Hawaii (The Beach Boys song)

"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 • David Marks – harmony and backing vocals; rhythm guitar • Mike Love – lead, harmony and backing vocals • Brian Wilson – lead, harmony and backing vocals; piano • Al Jardine – harmony and backing vocals, bass guitar • Carl Wilson – harmony and backing vocals; lead guitar • Dennis Wilson – harmony and backing vocals, drums • ; Session musicians and production staff • Hal Blaine – timbales • Chuck Britz – sound engineer == 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. While "Sunny Girl" was a hit, reaching number 1 on both Kvällstoppen and Tio i Topp, "Hawaii", despite being issued as the B-side, managed to chart on Kvällstoppen due to the popularity of Hep Stars. It stayed on the chart for two weeks, peaking at number 7 on March 22, 1966. "Hawaii" was recorded by the group as a joke, in style with their debut single "Kana Kapila" and "Mashed Potatoes". 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 ==References==