Hawaii (The Beach Boys song)

"Hawaii"
Single by The Beach Boys
from the album Surfer Girl
B-side"The Rocking Surfer"
ReleasedSeptember 16, 1963
RecordedJuly 1963[1]
Genre
Length1:59
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Brian Wilson, Mike Love
Producer(s)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.[3] 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.[4] "Hawaii" made its way into the Beach Boys repertoire almost 50 years later.[5]

  1. ^ Doe, Andrew G. (2013). "GIG63". Retrieved March 17, 2013.
  2. ^ Segretto, Mike (2022). "1963". 33 1/3 Revolutions Per Minute - A Critical Trip Through the Rock LP Era, 1955–1999. Backbeat. p. 28. ISBN 9781493064601.
  3. ^ Surfer Girl - The Beach Boys | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic, retrieved 2020-07-04
  4. ^ Kent, David. (2005). Australian chart book (1940-1969). Turramurra, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-44439-5. OCLC 62561852.
  5. ^ Dillon, Mark (2012-06-01). Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys: The Songs That Tell Their Story. ECW Press. ISBN 978-1-77090-198-8.