The single, as recorded by Patti Page, became a gold record, having sold over a million copies. I could not believe it when I finally did go, because I realized that [the song] had captured something about a place that I had had within me for so many years, but never knew. Having been hailed by "Cape Codders" as the "unofficial Cape Cod Anthem, if ever there was one", the song has been credited with "putting the Cape on the map" and helping to establish Cape Cod as a major tourist destination. So, we really owe you a big 'thank you' for that. She later recalled her first visit to the Cape, saying: The "Wondering"/"Old Cape Cod" single was released by Page had never visited Cape Cod until after the song was released and had become a hit.
Symbolizing Page's "contributions in the promotion of Cape Cod through the years and with her music", the ceremony culminated with the Senator's dedication and unveiling of a new street sign: the road leading to the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce was thus renamed "Patti Page Way".Following Page's death on January 1, 2013, the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce credited the song's success with helping to establish Cape Cod as a major tourist destination:
"Old Cape Cod" is a song, written by Claire Rothrock, Milton Yakus, and Allan Jeffrey, and published in 1957. It's unexplainable to me, because it's so dear to me – I knew I had been here before [although] I hadn't.Her last visit to Cape Cod was in February 2010, in which she attended a ceremony held in her honor at the Cape Cod Chamber of Commerce, at which Massachusetts State Senator There was something there, in that song – [for] a lot of us who grew up on the Cape, who lived on the Cape, who spent our summers here – [that we] always think of when we think of Cape Cod: we think of you, and that song. "Old Cape Cod" was the subject of a 1990 lawsuit subsequent to a An instrumental version of "Old Cape Cod" was featured on the 1998 album Other artists who have recorded "Old Cape Cod" include A Danish rendering of "Old Cape Cod" entitled "Der er bedst hos dig" was recorded by Ivan Meldgaard & the A sample of Patti Page's recording formed the basis of