Marcella (song)

"Marcella"
Single by the Beach Boys
from the album Carl and the Passions – "So Tough"
B-side"Hold On Dear Brother"
ReleasedJune 26, 1972 (1972-06-26)
RecordedFebruary 17, 1972 (1972-02-17)
GenreRock
Length3:54
LabelBrother/Reprise
Songwriter(s)Brian Wilson, Tandyn Almer, Jack Rieley
Producer(s)The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys singles chronology
"You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone"
(1972)
"Marcella"
(1972)
"Sail On, Sailor"
(1973)
Licensed audio
"Marcella" on YouTube

"Marcella" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1972 album Carl and the Passions – "So Tough". Written by Brian Wilson, Jack Rieley, and Tandyn Almer, the lyrics were inspired by Wilson's fixation with a local massage therapist.[1] It is the last song to feature Bruce Johnston during his original tenure in the band.[2]

  1. ^ Guy, Timothy (August 26, 2014). "FANTASY SPRINGS: Brian Wilson, Al Jardine bring 'Good Vibrations'". The Press Enterprise. Retrieved August 29, 2014.
  2. ^ "Watch Brian Wilson and His Band's 2001 Soundcheck of 'Marcella'". 24 January 2022.