Travel Tunes: I'm Yours

If there is a soundtrack to visiting Hawaii, this is one song that I would put on it: I'm Yours by Jason Mraz. If you haven't heard this song it is just down right infectious, and really has a Hawaiian feel to it. ("I'm Yours" Video.)


I'm Yours has, not surprisingly, also been a huge hit in Hawaii, and in our visit in May of this year, we heard it playing everywhere... on the radio, in the ABC stores, and by every street musician in Waikiki. Jason Mraz is a big fan of Hawaii and you can see the influence on the song as he filmed the video in Oahu and Kauaui and included Hawaiian back-up singers on the album version, and it even sounds great on the ukulele. The song though is technically a reggae rhythm and this is perhaps one of the strongest elements in giving it its island feel. It is also is hard not to like the Trilby hat wearing, avocado farm owning, and juggling Jason Mraz (read more in this interview). He seems to live a lifestyle that emulates the easy-going, laid-backness that permeates Hawaii.

Originally released in 2005, the song has had quite a bit of longevity. As of August, 2009, it has spent 70 weeks on the Hot 100, breaking the record for most weeks on the chart; it is the third best selling digital song of all time in the US, with more than 4.4 million paid downloads, and it has been on the top of the adult contemporary charts for more than a year.

You may have noticed that it was the background music in the trailer for "A Perfect Getaway". We saw it and not only is the song not actually in the movie, the "twist" ending is really just kind of lame. Save your money and just get the song. If you don't have it already, you can get an mp3 of the I'm Yours single at Amazon , or get the whole album We Sing, We Dance, We Steal Things (I also really like Lucky a duet with Colbie Caillat). You can also get the lyrics to I'm Yours here.