The Waikikis were a Belgian

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 studio

Recording studio

A recording studio is a facility for sound recording and mixing. Ideally both the recording and monitoring spaces are specially designed by an acoustician to achieve optimum acoustic properties...

 band

Band (music)

In music, a musical ensemble or band is a group of musicians that works together to perform music. The following articles concern types of musical bands:* All-female band* Big band* Boy band* Christian band* Church band* Concert band* Cover band...

, mostly known for their single

Single (music)

In music, a single or record single is a type of release, typically a recording of fewer tracks than an LP or a CD. This can be released for sale to the public in a variety of different formats. In most cases, the single is a song that is released separately from an album, but it can still appear...

 "Hawaii Tattoo

Hawaii Tattoo

"Hawaii Tattoo" is an instrumental by The Waikikis, released in the US in 1964, on Kapp Records."Hawaii Tattoo" was recorded in Belgium in 1961 and spent two months in the Belgian charts...

", released in the U.S.

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 in 1964, on Kapp Records

Kapp Records

Kapp Records was an independent record label started in 1954 by David Kapp, brother of Jack Kapp . David Kapp founded his own label after stints with Decca Records and RCA Victor Records. Kapp licensed its records to London Records for release in the UK.In 1967, David Kapp sold his label to MCA Inc...

. "Hawaii Tattoo" was recorded

Sound recording and reproduction

Sound recording and reproduction is an electrical or mechanical inscription and re-creation of sound waves, such as spoken voice, singing, instrumental music, or sound effects. The two main classes of sound recording technology are analog recording and digital recording...

 in 1961 in Belgium

Belgium

Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many...

 and spent two months in the Belgian chart

Record chart

A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....

. It was a huge hit in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

, spending 21 weeks in the Top Ten and also reached the Top Fifty in the U.S., Canada

Canada

Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...

 and the UK

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

.

The album

Album

An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...

 Hawaii Tattoo reached the number 93 spot in the Billboard Hot 200 in 1965.

Behind the scenes, record producer

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

 Horst Fuchs promoted the band’s career and pulled the strings. Composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

s such as Jo van Wetter, Willy Albimoor, Hans Blum and Michael Thomas (Martin Böttcher

Martin Böttcher

Martin Böttcher is a German composer, arranger and conductor.-The beginning:Böttcher began taking piano lessons at an early age. But his first passion was flying, and he wanted to become a test pilot...

) created song

Song

In music, a song is a composition for voice or voices, performed by singing.A song may be accompanied by musical instruments, or it may be unaccompanied, as in the case of a cappella songs...

s like "Hawaii Tattoo", "Carnival of Venice", "Mein Hut der hat drei Ecken", "Aloha Parade", "Honolulu Parade" and "Waikiki Welcome". The Waikikis sold their gramophone record

Gramophone record

A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...

s by the millions, and some of their own creations like "Hilo Kiss" or "Hula-Hochzeit" ("Hawaii Honeymoon") made their way into the charts

Record chart

A record chart is a ranking of recorded music according to popularity during a given period of time. Examples of music charts are the Hit parade, Hot 100 or Top 40....

 in several countries.

In 2004 the song "Hawaiian March" was used for the ‘Prince Paul's Bubble Party’ track on the SpongeBob SquarePants Movie film

Film

A film, also called a movie or motion picture, is a series of still or moving images. It is produced by recording photographic images with cameras, or by creating images using animation techniques or visual effects...

 soundtrack

Soundtrack

A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...

.

Discography

Christmas In Hawaii

• "Christmas In Hawaii"
• "Road To Waikiki"
• "Carnival In Honolulu"
• "The Shadows"
• "Tiki Tiki Puka"
• "Es gibt kein Bier auf Hawaii
  Es gibt kein Bier auf Hawaii
  "Es gibt kein Bier auf Hawaii" is a German schlager song, performed by the German singer Paul Kuhn in 1963.- Plot :...
  
  "
• "The Third Man"
• "Tahiti Tamoure"
• "Hula Hochzeit"
• "Remember Boa Boa"
• "Carnival Of Venice"
• "Palisa"
• "Vive La Liberte"
• "White Christmas"

Hawaii Tattoo

• "Aloha Parade"
• "I'll Remember Sweet Hawaii"
• "Tiki Tiki Puka"
• "Carnival Of Venice"
• "Hilo Kiss"
• "Tahiti Tamoure"
• "Mauna Loa"
• "March Of The Beachcomber"
• "Pacific Punch"
• "Honolulu Rag"

Midnight Luau

• "Yesterday"
• "Eleanor Rigby"
• "Girl"
• "Hawaiian Soul"
• "Nowhere Man"
• "Michelle"
• "You Like Me Too Much"
• "Golden Apple"
• "Here There & Everywhere"
• "Surfing Girl"

Moonlight On Diamond Head

• "Moonlight on Diamond Head"
• "Far Away Places"
• "Lovely Hula Hands"
• "Hawaiian Punch"
• "Yellow Bird"
• "Bali Ha'i"
• "Pagan Love Song"
• "Now Is the Hour"
• "Hula Eyes"
• "The Moon of Manakoora"
• "Aloha Oe (Farewell to Thee)"

A Taste Of Hawaii

• "Love Me With All Your Heart"
• "Strangers In The Night"
• "Dear Heart"
• "True Love"
• "Young At Heart"
• "Imagination"
• "Waikikis On Parade"
• "Girl From Hawaii"
• "Last Train To Aloha City"
• "Hawaiian Drums"
• "Hawaiian Gigilo"
• "On Kawai Beach"

Hawaii Beach Party

• "Hawaii Beach Party"
• "Farewell Hawaii"
• "Hawaiian Fair"
• "A Little Bit Of Heaven In Hawaii"
• "Rags Of Rags"
• "Lanai Island"
• "Waikiki Parade"
• "Coral Girl"
• "Beach Umbrella"
• "Waikiki Ki Hu La Hu"
• "Boeing Meets Girl"
• "Home In Hawaii"

Greatest Hits

• "Beyond The Reef"
• "Aloha Oe"
• "Bali Hai"
• "Hawaiian Wedding Song"
• "Sweet Leilani"
• "Pearly Shells"
• "Lovely Hula Hands"
• "Now Is The Hour"
• "Tiny Bubbles"
• "Song Of The Islands"
• "Moon Of Manakoora"

Pearly Shells From Hawaii

• "Sweet Leilani"
• "Pearly Shells"
• "Hawaiian Wedding Song"
• "Hawaiian Fever"
• "Blue Hawaii"
• "Beyond The Reef"
• "Na Lei O Hawaii"
• "Tiny Bubbles"
• "Moonlight & Shadows"
• "Honey Sweet"
• "Hawaiian March"
• "I'll Remember You"

External links

• Overview of Waikikis music on MusicStack.com
• Overview of Hawaiian albums