Surfin' Bird

"Surfin' Bird" is a song performed by American surf rock band The Trashmen, containing the repetitive lyric "the bird is the word". It has been covered many times. It is a combination of two R&B hits by The Rivingtons: "Papa-Oom-Mow-Mow" and "The Bird's the Word".

For the album it's from, see Surfin' Bird (album).
"Bird Is the Word" redirects here. For the Roseanne episode, see Bird Is the Word (Roseanne).
"Surfin' Bird"
Label art for the 7-inch single "Surfin' Bird", with the original songwriting credit.
Single by the Trashmen
from the album Surfin' Bird
B-side"King of the Surf"
ReleasedNovember 13, 1963 (1963-11-13)
Recorded1963
StudioKay Bank Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Genre
Length2:20
LabelGarrett
Songwriter(s)
  • Al Frazier
  • Carl White
  • Sonny Harris
  • Turner Wilson Jr.
Producer(s)Jack Bates
The Trashmen singles chronology
"Surfin' Bird"
(1963)		 "Bird Dance Beat"
(1964)

The song was released as a single in 1963 and reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. The Trashmen also recorded an album named after the track, released two months later.

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