"Kokomo" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from the 1988 film "Cocktail" and album "Still Cruisin"'. Written by John Phillips, Scott McKenzie, Mike Love, and Terry Melcher, its lyrics describe two lovers taking a trip to a relaxing place on Kokomo, a utopic island off the Florida Keys. In addition to the fictional Kokomo, the song also makes references to many real Caribbean islands such as Aruba, Jamaica, Bermuda, Martinique, Montserrat, and many others. The song was released as a single on July 18, 1988 by Elektra Records and became a number one hit in the United States, Japan, and Australia.