Telling the World

"Telling the World"
Single by Taio Cruz
from the album Rio soundtrack, Rokstarr and TY.O
Released20 March 2011
Recorded2009–2010
Genre
Length3:33 (original version)
4:09 (radio version)
LabelIsland
Songwriter(s)
  • Taio Cruz
  • Alan Kasirye
Producer(s)Taio Cruz
Taio Cruz singles chronology
"Higher"
(2010)
"Telling the World"
(2011)
"Falling in Love"
(2011)

"Telling the World" is a song by English recording artist Taio Cruz, released as the seventh overall single and first single from the second re-release of his second studio album, Rokstarr. The song also appears on his third album TY.O, and in the film Rio as the main theme for the film. The lyrics are sung in the perspective of Blu, the protagonist of the film. The song was released in the United Kingdom on 20 March 2011 via digital download, peaking at number 138 on the UK Singles Chart. The music video was uploaded to YouTube on 18 March 2011.[1]

  1. ^ Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Telling the World (From the Soundtrack to "RIO" the Movie) – via YouTube.