Shima Uta (The Boom song)

"Shima Uta"
Cover of the "Uchinaaguchi Version"
Single by The Boom
from the album Shisyunki
A-side	"Shima Uta"
B-side	"Hyakuman Tsubu no Namida"
Released	December 12, 1992 (1992-12-12) (Uchinaaguchi Version) June 21, 1993 (1993-06-21) (Original Version) October 5, 2001 (2001-10-05) (2001 version) May 22, 2002 (2002-05-22) (Compilation single) March 20, 2013 (2013-03-20) (20th anniversary version)
Recorded	1992
Genre	Folk rock, min'yō
Length	5:05 (Uchinaaguchi Version) 5:03 (Original Version) 6:18 (20th anniversary version)
Songwriter(s)	Kazufumi Miyazawa
The Boom singles chronology
"THE BOOM SAKANA BOOKS" (1992) "Shima Uta" (1992) "Tsuki Sae mo Nemuru Yoru" (1993)
The Boom singles chronology
"Tsuki Sae mo Nemuru Yoru" (1993) "Shima Uta (Original Version)" (1993) "Manatsu no Kiseki" (1993)
Alternate cover
Cover of the 1993 "Original Version"

"Shima Uta" (島唄, lit. "Island Song") is a 1992 song by the Japanese band The Boom. It was written by the lead singer, Kazufumi Miyazawa, based on his impressions from visiting Okinawa for a photo shoot. It is the band's best selling song, well known throughout Japan and Argentina, and one of the most widely known songs associated with Okinawa although the band members are all from Yamanashi Prefecture. The song uses a mix of modern pop and rock styles as well as min'yō. Okinawan musical instruments and Okinawan vocabulary have been incorporated into the song.

The song itself was used in an advertising campaign for the Xi brand awamori.