Darlin' (The Beach Boys song)

"Darlin'"
Single by the Beach Boys
from the album Wild Honey
B-side"Here Today"
ReleasedDecember 18, 1967 (1967-12-18)
RecordedOctober 10–27, 1967
StudioWally Heider Recording, Hollywood
Genre
Length2:12
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys singles chronology
"Wild Honey"
(1967)
"Darlin'"
(1967)
"Friends"
(1968)
Music video
"Darlin'" on YouTube
Audio sample

"Darlin'" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1967 album Wild Honey.[5] Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, it was inspired by singer Danny Hutton (the title word featured heavily in his vocabulary) and was originally intended to be recorded by an early version of Three Dog Night. Carl Wilson ultimately sang the lead vocal.

Released as the second single from Wild Honey, "Darlin'" peaked at number 19 in the U.S. and number 11 in the UK. Artists who have covered the song include David Cassidy, Paul Davis, Yipes!, Tatsuro Yamashita, Sweet Trip, and Darlin', the band that later evolved into Daft Punk.

  1. ^ Gaines 1986, p. 183.
  2. ^ Fine 2004, pp. 46, 48.
  3. ^ Hodgkins, Nig; et al. (1996). Buckley, Jonathan (ed.). Rock: The Rough Guide. Rough Guides. p. 69. ISBN 1858282012.
  4. ^ Petridis, Alexis (January 27, 2022). "The Beach Boys' 40 greatest songs – ranked!". The Guardian. Retrieved August 3, 2024.
  5. ^ Badman 2004, p. 208.