"Pineapple Princess" is an American pop song made popular by

Annette Funicello Annette Joanne Funicello (October 22, 1942 – April 8, 2013) was an American actress and singer. Funicello began her professional career as a child performer at the age of twelve. She was one of the most popular Mouseketeers on the orig ...

in the summer of 1960. "Pineapple Princess" was written by the

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. It appeared on the

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, ''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

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Cover versions

*In 1964, the Quinto Sisters recorded the song as a single for

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and performed it on NBC-TV for

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’s ''Sing Along with Mitch''. *The novelty-rock band

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performed a cover of this song on their 1986 album '' Sicks''. *In 2014, a remix of the song by Kinsey Moore was released as a part of

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' album, ''

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''.

Popular culture

*In ''

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'' episode "Those Gossipin' Men", Floyd the barber's nephew plays "Pineapple Princess" on his saxophone. *In ''

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'', the song is played during a montage.

References

External links

The Annette SoundThe Official Quinto Sisters Web Site
Annette Funicello songs Disney songs Songs written by the Sherman Brothers 1960 singles 1960 songs {{1960s-pop-song-stub