Ma quale idea 1980 single by Pino D'Angiò
"Ma quale idea" B-side "Lezione d'amore" Released 1980 Genre Italo disco Length
4 :25 4:20 (single version) Label Ri-Fi Songwriter Pino D'Angiò
"E' libero, scusi?"
"Ma quale idea "
"Un concerto da strapazzo (Scusate sono impazzito)"
"Ma quale idea " ("But What Idea") is a song written and performed by Italian singer Pino D'Angiò from his debut studio album, ...Balla! (1981). The song was arranged by jazz musician Enrico Intra . The single was an international success, selling over 2 million copies. Despite the common belief that the bassline of the track was taken from "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now " by McFadden & Whitehead , D'Angiò claimed that he composed it independently along with the bassist Stefano Cerri . The song was later sampled in Madison Avenue's 1999 hit "Don't Call Me Baby ".
A. "Ma quale idea" – 4:20
B. "Lezione d'amore" – 2:58 Credits and personnel
Credits and personnel adapted from the ...Balla! album and 7-inch single liner notes.
Francesco Napoli version
In 1987, Italian singer Francesco Napoli recorded a cover of "Ma quale idea".
A. "Ma quale idea" – 4:26
B. "Bambina che sará" – 3:20 A. "Ma quale idea" (Strange Idea Mix) – 5:31
B1. "Bambina che sará" – 3:20
B2. "Balla Bonus Beats" – 3:58 German / Austrian / Swiss CD maxi-single "Ma quale idea" (Single Version) – 4:26
"Bambina che sará" – 3:20
"Balla Bonus Beats" – 3:58
"Ma quale idea" (Strange Idea Mix) – 5:31 Credits and personnel
Francesco Napoli – vocals
Peter Columbus – producer
Hans Lampe – engineering
Oliver Kels – arranger Bnkr44 version
"Ma che idea" Released 1 March 2024 Length 3 :46 Label
Songwriters
Pino D'Angiò
Jacopo Adamo
Andrea Locci
Dario Lombardi
Pietro Serafini
Marco Vittiglio Producers
"Governo punk"
"Ma che idea "
"Nero mascara"
In 2024, Italian pop punk band Bnkr44 performed the song together with Pino D'Angiò at the cover night of the 74th Sanremo Music Festival . The band released the song as a single on 1 March 2024, with the title "Ma che idea".
Credits and personnel
Pino D'Angiò – author and vocals
Jacopo Adamo – lyricist, composer and vocals
Andrea Locci – lyricist, composer and vocals
Dario Lombardi – lyricist, composer and vocals
Pietro Serafini – lyricist, composer and vocals
Marco Vittiglio – lyricist, composer and vocals
JxN – producer
Erin – producer References
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