<P> `` San Francisco ( Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair ) '' is an American pop music song , written by John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas , and sung by Scott McKenzie . The song was produced and released in May 1967 by Phillips and Lou Adler , who used it to promote their Monterey International Pop Music Festival held in June of that year . John Phillips played guitar on the recording and session musician Gary L. Coleman played orchestra bells and chimes . The bass line of the song was supplied by session musician Joe Osborn . Hal Blaine played drums . The song became one of the best - selling singles of the 1960s in the world , reaching the fourth position on the US charts and the number one spot on the UK charts . </P>
<P> `` San Francisco ( Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair ) '' is an American pop music song , written by John Phillips of The Mamas & the Papas , and sung by Scott McKenzie . The song was produced and released in May 1967 by Phillips and Lou Adler , who used it to promote their Monterey International Pop Music Festival held in June of that year . John Phillips played guitar on the recording and session musician Gary L. Coleman played orchestra bells and chimes . The bass line of the song was supplied by session musician Joe Osborn . Hal Blaine played drums . The song became one of the best - selling singles of the 1960s in the world , reaching the fourth position on the US charts and the number one spot on the UK charts . </P>
who sang the song if you 're going to san francisco
who sang the song if you 're going to san francisco
Scott McKenzie
Scott McKenzie