Shaddap You Face

"Shaddap You Face"
Single by Joe Dolce Music Theatre
B-side"Ain't in No Hurry"
Released
  • 1980 (international)
  • April 1981 (U.S.)
Recorded1980
Genre
Length3:13
Label
Songwriter(s)Joe Dolce
Producer(s)Joe Dolce and Ian McKenzie
Joe Dolce singles chronology
"Boat People"
(1979)
"Shaddap You Face"
(1980)
"If You Want to Be Happy"
(1981)

"Shaddap You Face" is a novelty song written and performed by Joe Dolce (also released under the name Joe Dolce Music Theatre in certain countries) about a rebellious Italian boy. Released in late 1980, it set a number of sales and longevity records.

It was released by Mike Brady's record label Full Moon Records. By February 1981, the single had sold over 290,000 units in Australia, surpassing Brady's own "Up There Cazaly" to become Australia's best-selling single ever.