Among them, one resulted in very successful hit, that would even be played at discos as a companion for the original song. In Argentina, various parody versions of the song were made. The new lyrics make references to the record heat wave in Russia of summer 2010, The Twilight Saga, Lady Gaga, and other current socio-cultural events. This version was entitled Подзаебало (Sick of it), with the lyrics па-падзаебало mirroring pa-parle americano of the original. In Russia, a parody version of the track appeared in the summer 2010, with vocals in Russian by the band Трикотаж (Knit-Wear) featuring Dj Solovey. In the United Kingdom, a cover version sung by Quebec-born Italian singer-songwriter Marco Calliari entered and peaked at number 26 on the UK Singles Chart. JSTOR ( August 2015) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message).
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The song was featured on the soundtrack of the 2011 films The Inbetweeners Movie and Hop, the 2012 film Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted, the 2013 film The Great Beauty and the 2018 film Peter Rabbit. It also won the 2010 ARIA award for "Best Dance Release." The song has sold over 1 million digital copies in the United States as of 10 April 2011.
"We No Speak Americano" became a hit in Europe, Australia, and Latin America (where the song is also known as Pa-Panamericano) as well as a top 40 hit in the U.S. The song samples the 1956 Italian (though sung in the Neapolitan language) song " Tu Vuò Fà L'Americano" by Renato Carosone, written by Carosone and Nicola Salerno. It was released on the independent Australian label Sweat It Out on 27 February 2010. " We No Speak Americano" is a song by Australian band Yolanda Be Cool and producer DCUP.