Huber, Rupert (July 5, 2016). " 'Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie': Der Bikini wird 70 Jahre alt". Augsburger Allgemeine (in German) . Retrieved March 6, 2019. The song was adapted into Italian under the title "Pezzettini di Bikini" by Giancarlo Testoni and recorded by Dalida in 1960. [24] Then was recorded by Marino Marini [25] French versions [ edit ] "Itsy bitsy petit bikini" Breihan, Tom (March 1, 2018). "The Number Ones: Brian Hyland's "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" ". Stereogum . Retrieved June 7, 2023. ..."Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" is a novelty song. Timmy Mallett accused of Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny porkie". Evening Standard. November 26, 2008 . Retrieved March 4, 2019.

The song also spawned an answer record by Connecticut singer Jeri Lynn Fraser titled 'Poor Begonia (Got Pnuemonia)' In 1960, it was sung in Japanese by Danny Iida & The Paradise King with Kyu Sakamoto as a member. (Toshiba Records JP-5051) [69] The song was released on Carpet Records, a subsidiary of Andrew Lloyd Webber's Really Useful Group. Lloyd Webber later admitted that he had produced the song because his wife had bet him that as a composer of musical theatre, he would not be able to make a pop song that was a big hit. [37] The band name "Bombalurina" was taken from the name of one of the characters in Lloyd Webber's musical Cats. [34] In 2021, the German pirate folk metal band, Storm Seeker, covered "Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Honolulu Strand-Bikini" in German on their second studio album. [70] Hyland's version hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 on August 8, 1960, [5] and sold over a million copies in the US. [6] [7] It also made the top 10 in other countries, including #8 on the UK Singles Chart. [8] It also reached #1 in New Zealand. [9] Ownership controversy [ edit ]A Spanish version "Bikini Amarillo" (very faithful to the original) was an enormous hit for Mexican singer Manolo Muñoz in the 1960s. [57]

Rothaar, James (2004). "Bikinis Exposed: Happy 60th Anniversary!". JustLuxé. LuxeMont. Archived from the original on October 12, 2007 . Retrieved September 13, 2019. a b " Offiziellecharts.de – Club Honolulu – Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Honolulu Strand Bikini" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Eurochart Hot 100 Singles – 1990" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol.7, no.51. December 22, 1990. p.36 . Retrieved July 20, 2020. Bombalurina – Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. At the beginning of 2006, a parody of the song was used for a TV Easy magazine advert, "I need an Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie TV Easy Magaziney".

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In 1984, Dutch singer John Spencer made a Dutch version called 'Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Rood Wit Blauwe Monokini' (meaning 'Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Red White and Blue Monokini') [58] a b Brian Hyland - Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polkadot Bikini, Dutch Charts. Retrieved May 23, 2021. Smith, Sean (2013). Gary: The Definitive Biography of Gary Barlow. Simon & Schuster. ISBN 978-1-47110-221-9. In 1983, the British group Echo & the Bunnymen composed and recorded the song "Do It Clean", released on Porcupine album, which lyric lines were inspired by the Hyland's hit: "Iszy bitzy witzy itzy everywhere / I've been here and I've been there". Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (pdfed.). Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p.36.