Ma quale idea


"Ma quale idea" is a song written and performed by Italian singer Pino D'Angiò from his debut studio album, ...Balla!. 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".

Track listing and formats

  • '''Italian 7-inch single'''

Credits and personnel

Credits and personnel adapted from the ...Balla! album and 7-inch single liner notes.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart Peak
position
Italy 21

Year-end charts

Chart Position
Belgium 87
Netherlands 49
Netherlands 67

Francesco Napoli version

In 1987, Italian singer Francesco Napoli recorded a cover of "Ma quale idea".

Track listing and formats

European 7-inch singleEuropean 12-inch singleGerman / Austrian / Swiss CD maxi-single
  1. "Ma quale idea" – 4:26
  2. "Bambina che sará" – 3:20
  3. "Balla Bonus Beats" – 3:58
  4. "Ma quale idea" – 5:31

Credits and personnel

  • Francesco Napoli – vocals
  • Peter Columbus – producer
  • Hans Lampe – engineering
  • Oliver Kels – arranger

Charts

Chart Peak
position

Bnkr44 version

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