Hawaii (Elmer Bernstein song)

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"Hawaii"
Song by Elmer Bernstein
from the album Hawaii
Released1966
Recorded1966
Genre Film scores
Length2:13
Label United Artists Records
Songwriter(s) Elmer Bernstein (music)
Mack David (lyrics)
Producer(s) Bobby Helfer

Hawaii (also known as I am Hawaii) [1] [2] was a 1966 theme song composed by Elmer Bernstein for the 1966 film of the same name. After the film's release, Mack David added lyrics to the song in October 1966. [3] The song was subsequently covered by artists such as Don Ho (for the 1966 album, Tiny Bubbles) and Cathy Foy (in a medley with "Follow Me" from the 1962 film, Mutiny on the Bounty ), the winner of the 1975 Miss Hawaii pageant. [4] Foy's cover received greater national attention when it accompanied Angela Perez Baraquio's hula performance on Miss America 2001 before Baraquio became Miss America. [4] The song also received a cover by composer Henry Mancini in his 1966 album, "Music of Hawaii". [5] It peaked at #6 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart. [6]

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Composition

The song was composed in F major and transposed in C major. [7]

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