| "I Get Around" | ||||
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| Single by the Beach Boys | ||||
| from the album All Summer Long | ||||
| B-side | "Don't Worry Baby" | |||
| Released | May 11, 1964 | |||
| Recorded | April 2–10, 1964 | |||
| Studio | Western, Hollywood | |||
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| Length | 2:12 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Brian Wilson | |||
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| I Get Around on YouTube | ||||
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"I Get Around" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys and the opening track from their 1964 album All Summer Long. Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, the autobiographical lyrics describe the group's reaction to their newfound fame and success, as well as their restlessness concerning the status quo, and their desire to find new places "where the kids are hip". It was released as a single on May 11, 1964, with the B-side "Don't Worry Baby".
One of America's biggest hits since the British Invasion, the single became the Beach Boys' first chart-topping hit in the U.S. and the beginning of an unofficial rivalry between Wilson and the Beatles. The single also topped the Canadian charts and reached the top ten in the UK, New Zealand, and Sweden. In 2017, "I Get Around" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.
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