Escape (The Piña Colada Song)

"Escape (The Piña Colada Song)" is a song written and performed by British-American singer-songwriter Rupert Holmes taken from his fifth studio album Partners in Crime (1979). As the lead single for the album, the pop song was recommended by Billboard for radio broadcasters on September 29, 1979, then added to prominent US radio playlists during October–November. Rising in popularity, the song peaked at the end of December to become the final US number-one song of the 1970s.

"Escape (The Piña Colada Song)"
Standard picture sleeve
Single by Rupert Holmes
from the album Partners in Crime
B-side"Drop It"
ReleasedSeptember 17, 1979 (1979-09-17)
Recorded1979
GenreSoft rock
Length4:36 (album version)
3:50 (single version)
LabelInfinity
Songwriter(s)Rupert Holmes
Producer(s)
  • Rupert Holmes
  • Jim Boyer
Rupert Holmes singles chronology
"Let's Get Crazy Tonight"
(1978)
"Escape (The Piña Colada Song)"
(1979)
"Him"
(1980)
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