"Shpalman®"[1] is a 2003 single by Elio e le Storie Tese featuring Max Pezzali, anticipating the album Cicciput.[2]
| "Shpalman®" | ||||
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| Single by Elio e le Storie Tese | ||||
| from the album Cicciput | ||||
| Released | May 9, 2003 (2003-05-09) | |||
| Genre | Comedy rock | |||
| Length | 12:56 | |||
| Label | Aspirine | |||
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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]
| Chart (2013) | Peak position |
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| Italy (FIMI)[6] | 20 |
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