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"Wouldn't It Be Nice" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys and the opening track from their 1966 album Pet Sounds. Written by Brian Wilson , Tony Asher , and Mike Love , it is distinguished for its sophisticated Wall of Sound -style arrangement and refined vocal performances, and is regarded among the band's finest songs.
The clip originally ran for five minutes and incorporated excerpts of "Wouldn't It Be Nice", "Here Today", and "God Only Knows". Due to concerns from the BBC over the horror masks, the clip was later trimmed and re-cut to feature only "God Only Knows". [74] It premiered on BBC-1 on August 4, with a repeat airing on September 1. [61]
On July 18, "Wouldn't It Be Nice" (B-side "God Only Knows") was released as a single, peaking at number 8 on September 2. [307] Billboard ultimately ranked the album at number 43 on its "Top Pop Albums of 1966" list.
No. Title Writer(s) Length; 1. "Show Intro" 0:30: 2. "Wouldn't It Be Nice" Brian Wilson, Tony Asher, Mike Love: 2:54: 3. "You Still Believe in Me" Wilson, Asher: 3:04: 4. "That's Not Me" ...
Songs from Here & Back is a 2006 live album by The Beach Boys released through Hallmark Gold Crown Stores and only available for two months. The album contains nine never-before-released live recordings, as well as three solo studio recordings, one new recording each by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, and a previously released Al Jardine song. [2]
On June 4, 1996, Sub Pop released a stereo mix of "I Just Wasn't Made for These Times" as a single with a vocal only version of "Wouldn't It Be Nice" and with the stereo backing to "Here Today" as the B-side. [36] It was an unusual release for the label, which had traditionally issued records by alternative rock groups such as Nirvana and ...
The Very Best of the Beach Boys is a compilation album released by the American rock and roll band the Beach Boys.The album was released by EMI in 2001 and features 30 of their greatest hits digitally remastered.
While Wilson's website stated that he "will describe for the first time the epic highs and lows of his life", The Guardian noted that Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story had covered many of the same topics mentioned by the site. However, the 1991 book is considered "controversial" in Wilson lore, and predates his solo resurgence of the 2000s.