[5] In 2017, Belafonte released the album When Colors Come Together: The Legacy of Harry Belafonte for his 90th birthday with the intention of fostering racial harmony, which included a new version of "Island in the Sun" titled "When Colors Come Together (Our Island in the Sun)" performed by a multi-ethnic children choir.
[8][9] The song has also been covered by many artists, including The Merrymen, John Rowles,[17] José Carreras, The Paragons,[18] and The Righteous Brothers.
[20] Bo-Göran Edling wrote lyrics in Swedish, and as De tusen öars land, the song was recorded by the Streaplers, releasing it as a single in October 1969 with En enda kort minut acting as a B-side.
With these lyrics the song was also recorded in 1970 by Nora Brockstedt,[24] by Tage Öst in 1976,[25] and Källströms in 1985[26] and finally in 2005 by Hans Martin.
[29] The Croatian version sung by Darko Rundek was recorded in 2000 for album U širokom svijetu[30] (rereleased in 2017 on compilation ApoCalypso)