Wouldn't It Be Nice
| "Wouldn't It Be Nice" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| ||||
| 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.
- ↑ Miller, John J. (May 26, 2006). "Rockin' the Right: The 50 greatest conservative rock songs". National Review. Archived from the original on February 2, 2007.
- ↑ Chabon, Michael. "Tragic Magic: Reflections on Power Pop". Archived from the original on April 11, 2013. Retrieved March 30, 2013.
- ↑ 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.
