"O Dio Mio" is a song performed by American singer Annette Funicello.
Written and composed by Al Hoffman and Dick Manning, it was released in January 1960 and included on Funicello's album The Story of My Teens.
"O Dio Mio" debuted at number 68 on the Billboard Hot 100 on the week of February 22, 1960, reaching the top ten in late March, and leaving the chart in May, having spent a total of 12 weeks there.
[3] A writer for Billboard called the song an "attractive ballad" in which a "young thrush" "shows a heartfelt delivery," adding that the B-side is a "catchy rhythm tune, done multi-track style, providing a strong coupling.
"[4] Billboard would also go on to rank "O Dio Mio" as the 88th biggest song of 1960, as the year closed out.