I Go to Rio - wikipedia I Go to Rio `` I Go to Rio '' Single by Peter Allen from the album Taught by Experts B - side `` This Time Around '' Released 1976 Format 7 '' Genre Pop, funk Length 3 : 17 Label A&M Songwriter ( s ) Peter Allen, Adrienne Anderson Producer ( s ) Brooks Arthur Peter Allen singles chronology `` I Go to Rio '' ( 1976 ) `` Do n't Wish Too Hard '' ( 1977 ) `` I Go to Rio '' ( 1976 ) `` Do n't Wish Too Hard '' ( 1977 ) `` I Go to Rio '' is a popular song written by Peter Allen and Adrienne Anderson, and performed by Allen. It became a signature song of Allen, as well as being covered by Peggy Lee and Pablo Cruise, among others, in addition to being subject to multiple soundtrack inclusions. Contents 1 History 2 Charts 3 Pablo Cruise cover 3.1 Charts 4 Other covers 5 References History The song was first released in 1976, on Peter Allen 's fourth studio album, Taught by Experts. In 1977, it was successfully released as a single in Australia, where it was Number 1 for five weeks. The song was featured in a number of movie soundtracks, including One Crazy Summer ( 1986 ), Dominick and Eugene ( 1988 ), The Fabulous Baker Boys ( 1989 ), Muriel 's Wedding ( 1994 ), Hotel Sorrento ( 1995 ) and Strange Bedfellows ( 2004 ). Charts Chart ( 1976 ) Peak position Australia ( Kent Music Report ) Belgium ( Ultratop 50 Flanders ) 30 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 27 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 22 Chart ( 1978 ) Peak position South Africa ( SA Rock Lists ) 8 Pablo Cruise cover `` I Go to Rio '' Single by Pablo Cruise from the album Worlds Away B - side `` Raging Fire '' Released 1979 Format 7 '' Genre Pop, funk Length 3 : 36 Label A&M Songwriter ( s ) Peter Allen, Adrienne Anderson Producer ( s ) Bill Schnee Pablo Cruise singles chronology `` Do n't Want to Live Without It '' ( 1978 ) `` I Go to Rio '' ( 1979 ) `` I Want You Tonight '' ( 1979 ) `` Do n't Want to Live Without It '' ( 1978 ) `` I Go to Rio '' ( 1979 ) `` I Want You Tonight '' ( 1979 ) Pablo Cruise released their cover of `` I Go to Rio '' in January 1979. It reached # 46 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and # 39 on the Canadian RPM singles chart. Charts Chart ( 1979 ) Peak position Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 39 US Billboard Hot 100 46 Other covers The song was also covered by Peggy Lee on her 1977 album Peggy, as well as by noted French singer Claude François, in French translation ( `` Je vais à Rio '' ), that same year. In 1980, it was featured on an episode of The Muppet Show. In 1982, it was covered by TISM under the name `` I Go to Werribee '' with slightly different lyrics. In 2008, the song was covered by Australian guitarist Tommy Emmanuel, on his live album Center Stage. The melody of the opening piano riff of the song has been re-used by Chocolate in `` Ritmo de la noche '', as well as Mystic / The Sacados / Lorca and Safri Duo 's cover versions, and Coldplay in `` Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall ''. References Jump up ^ `` Peter Allen Filmography ''. IMDb.com. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Ultratop.be -- Peter Allen -- I Go to Rio '' ( in Dutch ). Ultratop 50. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- Peter Allen search results '' ( in Dutch ) Dutch Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- Peter Allen -- I Go to Rio ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ Brian Currin. `` South African Rock Lists Website - SA Charts 1969 - 1989 Acts ( A ) ''. Rock.co.za. Retrieved 2016 - 10 - 12. Jump up ^ `` Pablo Cruise - Chart History ''. www.billboard.com. 17 February 1979. Retrieved 8 June 2017. Jump up ^ Canada, Library and Archives ( 24 February 1979 ). `` Image : RPM Weekly ''. Retrieved 8 June 2017. Jump up ^ Bauer, Claudia ( 3 May 2016 ). `` ' Oz ' lands in Chinatown 's Great Star Theater ''. SFGate. Retrieved 8 June 2017. Jump up ^ Goodwyn, Tom ( 3 June 2011 ). `` Coldplay inspired by Peter Allen 's 1976 single ' I Go To Rio ' on new single - video - NME ''. NME. Retrieved 8 June 2017. Peter Allen Studio albums Peter Allen ( 1971 ) Tenterfield Saddler ( 1972 ) Continental American ( 1974 ) Taught by Experts ( 1976 ) I Could Have Been a Sailor ( 1979 ) Bi-Coastal ( 1980 ) Not the Boy Next Door ( 1983 ) Making Every Moment Count ( 1990 ) Compilation albums It Is Time for Peter Allen ( 1977 ) The Very Best of Peter Allen ( 1982 ) Captured Live at Carnegie Hall ( 1985 ) The Very Best of Peter Allen : The Boy from Down Under ( 1992 ) The Ultimate Peter Allen ( 2006 ) Notable singles `` Tenterfield Saddler '' ( 1972 ) `` I Honestly Love You '' ( 1975 ) `` The More I See You '' ( 1976 ) `` I Go to Rio '' ( 1976 ) `` Do n't Cry Out Loud '' ( 1978 ) `` I Still Call Australia Home '' ( 1980 ) Productions Soon ( 1971 ) Legs Diamond ( 1988 ) The Boy from Oz ( 1998 ) Peter Allen : Not the Boy Next Door ( 2015 ) Related articles The Allen Brothers Liza Minnelli Bernadette Peters `` I 'd Rather Leave While I 'm in Love '' ( 1979 ) `` Arthur 's Theme ( Best That You Can Do ) '' ( 1980 ) `` I Do n't Go Shopping '' ( 1981 ) ARIA Hall of Fame Pablo Cruise David Jenkins Cory Lerios Steve Price Larry Antonino Bud Cockrell Bruce Day John Pierce Angelo Rossi David Perper Stef Birnbaum Ken Emerson George Gabriel Studio albums Pablo Cruise Lifeline A Place in the Sun Worlds Away Part of the Game Reflector Out of Our Hands Compilations The Best of Pablo Cruise Singles `` Whatcha Gonna Do ? '' `` A Place in the Sun '' `` Do n't Want to Live Without It '' `` Love Will Find a Way '' `` Never Had a Love '' `` I Go To Rio '' `` I Want You Tonight '' `` Cool Love '' `` Slip Away '' `` Out of Our Hands '' Related articles A&M Records Stoneground It 's a Beautiful Day Southern Pacific Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=I_Go_to_Rio&oldid=786340110 '' Categories : 1976 songs 1977 singles A&M Records singles Number - one singles in Australia Pablo Cruise songs Songs written by Peter Allen ( musician ) Songs written by Adrienne Anderson Hidden categories : Articles with hAudio microformats Singlechart usages for Flanders Singlechart usages for Dutch40 Singlechart usages for New Zealand Talk Contents About Wikipedia Français Português Edit links This page was last edited on 18 June 2017, at 20 : 56. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. 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Question: who sings when my baby smiles at me i go to rio
Answer: Peter Allen