- Copacabana (At the Copa) is a 1978 pop song by Barry Manilow, from the album Even Now, released in June 1978 with A Linda Song on the B-side; it was written by Barry Manilow, Jack Feldman and Bruce Sussman.
- The tune tells a dramatic story set at the Copacabana nightclub, focusing on Lola the showgirl and her lover Tony the bartender, a confrontation with a wealthy rival Rico, and a gunshot that ends in tragedy; thirty years later Lola mourns her youth as the club has become a discotheque.
- The inspiration came from a chat at the Copacabana Hotel in Rio and Lola Falana inspired the famous lyric “Her name is Lola.” The track is known for its Latin beat with congas, strings and horns.
- It was a major international hit, debuting on Billboard’s Top 40 on July 7, 1978 and peaking at number 8; it also reached the Top 10 in several countries, and earned Manilow the Grammy for Best Male Pop Vocal Performance in 1979.
- The song later inspired a TV film in 1985 and a 1994 stage musical Copacabana, which expanded the story and spawned multiple productions in the US and UK.
