這首樂曲非常受音樂愛好者的喜愛,在後來的時間裡,世界各地流行著不同的版本。於1994年被英國倫敦說唱組合US3使用作為錄音採樣,而且被國家公共廣播用作緩衝音樂。
Cantaloupe Island" is a jazz standard composed by Herbie Hancock. It was first recorded on his 1964 album Empyrean Isles. It was one of the first examples of a modal jazz composition set to a funky beat. [citation needed]
It was sampled by the group Us3 on the song 'Cantaloop', and furthermore has been used as bumper music (or button) on National Public Radio.