"Rosanna" is a song written by David Paich and performed by the American rock band Toto, the opening track from their 1982 album Toto IV. This song won the Record of the Year Grammy Award in the 1983 presentations. Rosanna was also nominated for the Song of the Year award. In musician circles, the song is known for its highly influential half-time shuffle, the Rosanna shuffle, as well as a blowing ending guitar solo played by guitarist Steve Lukather.[citation needed]
The song Rosanna peaked at #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks,[1] and also peaked at #12 on the UK Singles Chart.[citation needed]
The B-side of the vinyl single was the song "It's a Feeling", which is also on the album Toto IV.
[edit] Charts
| Chart (1982) |
Peak
position |
| Australian Kent Music Report |
16[2] |
| Austrian Top 40 |
11[3] |
| Belgian Singles Chart |
22 |
| Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks |
7 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles |
4 |
| Dutch Singles Chart |
3 |
| Europarade |
20 |
| French Singles Chart |
46 |
| German Singles Chart |
24[3] |
| Irish Singles Chart |
11 |
| Italian Singles Chart |
13 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart |
22[3] |
| Norwegian Singles Chart |
2[3] |
| South African Singles Chart |
3 |
| Spanish Radio Chart |
31 |
| Swiss Singles Chart |
3[3] |
| U.K. Singles Chart |
12[4] |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
2 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks |
17 |
| U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock Tracks |
8 |
[edit] Year-End Chart
| Chart (1982) |
Peak
position |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 |
14 |
| South African Singles Chart |
15 |
| Canadian RPM Top Singles |
27 |
| Italian Singles Chart |
30 |
| Dutch Top 40 |
31 |
| Australian Kent Music Report |
74 |
[edit] Sample usage
Art of Noise used a one second sample of "Rosanna" on their 1983 track "Beat Box (Diversion One)," featured on both Who's Afraid of the Art of Noise? and Daft.
[edit] Drum pattern
This song is routinely referenced by drummers as being a perfect example of a "half-time shuffle" (Purdie shuffle) and shows, "definite jazz influence"[4]. Featuring ghost notes and derived from the combination of what Jeff Porcaro calls the "Bernard Purdie half time shuffle" and the "John Bonham beat" (from "Fool in the Rain") with the well-known Bo Diddley beat[1]. The pattern is notoriously difficult and played by Jeff Porcaro on the recording.
[edit] Music video
The video is set in a stylized urban streetscape, with Rosanna shown as a dancer whose bright red dress contrasts with her grey surroundings. The band plays within a chain-link fence enclosure. Cynthia Rhodes is featured as the lead dancer which led to her being cast in Staying Alive the following year. It also featured Thomas Guzman-Sanchez of the legendary dance group Chain Reaction as one of the male dancers. He did the Boogaloo/Popping body wave leaping over another dancer.
[edit] Covers/Parodies
[edit] References
[edit] External links
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"What a Fool Believes"* performed by The Doobie Brothers (Jeffrey Baxter, John Hartman, Keith Knudsen, Michael McDonald, Tiran Porter, Patrick Simmons)
produced by Ted Templeman (1980) |
"Sailing"* performed by Christopher Cross
produced by Michael Omartian (1981) |
"Bette Davis Eyes"* performed by Kim Carnes
produced by Val Garay (1982) |
"Rosanna" performed by Toto (Bobby Kimball, Steve Lukather, David Paich, Jeff Porcaro, David Hungate, Steve Porcaro)
produced by Toto (1983) |
"Beat It" performed by Michael Jackson
produced by Michael Jackson & Quincy Jones (1984) |
"What's Love Got to Do with It"* performed by Tina Turner
produced by Terry Britten (1985) |
"We Are the World"* performed by USA for Africa
produced by Quincy Jones (1986) |
"Higher Love" performed by Steve Winwood
produced by Russ Titelman & Steve Winwood (1987) |
"Graceland" performed by Paul Simon
produced by Paul Simon (1988) |
"Don't Worry, Be Happy"* performed by Bobby McFerrin
produced by Linda Goldstein (1989) |
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