music.wikisort.org - Composition"Surfer Girl" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1963 album Surfer Girl. Written and sung by Brian Wilson, it was released as a single, backed with "Little Deuce Coupe", on July 22, 1963. The single was the first Beach Boys record to have Wilson officially credited as the producer.
1963 single by the Beach Boys
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B-side | "Little Deuce Coupe" |
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Released | July 22, 1963 |
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Recorded | June 12, 1963[2] |
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Studio | Western, Hollywood[2] |
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Length | 2:26 |
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Label | Capitol |
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Songwriter(s) | Brian Wilson |
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Producer(s) | Brian Wilson |
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Background
Wilson frequently referred to "Surfer Girl" as his first original composition. However, his closest high school friends disputed this, recalling that Wilson had written numerous songs prior to "Surfer Girl". The lyrics were inspired by Judy Bowles, Wilson's first serious girlfriend, whom he had dated for three and a half years. He explained the genesis of the song:
Back in 1961, I'd never written a song in my life. I was 19 years old. And I put myself to the test in my car one day. I was actually driving to a hot dog stand, and I actually created a melody in my head without being able to hear it on a piano. I sang it to myself; I didn't even sing it out loud in the car. When I got home that day, I finished the song, wrote the bridge, put the harmonies together and called it 'Surfer Girl'."[citation needed]
The song was based on a Dion and the Belmonts version of "When You Wish Upon a Star", which has the same AABA form.[6] As a solo artist, Wilson later covered it for the tribute album In the Key of Disney (2011), saying, "We're doin' "When You Wish Upon a Star" for the new album. It kinda inspired "Surfer Girl.".[7]
Recording
The band first recorded the song at World Pacific Studios on February 8, 1962,[8] at an early recording session. However, the recordings from that session, engineered by Hite Morgan, would not be released until 1969.
The song is written in the key of D major, with a key change to E-flat major after the B section.
Single release
The "Surfer Girl" single backed with "Little Deuce Coupe" was released on Capitol Records in the United States on July 22, 1963.[2] Cash Box described it as "a lilting soft beat-ballad charmer."[9]
Charts
Chart (1963) |
Peak position |
New Zealand (Lever Hit Parade)[10] |
5 |
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[11] |
7 |
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles[12] |
18 |
References
- "Shows and Sessions 1963". bellagio10452.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- Covach, John (2005), "Form in Rock Music: A Primer", in Stein, Deborah, Engaging Music: Essays in Music Analysis, New York: Oxford University Press, p.70, ISBN 0-19-517010-5 .
- Brian Wilson, in @BrianWilsonLive, February 16, 2011: "We're doin' "When You Wish Upon a Star" for the new album. It kinda inspired "Surfer Girl." - Brian".
- "Sessions 1961-62". bellagio10452.com. Retrieved 20 December 2020.
- "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. July 27, 1963. p. 8. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
- Flavour of New Zealand, 17 October 1963
- Whitburn, Joel (2013). Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles, 14th Edition: 1955-2012. Record Research. p. 65.
- Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 49.
Bibliography
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Songs | Side one | |
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Side two |
- "In My Room"
- "Hawaii"
- "Surfer's Rule"
- "Our Car Club"
- "Your Summer Dream"
- "Boogie Woodie"
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The Beach Boys |
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Fictionalized |
- Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys (1990)
- An American Family (2000)
- Love & Mercy (2014)
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Books |
- The Beach Boys and the California Myth
- Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961–1963
- Catch a Wave
- Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy
- Heroes and Villains: The True Story of the Beach Boys
- I Am Brian Wilson
- Inside the Music of Brian Wilson
- Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story
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Places |
- Beach Boys Historic Landmark
- Beach Boys Studio
- Brother Studios
- Radiant Radish
- United Western Recorders
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Lists |
- Bootlegs and unreleased material
- Cover versions
- Discography
- Song recordings
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- Brian
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- Mike
- Songs covered by the Beach Boys
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- "Brian Wilson is a genius"
- Brother Records
- California Music
- California sound
- Live performances
- Love v. Wilson
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- [en] Surfer Girl (song)
[es] Surfer Girl (canción)
«Surfer Girl» es una canción escrita y cantada por Brian Wilson para el grupo estadounidense The Beach Boys. Fue publicada como un sencillo y apareció en el álbum con el mismo nombre. El lado B de este sencillo fue "Little Deuce Coupe" (del álbum Surfer Girl también). Era el primer sencillo para ser grabado por The Beach Boys enteramente y para tenerlo a Brian Wilson oficialmente acreditado como el productor.
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