| "You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone" | ||||
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| Single by the Beach Boys | ||||
| from the album Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" | ||||
| B-side | "Cuddle Up" | |||
| Released | May 15, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | 1972 | |||
| Genre | Rock[1] | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | Brother/Reprise | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Brian Wilson, Jack Rieley | |||
| Producer(s) | The Beach Boys | |||
| The Beach Boys singles chronology | ||||
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| Licensed audio | ||||
| "You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone" on YouTube | ||||
"You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1972 album Carl and the Passions – "So Tough". It was written by Brian Wilson and Jack Rieley, and was issued as the album's lead single with the B-side "Cuddle Up". The single failed to chart.[2]
- ^ Bush, John. "Carl and the Passions - So Tough - The Beach Boys : Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 2012-06-11.
- ^ Badman 2004, p. 311.