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The theme music of the television show Hawaii Five-O continues to be popular.

The tune was composed by Morton Stevens, who also composed numerous episode scores.

The theme was recorded by The Ventures, whose version reached No. 4 on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.

Because of the tempo of the music, the theme gained popularity in the UK with followers of Northern soul and was popular on dance floors in the 1970s.