Hawaii (The Beach Boys song) explained
| Hawaii |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | The Beach Boys |
| Album: | Surfer Girl |
| B-Side: | The Rocking Surfer |
| Released: | September 16, 1963 |
| Recorded: | July 1963[1] |
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| Length: | 1:59 |
| Label: | Capitol |
| Producer: | Brian Wilson |
"Hawaii" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band the Beach Boys. It was recorded in July 1963 and released on their 1963 album Surfer Girl. It is one of the first Beach Boy songs that Hal Blaine played on, contributing timbales, but regular drummer Dennis Wilson still played. In January 1964, it was released as a single in Australia, becoming a top-10 hit.[3] "Hawaii" made its way into the Beach Boys repertoire almost 50 years later.[4]
Chart performance
"Hawaii" was released in Australia as a single, where it was reported as number two by Cash Box, charting at that position in the surveys of the premier radio stations of both Sydney and Brisbane during the Beach Boys' tour of Australia in February 1964. It was tabulated as eleventh for Australia's end-of-year survey.
Performers
- The Beach Boys
- Session musicians and production staff
Other notable covers
Hep Stars version
Swedish rock group Hep Stars recorded "Hawaii" as the B-Side to their 1966 single "Sunny Girl", one of the earliest Benny Andersson compositions.[8] While "Sunny Girl" was a hit, reaching number 1 on both Kvällstoppen and Tio i Topp,[9] [10] "Hawaii", despite being issued as the B-side, managed to chart on Kvällstoppen due to the popularity of Hep Stars.[11] It stayed on the chart for two weeks, peaking at number 7 on March 22, 1966.[12] "Hawaii" was recorded by the group as a joke, in style with their debut single "Kana Kapila" and "Mashed Potatoes".[13]
Personnel
- Svenne Hedlund – lead vocals
- Janne Frisk – harmony vocals, guitar
- Lennart Hegland – backing vocals
- Benny Andersson – tambourine, backing vocals
- Christer Pettersson – harmony vocals, drums
Charts
Notes and References
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- Book: Dillon, Mark. Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys: The Songs That Tell Their Story. 2012-06-01. ECW Press. 978-1-77090-198-8. en.
- Book: Cherna, Ilene. The Beach Boys Silver Anniversary. 1985-01-01. Doubleday. 978-0-385-19650-5. en.
- Book: Stebbins, Jon. The Beach Boys FAQ: All That's Left to Know About America's Band. 2011-09-01. Backbeat Books. 978-1-4584-2914-8. en.
- Book: Stebbins. Jon. The Lost Beach Boy. Marks. David. 2007. Virgin Books. 9781852273910. [{{google books |plainurl=y |id=bnQIAQAAMAAJ|page= 18}} 18].
- Web site: Abbalegenden Benny Andersson har fortfarande känsla för hitlåtar. 2020-06-26. svenska.yle.fi. sv-FI.
- Web site: 1966–1969. Kvällstoppen. 17 July 2011. Hitsallertijden. nl.
- Book: Hallberg, Eric, 1949-. Eric Hallberg, Ulf Henningsson presenterar Tio i topp med de utslagna på försök 1961-74.. 1998. Premium. Henningsson, Ulf, 1965-, Kristianstads boktr.). 91-972712-5-X. 1. uppl. Stockholm. 186200204.
- Book: Hallberg, Eric.. Eric Hallberg presenterar Kvällstoppen i P 3 : Sveriges radios topplista över veckans 20 mest sålda skivor 10. 7. 1962-19. 8. 1975.. 1993. Drift Musik. 91-630-2140-4. Värmdö. 165178200.
- Web site: Hawaii av Hep Stars. 2020-06-26. NostalgiListan. sv.
- Web site: Palm. Carl. Cadillac Madness - den otroliga berättelsen om The Hep Stars. carlmagnuspalm. 2020-07-04. 2022-01-23. https://web.archive.org/web/20220123001041/http://www.carlmagnuspalm.com/Upload/abbabooks/images/cadillacchapter.pdf. dead.
