Wouldn't It Be Nice
Appearance
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" | ||||
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Single by the Beach Boys | ||||
from the album Pet Sounds | ||||
B-side | "God Only Knows" | |||
Released | July 18, 1966 | |||
Recorded | January 22 – April 1966 | |||
Studio | Gold Star and Columbia, Hollywood | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 2:33 | |||
Label | Capitol | |||
Songwriter(s) | ||||
Producer(s) | Brian Wilson | |||
The Beach Boys singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" on YouTube |
"Wouldn't It Be Nice" is a 1966 song by The Beach Boys and is the opening track to 11th studio album Pet Sounds. It went to number 2 in Australia, number 8 in the United States, number 58 in the United Kingdom, number 12 in New Zealand and number 4 in Canada. It is considered to be the work of power pop than progressive pop sounding.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Adams 2011, p. 41.
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was used but no text was provided for refs named (see the help page). - ↑ Scott, Jason (November 22, 2019). "Behind The Song: The Beach Boys, "Wouldn't It Be Nice"". American Songwriter.
- ↑ Smith, Troy L. (February 28, 2018). "250 greatest Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Songs: Part 3 (#150-101)". Cleveland. Retrieved November 10, 2020.