Kokomo is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from the 1988 film Cocktail. Written by John Phillips, Scott McKenzie, Mike Love, and Terry Melcher, the song was released as a single on July 18, 1988 by Elektra Records and became a number one hit in the U.S. and Australia. It was the band's first original Top 20 single in 20 years and their first #1 hit in 22 years. The lyrics describe two lovers taking a trip to a relaxing place on Kokomo, a utopian island off the Florida Keys.