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"Harleys in Hawaii" is a song by American singer Katy Perry. It was released as a standalone single on October 16, 2019, by Capitol Records, along with its music video.[1][2] It was later included on Perry's sixth studio album, Smile (2020).[3] The song was written by Jacob Kasher Hindlin, Perry and its producers Charlie Puth and Johan Carlsson.[4]

"Harleys in Hawaii"
Single by Katy Perry
ReleasedOctober 16, 2019 (2019-10-16)
Recorded2019
Studio
Genre
  • Pop
Length3:06
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Charlie Puth
  • Johan Carlsson
Katy Perry singles chronology
"Small Talk"
(2019)		 "Harleys in Hawaii"
(2019)		 "Never Worn White"
(2020)
Music video
"Harleys in Hawaii" on YouTube

Development and release


The song's cover art, revealed in October 2019, was called "retro" on Fox News.[5] She said the inspiration for the song was a trip to Hawaii with fiancé Orlando Bloom.[6]

Perry shot a music video for the song in Hawaii in July 2019.[7] The video was produced by Catalan video producer Canada and directed by Pau Lopez, Gerardo del Hierro, and Tomas Pena under the name Manson and was released on October 16, 2019.[8]


Composition


Charlie Puth (pictured) co-wrote and co-produced Harleys In Hawaii with Perry
Charlie Puth (pictured) co-wrote and co-produced "Harleys In Hawaii" with Perry

"Harleys in Hawaii" is a tropical,[9][10] pop,[9][11] trap,[10] reggae[12] and R&B[13] song, which describes Perry's emotions as she rides Harley-Davidson motorcycles in Hawaii with her lover.[14] It has a moderately fast tempo of 140 beats per minute and follows a common time signature of 4
4. It is played in the key of B♭ minor and follows a chord progression of B♭m-E♭m-Fm. The song is three minutes and five seconds long.[15]


Critical reception


Dani Blum from Pitchfork believed that Perry remains "[a] master at executing proven chart-topping formulas". He praised Perry's vocals and deemed the track "[a] standard, breezy pop: a gently writhing beat".[16] Mike Wass of Idolator wrote that Perry "switches it up with a soft and sexy bop" after "delivering a double dose of emotional pure-pop" with her previous singles "Never Really Over" and "Small Talk". He also stated that the song is "a mid-tempo earworm" and a "refreshingly grown pop song" despite its "kitsch title".[17] Louise Bruton from The Irish Times described the song as "hazy and oddly brilliant".[18] "Harleys in Hawaii" was deemed as a highlight on Smile by Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic.[19] John Dolan of Rolling Stone described "Harleys In Hawaii" as "[a] cute island R&B escapade".[20]


Chart performance


"Harleys in Hawaii" debuted at number one in the New Zealand Hot Singles chart, 67 in Scotland and 71 in Canada. The song did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but landed at number ten on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.

In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at No. 45 on the Official Singles Chart in October 2019. It saw resurgence in sales and streams in September 2021, where its chart sales rose 426% month-on-month. A part of this can be attributed to the song going viral on TikTok. The track was streamed 215,000 times in the UK, a large increase from the 25,000 average weekly streams it was getting earlier in the year prior to going viral.[21]


Impact


Mark Gardiner from The New York Times noted the song's marketing value for the Harley-Davidson company. He said that "Harleys in Hawaii" has been viewed extensively by a demographic that "the motorcycle maker has had a hard time reaching."[22] According to Business Insider, the publicity is estimated to be worth over $40 million for Harley-Davidson.[23] In 2021, the song became a popular TikTok trend.[24]


Accolades


Year Organization Award Result Ref(s)
2020 MTV Video Music Awards Best Cinematography Nominated [25]
2021 Webby Awards Best Music Video Won [26]

Track listing


  1. "Harleys in Hawaii" — 3:06
  1. "Harleys in Hawaii" (Win and Woo Remix) — 3:26
  1. "Harleys in Hawaii" (KANDY Remix) — 2:45

Credits and personnel


Credits adapted from Tidal.[27]


Charts


Weekly chart performance for "Harleys in Hawaii"
Chart (2019–2021) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[28] 36
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[29] 37
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[30] 33
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[31] 71
Croatia (HRT)[32] 45
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[33] 69
Greece Digital Songs (IFPI Greece)[34] 26
Hungary (Single Top 40)[35] 37
India (IMI)[36] 11
Ireland (IRMA)[37] 42
Lithuania (AGATA)[38] 23
Netherlands (Dutch Tipparade 40)[39] 20
Netherlands (Single Tip)[40] 13
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[41] 1
Philippines (Philippine Hot 100) [42] 67
Romania (Airplay 100)[43] 61
Scotland (OCC)[44] 67
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[45] 43
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[46] 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[47] 72
UK Singles (OCC)[48] 45
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[49] 10
Venezuela Anglo (Record Report)[50] 45

Certifications


Certifications and sales for "Harleys in Hawaii"
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[51] Gold 30,000
Norway (IFPI Norway)[52] Gold 30,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.


Release history


Release dates and formats for "Harleys in Hawaii"
Region Date Format(s) Version Label Ref.
Various October 16, 2019
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Original Capitol [27]
Australia October 18, 2019 Radio airplay [53]
Italy October 31, 2019 Universal [54]
Various November 13, 2019
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 Kandy remix Capitol [55]
Win and Woo remix [56]

References


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  2. Perry, Katy [@katyperry] (October 14, 2019). "#HarleysInHawaii 10.16.19" (Tweet). Retrieved October 14, 2019 – via Twitter.
  3. "Katy Perry Just Revealed the Title, Artwork and Release Date For Her Next Single". Billboard. Archived from the original on February 29, 2020. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  4. White, Jack (October 14, 2019). "Katy Perry confirms release date of new single Harleys in Hawaii". Official Charts Company. Archived from the original on December 30, 2019. Retrieved October 14, 2019.
  5. Day, Nate (October 14, 2019). "Katy Perry goes retro in artwork for new single 'Harleys in Hawaii'". Fox News. Archived from the original on March 4, 2020. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
  6. Caro, Lorena (October 14, 2019). "We Can't Wait to See Katy Perry Joyride Around '60s Hawaii". Paper. Archived from the original on October 22, 2019. Retrieved October 15, 2019.
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  9. Rolli, Bryan. "Taylor Swift, Kanye West, Ed Sheeran And The Worst Songs Of 2019". Forbes. Archived from the original on December 31, 2019. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  10. Willman, Chris (August 28, 2020). "Katy Perry's 'Smile' Gets Lost Looking for Life Lessons on the Dance Floor: Album Review". Variety. Archived from the original on August 29, 2020. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
  11. Wass, Mike (August 28, 2020). "Album Review: Katy Perry's Illuminating 'Smile'". Idolator. Retrieved August 29, 2020.
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  21. White, Jack (September 21, 2021). "Katy Perry's 2019 single Harleys in Hawaii enjoys huge uplift thanks to TikTok". OfficialCharts.com. Official Charts Company. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
  22. Gardiner, Mark (November 5, 2019). "A Katy Perry Song Drops a Gift in Harley-Davidson's Lap". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  23. Mohammed, Theron (November 7, 2019). "Katy Perry's 'Harleys in Hawaii' could reportedly be worth over $40 million for Harley-Davidson". Business Insider. Archived from the original on January 2, 2020. Retrieved January 2, 2020.
  24. "Katy Perry's "Harleys in Hawaii" enjoys new popularity, thanks to TikTok". WRMF. September 21, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  25. Bloom, Madison (July 30, 2020). "MTV VMAs 2020: See The Full List of Nominees Here". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved August 26, 2020.
  26. @TheWebbyAwards (May 26, 2021). "Harleys In Hawaii - @katyperry (2020) 🏆: @wearepartizan - 2021 People's Voice Winner - Best Music Video" (Tweet). Retrieved September 12, 2021 – via Twitter.
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  32. "Croatia ARC TOP 100". HRT. Archived from the original on November 12, 2019. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
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  34. "IFPI Charts Εβδομάδα: 37/2021" (in Greek). IFPI Greece. Archived from the original on September 27, 2021. Retrieved September 28, 2021.
  35. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Single (track) Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
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  42. "Philippine Hot 100". Facebook. Archived from the original on August 1, 2020. Retrieved June 18, 2019.
  43. "Airplay 100 – 1 decembrie 2019" (in Romanian). Kiss FM. December 1, 2019. Archived from the original on December 4, 2019. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  44. "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
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  46. "Veckolista Heatseeker, vecka 43". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on March 22, 2020. Retrieved October 26, 2019.
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На других языках

- [en] Harleys in Hawaii

[es] Harleys in Hawaii

«Harleys in Hawaii» es una canción interpretada por la cantante y compositora estadounidense Katy Perry, se lanzó el 16 de octubre de 2019 a través de Capitol Records.[2] Fue anunciada en julio de 2019, durante una entrevista con el DJ de radio Zach Sang.[3] La canción fue escrita por Perry, Charlie Puth, Johan Carlsson y Jacob Kasher Hindlin.[4][5]

[it] Harleys in Hawaii

Harleys in Hawaii è un singolo della cantante statunitense Katy Perry, pubblicato il 16 ottobre 2019 come secondo estratto dal sesto album in studio Smile.

[ru] Harleys in Hawaii

«Harleys in Hawaii» (с англ. — «„Харли“ на Гавайях») — песня, записанная американской певицей Кэти Перри[1]. Песня была выпущена 16 октября 2019 года[2][3]. Сопродюсером и соавтором песни стал Чарли Пут[4].


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