{{Short description|1960 song written by the Sherman Brothers}} "'''Pineapple Princess'''" is an American pop song made popular by Annette Funicello in the summer of 1960. "Pineapple Princess" was written by the Sherman Brothers.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Price |first1=Kathryn M. |title=Walt Disney's Melody Makers: A Biography of the Sherman Brothers |date=2018 |publisher=Theme Park Press |isbn=978-1683901143 |page=29}}</ref> It appeared on the LP album ''Hawaiiannette''.
==Chart performance== As a single, it reached the top 15 in the three major US trade publications: Billboard, Cash Box, and Music Vendor, peaking at number eleven on the Hot 100.<ref>{{cite book |title= Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012 |last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2013 |publisher=Record Research |page=39}}</ref> In Canada it reached number 13 on the CHUM Charts.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://chumtribute.com/60-10-10-chart.jpg| title=CHUM Hit Parade - October 10, 1960}}</ref>
==Cover versions== *In 1964, the Quinto Sisters recorded the song as a single for Columbia Records and performed it on NBC-TV for Mitch Miller’s ''Sing Along with Mitch''. *The novelty-rock band Barnes & Barnes performed a cover of this song on their 1986 album ''Sicks''. *In 1999, the song was covered by the Hawaiian group Na Leo Pilimehana. Of course, there are no crocodiles in Hawai’i But there are many ‘ukuleles. *In 2014, a remix of the song by Kinsey Moore was released as a part of Walt Disney Records' album, ''Dconstructed''. *A German version by Margrit Imlau was recorded, titled ''An-nana-nana-nas-Prinzessin''.
==Popular culture== *In ''The Andy Griffith Show'' episode "Those Gossipin' Men", Floyd the barber's son Randolph plays "Pineapple Princess" on his saxophone, however Floyd calls the tune "saxomania." *In ''Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar'', the song is played during a montage.
==References== <references/> ==External links== *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDdlnUkEkuo The Annette Sound] *[http://www.quintosisters.com The Official Quinto Sisters Web Site]
Category:Annette Funicello songs Category:Disney songs Category:Songs written by the Sherman Brothers Category:1960 singles Category:1960 songs
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