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"Chì chì chì cò cò cò"
Single by Pippo Franco
B-side"Caaasa"
ReleasedJanuary 1983
Length3:30
Label
Songwriter(s)
Pippo Franco singles chronology
"Che fico!"
(1982) 		"Chì chì chì cò cò cò"
(1983) 		"Pinocchio chiò"
(1984)

"Chì chì chì cò cò cò" ("Ki ki ki co co co") is a song by the Italian singer, actor and comedian Pippo Franco. It was written by Massimo "Demcek" Di Cicco, Ferruccio Fantone, Giuseppe Cecconi and Franco himeself, with the collaboration of Pierluigi Giombini.[1][2]

The song is reminiscent of children's nursery rhymes, and is characterized by the repetition of animal sounds through various onomatopoeias; the "ki ki ki" and "co co co" of the title refer to the cock and hen's sounds, respectively.[3][4] Franco performed the song as a guest at the Sanremo Music Festival 1983.[5][6]

For the song's composition, Franco stated he took inspiration from the rap influences coming from the United States, which were unknown to Italian mainstream audience at the time.[5][7] He joked that he considers himself a "pioneer of Italian rap, even before Jovanotti".[8]

"Chì chì chì cò cò cò" was released as a single in Italy by Lupus and Dischi Ricordi, together with the B-side "Caaasa" (transl. Hooome), a satirical political song on rent regulation with a parody of Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982).[9][10] The single was also released in Germany by label Ariola (105-352), in Greece by Music-Box (SMB-10130), and in Spain by Hispavox (549-033).[11][12]

Track listing

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Standard edition[13]
No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger/ProducerLength
1."Chì chì chì cò cò cò"
  • Demcek
  • Fantone
  • Cecconi
  • Franco
Giombini3:30
2."Caaasa"
  • Bombrillo
  • Franco
Giombini3:15
Disco Mix edition[14]
No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger/ProducerLength
1."Chì chì chì cò cò cò (Rap Version)"
  • Demcek
  • Fantone
  • Cecconi
  • Franco
Giombini6:26
2."Chì chì chì cò cò cò (Instrumental)"
  • Demcek
  • Fantone
  • Cecconi
  • Franco
Giombini6:21
Jukebox edition[15]
No.TitleWriter(s)Arranger/ProducerLength
1."Chì chì chì cò cò cò" (Pippo Franco)
  • Demcek
  • Fantone
  • Cecconi
  • Franco
Giombini (as John Bini)3:42
2."AM - FM (Rap)" (Natasha King)
  • Pluto Kennedy
  • Pomerol
Giombini (as John Bini)4:06

Charts

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Chart performance of "Chì chì chì cò cò cò"
Chart (1983) Peak
position
Italy[16] 3

References

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  1. ^ Niccolò Carradori (9 November 2021). "Ritratto di Pippo Franco, pensatore scomodo". Rolling Stone (in Italian). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Pippo Franco Chi' Chi' Chi' Co' Co' Co'". Music Metason. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  3. ^ Andrea Campi (2023). Da tapum a skrt. L'onomatopea nella canzone italiana. Rome: Arcana.
  4. ^ "Le più belle canzoni di Pippo Franco!". Filastrocche.it (in Italian). 11 November 2014.
  5. ^ a b Arianna Ascione (2 September 2020). "Pippo Franco, dalla disavventura con la colf all'unico film come regista: 8 curiosità". Corriere della Sera (in Italian). Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  6. ^ Davide Turrini (14 October 2016). "È Pippo Franco il nuovo re dei social. Da 'Quel gran pezzo dell'Ubalda' alla svolta da 'spiritual coach'". Il Fatto Quotidiano (in Italian).
  7. ^ "Il segreto di Pippo Franco: "Il rap l'ho inventato io"". Il Tempo (in Italian). 25 February 2018.
  8. ^ "Pippo Franco: "Il rap l'ho inventato con 'Chi chi co co co'"". Huffington Post (in Italian). 19 February 2018.
  9. ^ "Chì chì chì cò cò cò/Caaasa". Discografia nazionale della canzone italiana. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  10. ^ "La politica di Pippo". la Repubblica (in Italian). 9 September 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2024.
  11. ^ "Pippo Franco - Chi' Chi' Chi' Co' Co' Co' - 7", 1983". Musik-Sammler (in German).
  12. ^ "Pippo Franco – Chi' Chi' Chi' Co' Co' Co'". Discogs. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  13. ^ "Pippo Franco – Chì Chì Chì Cò Cò Cò". Discogs. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Pippo Franco – Chi' Chi' Chi' Co' Co' Co'". Discogs. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  15. ^ "Pippo Franco / Natasha King – Chì Chì Chì Cò Cò Cò / AM - FM (Rap)". Discogs. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  16. ^ "Archivio Classifiche". Musica e Dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 3 July 2024.

Bibliography

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  • Andrea Campi (2023). Da tapum a skrt. L'onomatopea nella canzone italiana. Rome: Arcana.
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