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| "Coconut" | ||||
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&sq=Facebook&lang=en&file=File:Coconut_by_nilsson_US_single_side-A.png) Side A of the US single | ||||
| Single by Nilsson | ||||
| from the album Nilsson Schmilsson | ||||
| B-side | "The Moonbeam Song" | |||
| Released | June 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1971 | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 3:52 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Harry Nilsson | |||
| Producer(s) | Richard Perry | |||
| Nilsson singles chronology | ||||
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| Official audio | ||||
| "Coconut" by Harry Nilsson on YouTube | ||||
"Coconut" is a novelty song written[3] and first recorded by American singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson, released as the third single from his 1971 album, Nilsson Schmilsson. It was on the U.S. Billboard charts for 14 weeks, reaching #8,[4] and was ranked by Billboard as the #66 song for 1972. It charted in a minor way in the UK, reaching #42.[5] "Coconut" did best in Canada, where it peaked at #5.[6]
- ^ Taylor, Kate (2005). "Harry Nilsson - Nillson Schmilsson". In Dimery, Robert (ed.). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die. London: Cassell Illustrated. p. 251.
- ^ Moon, Tom (28 August 2008). "Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson". 1,000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die. Workman Publishing Company. p. 551. ISBN 9-780761-139638.
- ^ Jones, Dylan (22 October 2010). "You may remember Harry Nilsson as the man who led John Lennon astray during a lost LA weekend". The Independent. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Billboard Top 40 Hits (8th ed.). Billboard Books. p. 458. ISBN 0-8230-7499-4.
- ^ UK Official Charts, 27 September 1969
- ^ RPM Top Singles, 9 September 1972