Old Cape Cod

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"Old Cape Cod" is a popular song, written by Claire Rothrock, Milton Yakus, and Allan Jeffrey, and published in 1957.

The recording by Patti Page was released by Mercury Records as catalog number 71101; flip side "Wondering." It first reached the Billboard magazine charts on June 3, 1957. On the Disk Jockey chart, it peaked at #3; on the Best Seller chart, at #8; on the composite chart of the top 100 songs, it reached #7.

It appears on the soundtrack of Die Hard 2.

A sample of Patti Page's recording formed the basis of Groove Armada's 1998 UK hit "At the River". The lines "If you're fond of sand dunes and salty air, / Quaint little villages here and there..." sung in Page's inimitable multi-tracked close-harmony, are repeated over and over, with the addition of synthesizer bass, slowed-down drums and a bluesy trombone solo, making a haunting and memorable chill-out track.

This song has also been recorded by Jerry Vale.