"Harleys in Hawaii" is a song by Katy Perry from her fifth mainstream studio album, Smile. The song was officially released on October 16, 2019.
Background[]
Perry first mentioned the song in an interview with the Zach Sang Show, stating that the inspiration came from riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle in Oahu with fiancé Orlando Bloom. Previously, she had been photographed in Hawaii while shooting the music video.[1]
During a livestream, Charlie Puth originally stated that the song would be released on October 18, 2019. Later, the song was officially announced through Perry's social media accounts to be released on October 16, 2019. This could be due to the leaks surrounding the song's video. This song later got a vertical video in which she is seen in a motorbike singing the song with a pink background, as it seems in the single artwork.
The song was added to the album Smile as the tenth track. It also received an animated video for the Smile Video series. In 2021, the song went viral on the Chinese video sharing app TikTok, which boosted its performance.
Lyrics[]
Boy, tell me, can you take my breath away?
Cruisin' down a heart-shaped highway
Got you swervin' lane-to-lane, don't hit the breaks
'Cause I'm feelin' so safe
I'll be your baby, on a Sunday
Oh, why don't we get out of town?
Call me your baby, on the same wave
Oh, no, no, there's no slowin' down
You and I, I
Ridin' Harleys in Hawaii-i-i
I'm on the back, I'm holdin' tight, I
Want you to take me for a ride, ride
When I hula-hula, hula
So good, you'll take me to the jeweler-jeweler, jeweler
There's pink and purple in the sky-y
We're ridin' Harleys in Hawaii-i-i
Let me run my fingers through your salty hair
Go ahead, explore the island vibes
So real that you can feel it in the air
I'm revvin' up your engine
I'll be your baby, on a Sunday
Oh, why don't we get out of town? (Why don't we get out of town?)
Call me your baby, on the same wave
Oh, no, no, there's no slowin' down (Let's go)
You and I, I
Ridin' Harleys in Hawaii-i-i
I'm on the back, I'm holdin' tight, I
Want you to take me for a ride, ride
When I hula-hula, hula
So good, you'll take me to the jeweler-jeweler, jeweler (Jeweler)
There's pink and purple in the sky-y
We're ridin' Harleys in Hawaii-i-i
No, no
You and I
You and I, I
Ridin' Harleys in Hawaii-i-i
I'm on the back, I'm holdin' tight, I
Want you to take me for a ride, ride
When I hula-hula, hula
So good, you'll take me to the jeweler-jeweler, jeweler (Jeweler)
There's pink and purple in the sky-y
We're ridin' Harleys in Hawaii-i-i
I'll be your baby, on a Sunday
Oh
We're ridin' Harleys in Hawaii-i
Call me your baby, catch the same wave
Oh
We're ridin' Harleys in Hawaii-i
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