"You Can Do Magic" is a song by singer-songwriter Russ Ballard that was recorded as a 1982 single by folk rock duo America from their album View from the Ground.
While the two band members Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell only participated on the vocal track in the studio, Ballard played all the instruments, except for the drums recorded by longtime America touring drummer Willie Leacox.
[3] "You Can Do Magic" proved a solid comeback vehicle for America whose last Top 40 hit—"Today's the Day"—had occurred in 1976; the second of two subsequent appearances on the Hot 100 was in 1979.
In popular culture, it was used as an opening theme song to regionally-televised Baltimore Orioles games in 1982, a year before their World Series championship.
The music video opens up with a gloved hand throwing glitter, which then pixelates into the band performing the song, amidst a cloudy background.