| "Surfin'" | ||||
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| Single by the Beach Boys | ||||
| from the album Surfin' Safari | ||||
| B-side | "Luau" | |||
| Written | August–September 1961[2] | |||
| Published | September 15, 1961[3] | |||
| Released | November 27, 1961[1] | |||
| Recorded | November 1961[4] | |||
| Studio | World Pacific Studio | |||
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| Length | 2:12 | |||
| Label | Candix | |||
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"Surfin'" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys that was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love. It was released as the debut record by the Beach Boys (with "Luau" on the B-side) in November 1961 on Candix Records and was included on the October 1962 album Surfin' Safari.
The single effectively began the Beach Boys' music career, establishing them at the vanguard of what was later dubbed the "California sound".[9] It peaked at number 75 in the U.S. and was never released in the UK. The Beach Boys later re-recorded the song for their 1992 album Summer in Paradise. Love re-recorded it for his 2019 solo album 12 Sides of Summer.
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- ^ Murphy 2015, pp. 82–86.
- ^ Murphy 2015, p. 87.
- ^ Murphy 2015, pp. 100–103.
- ^ Starr 2009, p. [page needed].
- ^ Howard 2004, p. 57.
- ^ Fine, Jason (2004). "The Beach Boys". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 46–49. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (November 15, 2022). "The Beach Boys - "Good Vibrations". The Number Ones: Twenty Chart-Topping Hits That Reveal the History of Pop Music. New York: Hachette Book Group. p. 85.
- ^ Schinder 2007, pp. 101–103.