit Singles & Albums ( 19th ed. ). London : Guinness World Records Limited. pp. 390 -- 1. ISBN 1 - 904994 - 10 - 5. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 1981 -- UK Music Charts ''. Uk-charts.top-source.info. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 23. ^ Jump up to : `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 2015 - 05 - 13. Jump up ^ `` Item Display -- RPM -- Library and Archives Canada ''. Collectionscanada.gc.ca. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 23. Jump up ^ Lou Monte, `` Shaddap You Face, '' YouTube Jump up ^ KRS One, `` Shaddap You Face, '' YouTube Jump up ^ EMF, `` Shaddap your face, '' YouTube Jump up ^ Gottlieb Wendehals, `` Mensch, ärger dich nicht, '' YouTube Jump up ^ SHEILA, `` Et ne la ramene pas, '' YouTube Jump up ^ Dingetje, `` Houtochdiekop, '' YouTube Jump up ^ De Strangers, `` Agget mor fret, '' YouTube Jump up ^ Franco e Ciccio, `` Alì Alì Alè, '' YouTube Jump up ^ Papua New Guinea Breeze Band, `` Pasim Pes Bilong Yu, '' YouTube Jump up ^ Samuel L. Jackson, `` Shaddap You Face, '' YouTube Jump up ^ Dutch Charts Annual Reviews - Single 1981 Jump up ^ `` NZ Top 40 Singles Chart The Official New Zealand Music Chart ''. Nztop40.co.nz. 1980 - 12 - 28. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 23. Jump up ^ `` SA Number 1s 1965 - 1989 ''. rock.co.za. Retrieved 2018 - 05 - 26. Jump up ^ The 1981 Top 100 Singles chart is identified by the RPM Year - End article `` Top 100 Singles ( 1981 ) ''. RPM. Retrieved 2018 - 01 - 05. Jump up ^ `` Jaaroverzichten -- Single 1981 '' ( in Dutch ). Single Top 100. Hung Medien. Retrieved March 13, 2018. Jump up ^ `` Chart File Top 100 '' ( PDF ). Record Mirror. London : Spotlight Publications. December 26, 1981. p. 27. Retrieved June 13, 2016. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Joe Dolce official website Joe Dolce official Facebook Page Preceded by `` Woman in Love '' by Barbra Streisand Australian Kent Music Report number - one single 24 November 1980 -- 12 January 1981 Succeeded by `` ( Just Like ) Starting Over '' by John Lennon Preceded by `` Woman '' by John Lennon UK number one single 21 February 1981 -- 7 March 1981 Succeeded by `` Jealous Guy '' by Roxy Music Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Shaddap_You_Face&oldid=843120169 '' Categories : 1981 singles Australian pop songs Debut singles European Hot 100 Singles number - one singles Novelty songs Number - one singles in Australia Number - one singles in Germany Number - one singles in Switzerland UK Singles Chart number - one singles 1980 songs Number - one singles in Austria Number - one singles in Belgium Number - one singles in New Zealand Number - one singles in South Africa Hidden categories : CS1 Dutch - language sources ( nl ) Articles needing additional references from March 2014 All articles needing additional references Use dmy dates from February 2011 All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from July 2013 Talk Contents About Wikipedia Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 27 May 2018, at 01 : 00. 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Question: who sings the song shut up your face
Answer: Joe Dolce