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Rosanna

Rosanna may refer to:

  • Rosanna (given name)
  • Rosanna (river), a 42-kilometre-long river in Tyrol, Austria
  • "Rosanna" (song), a song by Toto
    • Rosanna shuffle, the drum pattern from the song
  • Rosanna (film), a 1953 Mexican film
  • Rosanna (Transformers), a fictional character
  • Rosanna, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne
    • Rosanna railway station
  • Rosanna, a community in the township of Norwich, Ontario, Canada
  • Rosanna, a river tributary to the Sanna in Austria
Rosanna (song)

"Rosanna" is a million-selling Gold-certified hit single, written by David Paich and performed by the American rock band Toto, the opening track and the first single 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 namesake half-time shuffle, as well as the ending guitar solo played by guitarist Steve Lukather.

The song Rosanna peaked at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 for five consecutive weeks, behind two songs, " Don't You Want Me" by The Human League and " Eye of the Tiger" by Survivor. It was also one of the band's most successful singles in the UK, peaking at No. 12 on the UK Singles Chart and remaining on the chart for eight weeks.

The B-side of the vinyl single was the song "It's a Feeling", which is also on the album Toto IV.

Rosanna (given name)

The name Rosanna is the combination of Rosa ( Rose) and Anna.

It should not be confused with Rossana, which is the Italian form of Roxana (see Roxanne).

Spellings: Rosanna, Rosana, Roseanna, Rosannah, Rose Anna, Rossana.

Meaning: Rose, Gracious Rose

Usage: Latin, Spanish (Rosana), Portuguese (Rosana), English, Italian.