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| artist = [[Michael Nesmith]] |
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| album = [[From a Radio Engine to the Photon Wing]] |
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| released = {{Start date|1977}} |
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| recorded = 1977 |
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| writer = Michael Nesmith |
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"'''Rio'''" is a song written and sung by American musician [[Michael Nesmith]].<ref name="Michael Nesmith Remembered Through His Best Songs — With and Without the Monkees">{{cite magazine |last=Amorosi |first=A.D. |title=Michael Nesmith Remembered Through His Best Songs — With and Without the Monkees |url=https://variety.com/2021/music/news/michael-nesmith-best-songs-monkees-solo-died-1235131010/ |access-date=March 13, 2022 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |date=December 21, 2021}}</ref> Included on his 1977 album ''[[From a Radio Engine to the Photon Wing]]'', it was released as a [[Single (music)|single]].<ref name="Los Angeles Times - February 7, 1992 - Nesmith Was Also a Music Video Pioneer">{{cite news |last=Lewis |first=Randy |title=Nesmith Was Also a Music Video Pioneer |url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1992-02-07-ca-1573-story.html |access-date=March 13, 2022 |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=February 7, 1992}}</ref> Although the single was not a hit in the US, "Rio" became Nesmith's most successful solo single in other countries. |
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| ⚫ | Popular interest in the song's music video rather than the song itself led Nesmith to consider creating television programming consisting of music videos.<ref name="Los Angeles Times - February 7, 1992 - Nesmith Was Also a Music Video Pioneer"/> Nesmith sent a proposal he called "Popclips", which was picked up by then [[cable television]] operator [[Nickelodeon]].<ref name="Los Angeles Times - February 7, 1992 - Nesmith Was Also a Music Video Pioneer"/> In a 2013 interview published in ''[[Rolling Stone]]'', Nesmith said of the "Rio" music video, "I said to people, 'It's a promotional film' ... The answer was that I simply needed to complete the equation. 'Radio is to records as television is to video.' Then it was like, 'Of course!' and thus MTV was born."<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Greene |first=Andy |title=Q&A: Michael Nesmith on His Recommitment to the Monkees |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/qa-michael-nesmith-on-his-recommitment-to-the-monkees-173757/ |access-date=March 13, 2022 |work=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=July 10, 2013}}</ref> |
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==Charts== |
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!scope=col | Chart (1977) |
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!scope=row | Australia ([[Kent Music Report]])<ref>{{cite book |last=Kent |first=David |author-link=David Kent (historian) |title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 |page=214 |date=1993 |isbn=0-646-11917-6}}</ref> |
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{{Single chart|Dutch100|20|artist=Michael Nesmith|song=Rio|rowheader=true}} |
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{{Single chart|New Zealand|4|artist=Michael Nesmith|song=Rio|rowheader=true}} |
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{{Single chart|UK|28|artist=Michael Nesmith|date=19770410|rowheader=true}} |
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==References== |
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[[Category:1977 singles]] |
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[[Category:Songs written by Michael Nesmith]] |
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Latest revision as of 15:20, 24 May 2022
| "Rio" | |
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| Single by Michael Nesmith | |
| from the album From a Radio Engine to the Photon Wing | |
| Released | 1977 |
| Recorded | 1977 |
| Songwriter(s) | Michael Nesmith |
| Producer(s) | Michael Nesmith |
"Rio" is a song written and sung by American musician Michael Nesmith.[1] Included on his 1977 album From a Radio Engine to the Photon Wing, it was released as a single.[2] Although the single was not a hit in the US, "Rio" became Nesmith's most successful solo single in other countries.
Popular interest in the song's music video rather than the song itself led Nesmith to consider creating television programming consisting of music videos.[2] Nesmith sent a proposal he called "Popclips", which was picked up by then cable television operator Nickelodeon.[2] In a 2013 interview published in Rolling Stone, Nesmith said of the "Rio" music video, "I said to people, 'It's a promotional film' ... The answer was that I simply needed to complete the equation. 'Radio is to records as television is to video.' Then it was like, 'Of course!' and thus MTV was born."[3]
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1977) | Peak position |
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| Australia (Kent Music Report)[4] | 4 |
| Netherlands (Single Top 100)[5] | 20 |
| New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 4 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[7] | 28 |
References
[edit]- ^ Amorosi, A.D. (December 21, 2021). "Michael Nesmith Remembered Through His Best Songs — With and Without the Monkees". Variety. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ a b c Lewis, Randy (February 7, 1992). "Nesmith Was Also a Music Video Pioneer". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ Greene, Andy (July 10, 2013). "Q&A: Michael Nesmith on His Recommitment to the Monkees". Rolling Stone. Retrieved March 13, 2022.
- ^ Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992. p. 214. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Michael Nesmith – Rio" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
- ^ "Michael Nesmith – Rio". Top 40 Singles.
- ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.