"Copacabana (At The Copa)"
Single by Barry Manilow
from the album Even Now
B-side(s)	A Linda Song
Released	1978
Genre	Disco
Length	4:08
Label	Arista Records
Writer(s)	Jack Feldman/Barry Manilow/Bruce Sussman
Producer(s)	Ron Dante, Barry Manilow
Barry Manilow singles chronology
"Even Now" (1978) "Copacabana" (1978) "Ready To Take A Chance Again" (1978)

Copacabana is a 1978 disco song, sung by Barry Manilow, and written by Jack Feldman, Barry Manilow, and Bruce Sussman. It is also known as At the Copa after the first few words of the refrain. It debuted on Billboard magazine's Top 40 chart on July 7, 1978, and peaked at #8. It peaked at #42 in the UK the same year 1978. A remixed version of the song peaked at #22 in 1993. The record earned for Manilow his first (and only, to date) Grammy Award in February 1979. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... A collection of various CD singles In music, a single is a short recording of one or more separate tracks. ... Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus, June 17, 1943[1] in Brooklyn, New York) is an American singer and songwriter best known for his recordings I Write the Songs, Mandy and Copacabana. His career achievements include selling more than 75 million records worldwide. ... Even Now was the sixth studio album by singer and songwriter Barry Manilow. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Disco is a genre of dance-oriented pop music that blends elements of funk and soul music that was first popularized in dance clubs (discothèques) in the mid-1970s. ... This does not adequately cite its references or sources. ... Arista Records is an American record label that is a wholly owned subsidiary of Sony BMG, and operates under the RCA Records Group // After being fired from CBS Records, Columbia Pictures hired Clive Davis to be a consultant for the company’s record and music operations. ... A songwriter is someone who writes the lyrics to songs, the musical composition or melody to songs, or both. ... Jack Feldman can refer to: Jack Feldman (lyricist), American songwriter Jack L. Feldman, American neuroscientist Jack M. Feldman, American psychologist Category: ... Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus, June 17, 1943[1] in Brooklyn, New York) is an American singer and songwriter best known for his recordings I Write the Songs, Mandy and Copacabana. His career achievements include selling more than 75 million records worldwide. ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the musicians, organizing and scheduling production budget and resources, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Ron Dante is an American singer, songwriter and record producer. ... Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus, June 17, 1943[1] in Brooklyn, New York) is an American singer and songwriter best known for his recordings I Write the Songs, Mandy and Copacabana. His career achievements include selling more than 75 million records worldwide. ... Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus, June 17, 1943[1] in Brooklyn, New York) is an American singer and songwriter best known for his recordings I Write the Songs, Mandy and Copacabana. His career achievements include selling more than 75 million records worldwide. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Disco is a genre of dance-oriented pop music that blends elements of funk and soul music that was first popularized in dance clubs (discothèques) in the mid-1970s. ... Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus, June 17, 1943[1] in Brooklyn, New York) is an American singer and songwriter best known for his recordings I Write the Songs, Mandy and Copacabana. His career achievements include selling more than 75 million records worldwide. ... Jack Feldman can refer to: Jack Feldman (lyricist), American songwriter Jack L. Feldman, American neuroscientist Jack M. Feldman, American psychologist Category: ... Billboard is a weekly American magazine devoted to the music industry. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1978 (MCMLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1993 (MCMXCIII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar). ... This article does not cite its references or sources. ...

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The recording was used as incidental music in the 1978 movie Foul Play, which starred Chevy Chase and Goldie Hawn, and has been featured in over a dozen other films. The single version clocks in at 4:08, the Extended Disco version is titled "Copacabana (At the Copa)(Disco)" and is 5:46, found on his first Greatest Hits double album. Foul Play is a 1978 comedy/thriller film by Colin Higgins (the director of the cult classic Harold and Maude) starring Goldie Hawn and Chevy Chase. ... Chevy Chase (born Cornelius Crane Chase on October 8, 1943) is an Emmy Award-winning American comedian, writer, and television and film actor. ... Goldie Jeanne Hawn (born November 21, 1945) is an Academy Award-winning American actress, director and producer. ...

In 1985, Manilow and his collaborators Bruce Sussman and Jack Feldman expanded the song into a full length, made-for-television film musical, writing many additional songs and expanding the plot suggested by the song. This was the first original musical written for television since Rogers and Hammerstein's Cinderella in 1957. This film version was then further expanded by Manilow, Feldman and Sussman into a full-length, two-act stage musical that ran at the Prince of Wales Theatre on London's West End for two years prior to a lengthy tour of the UK. An American production was later mounted that toured the US for over a year. Over 200 productions of the show have since been mounted worldwide. Year 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar). ... Rodgers and Hammerstein is the songwriting team consisting of Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein II. Rodgers had previously been in a successful partnership with Lorenz Hart (see Rodgers and Hart). ... Gustave Dorés illustration for Cendrillon Cinderella is a popular fairy tale embodying a classic folk tale myth-element of unjust oppression/triumphant reward. ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... The Prince of Wales Theatre is a theatre located on Coventry Street, London. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... // West End most commonly refers to: West End of London West End theatre West End may also refer to: West End, Queensland in Brisbane West End, Queensland (Townsville) in Townsville West End, Vancouver of Vancouver, British Columbia West End of New Westminster, in British Columbia West End, Winnipeg of Winnipeg...

Cover Versions

• A parody cover version by the name of Star Wars Cantina was performed by Mark Jonathan Davis (often confused with Weird Al Yankovic).
• A parody cover version by the name of His Name Is Lancelot was performed in the 2005 musical Spamalot.
• A Jamaican steel drum band that only knew how to play Copacabana made a number of appearances on The Super Dave Osborne Show, always replacing the never seen "Super Dave Band", who were always at a bar mitzvah on their scheduled day to appear on the show.
• Shirley Bassey also covered the song in 1979, on the double AA side single This Is My Life.
• John Pinette makes a brief appearance in the movie Duets in order to sing a cover of this song as part of a karaoke competition.
• French singer Amanda Lear recorded an English-French language cover version of the song in 2005.
• A parody cover version by the name of Kopa koopavond was performed by Annie de Rooy a fictional female character portrayed by male Dutch comedian Paul de Leeuw. Koopavond means 'late night shopping' in Dutch.

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Trivia

• Colt Cabana used this song as his entrance music in Ring of Honor. He later used a remix of the song by Kid Russel.
• Kelly Ripa and husband Mark Consuelos named their daughter Lola after the showgirl in the song.^{[citation needed]}
• Jennifer Aniston sings the song in an episode of Friends entitled "The One With Barry and Mindy's Wedding". After Aniston (in character as Rachel Greene) encourages the rest of the cast to sing along, the lines "Across a crowded floor, they worked from eight 'til four/They were young and they had each other, who could ask for more?" are missed out.
• The song inspired a full length musical which extends on the narrative in the song, Tony the bartender, Lola the showgirl, and Rico the gangster. The song appears in the musical twice as the opening and ending number.

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External links

• Copacabana The Musical website