"Guaglione" (pronounced [waʝˈʝoːnə]) is a Neapolitan song with music by Giuseppe Fanciulli and words by Nicola "Nisa" Salerno.
The best-known version of "Guaglione" was recorded by the Cuban bandleader Perez Prado in 1958 as an uptempo mambo tune.
The advert first aired in Ireland in 1994, giving way for "Guaglione" to top the Irish Singles Chart.
Demand for the latter song was higher, so Guinness replaced "Anticipation" with "Recursive" on television and abandoned their promotion of "Guaglione", leading it to chart on import copies only.
[4] Pan-European magazine Music & Media wrote, "Fuelled by a TV ad for Guinness, the King of mambo reclaims his throne.