Harleys in Hawaii

"Harleys in Hawaii" is a song recorded by American singer Katy Perry, 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
Length3:05
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

On October 14, 2019, Perry revealed the song's cover art and announced it would be released two days later,[2] with Fox News calling the image "retro".[5] She stated on the Zach Sang Show that the inspiration for the song was a trip to Hawaii with fiancé Orlando Bloom, saying: "I can remember specifically where I was, the street corner I was at in Oahu and turning that corner and whispering to Orlando, going 'I'm going to write a song called 'Harleys in Hawaii'".[6]

Perry shot a music video for the song in Hawaii in July 2019,[7] and Puth commented in September 2019 that he was in the process of approving a mix of the song, as well as that he had "a lot of fun" creating the song with Perry.[8] 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.[9]

Composition

"Harleys in Hawaii" is a tropical,[10][11] pop,[10][12] trap,[11] reggae[13] and R&B[14] song, which describes Perry's emotions as she rides Harley-Davidson motorcycles in Hawaii with her lover.[15] 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 has a duration of three minutes and five seconds.[16]

Critical reception

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] Conversely, Forbes magazine named "Harleys in Hawaii" the 7th worst song of 2019, calling it a "disaster coming from Perry" and said that the "regression from the indelible, confectionary hooks of Teenage Dream to her recent flurry of forgettable singles is one of the decade's greatest pop tragedies".[10]

Publicity for Harley-Davidson

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."[18] According to Business Insider, the publicity is estimated to be worth over $40 million for Harley-Davidson.[19]

Accolades
Year Organization Award Result Ref(s)
2019 MTV Europe Music Awards Best Song Nominated
2020 MTV Video Music Awards Best Cinematography Nominated [20]
Best Pop Nominated
2020 American Music Awards Favourite Song Pop/Rock Nominated

Chart performance

"Harleys in Hawaii" debuted at number one in the New Zealand Hot Singles Chart, 40 in the United Kingdom, 67 in Scotland and 71 in Canada. The song did not chart on the Billboard Hot 100, but landed at number 10 on the Bubbling Under Hot 100.

Track listing
  • Digital download and streaming
  1. "Harleys in Hawaii" — 3:06
  • Digital download and streaming (Win and Woo Remix)
  1. "Harleys in Hawaii" (Win and Woo Remix) — 3:26
  • Digital download and streaming (KANDY Remix)
  1. "Harleys in Hawaii" (KANDY Remix) — 2:45

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.[21]

  • Katy Perry – vocals, songwriter
  • Charlie Puth – producer, songwriter, backing vocals, drum programming, synthesizer
  • Johan Carlsson – songwriter, producer, backing vocals, drum programming, synthesizer, guitar, rhodes
  • Jacob Kasher Hindlin – songwriter
  • Peter Karlsson – vocal editor, vocal producer
  • Jeremy Lertola – engineer, assistant recording engineer
  • Cory Bice – engineer
  • Rachael Findlen – engineer
  • Sam Holland – engineer
  • Serban Ghenea – mixing
  • John Hanes – mix engineer
  • Dave Kutch – mastering engineer

Charts
Chart (2019–2020) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[22] 36
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[23] 37
Belgium (Ultratip Wallonia)[24] 33
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[25] 71
Croatia (HRT)[26] 45
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[27] 69
Hong Kong (Metro Radio)[28] 15
Hungary (Single Top 40)[29] 37
Ireland (IRMA)[30] 42
Lithuania (AGATA)[31] 23
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ)[32] 1
Philippines (Philippine Hot 100) [33] 67
Romania (Airplay 100)[34] 61
Scotland (OCC)[35] 67
Serbia (Radiomonitor)[36] 16
Slovakia (Singles Digitál Top 100)[37] 43
Sweden Heatseeker (Sverigetopplistan)[38] 7
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[39] 72
UK Singles (OCC)[40] 45
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[41] 10
Venezuela Anglo (Record Report)[42] 45

Certifications
Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Mexico (AMPROFON)[43] Gold 30,000

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history
Region Date Format Version Label Ref.
Various October 16, 2019
Original Capitol [21]
Australia October 18, 2019 Contemporary hit radio [44]
Netherlands October 19, 2019 [45]
Italy October 31, 2019 Universal [46]
Various November 13, 2019
  • Digital download
  • streaming
 KANDY remix Capitol [47]
Win and Woo remix [48]

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