Shut Down
The Beach Boys
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Tach it up, tach it up Buddy gonna shut you down It happened on the strip where the road is wide (Oooo rev it up now) Two cool shorts standin' side by side (Oooo rev it up now) Yeah, my fuel injected Stingray and a four-thirteen (Oooo rev it up now) Revvin' up our engines and it sounds real mean (Oooo rev it up now) Tach it up, tach it up, tach it up Buddy gonna shut you down Declinin' numbers at an even rate (Oooo movin' out now) At the count of one we both accelerate (Oooo movin' out now) My Stingray is light the slicks are startin' to spin (Oooo movin' out now) But the four-thirteen's really diggin' in (Oooo movin' out now) Gotta be cool now power shift here we go Superstock Dodge is windin' out in low But my fuel injected Stingray's really startin' to go To get the traction I'm ridin' the clutch My pressure plate's burnin' that machine's too much Pedal's to the floor hear the dual quads drink (Oooo pump it up now) And now the four-thirteen's lead is startin' to shrink (Oooo pump it up now) He's hot with ram induction but it's understood (Oooo pump it up now) I got a fuel injected engine sittin' under my hood (Oooo pump it up now) Shut it off, shut it off buddy now I shut you down Shut it off, shut it off buddy now I shut you down Shut it off, shut it off buddy now I shut you down Shut it off, shut it off buddy now I shut you down Shut it off, shut it off buddy now I shut you down
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Written by: Roger Val Christian, Brian Wilson
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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10 facts about this song
Musical CompositionThe song "Shut Down" by The Beach Boys features the band's characteristic harmonies. It also includes car and racing references consistent with the band's connection to the California car culture of the time.
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Album Information"Shut Down" is included on The Beach Boys' album "Surfin' U.S.A." which was the band's second album, released in 1963.
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Chart PerformanceThe song helped catapult The Beach Boys to fame, it reached number 23 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart.
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Song ThemeThe song's lyrics describe a drag race between a 413 Super Stock Dodge and a fuel-injected Corvette Sting Ray.
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CollaborationIn terms of composition, the songwriting credit goes to Brian Wilson and Roger Christian - Brian Wilson being a member of The Beach Boys and Roger Christian being a popular radio DJ and lyricist.
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Significance"Shut Down" is one of the earliest examples of the "car song" genre that The Beach Boys helped popularize in the early 1960s.
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UsageThe song's popularity led to it being frequently used in movies and TV shows set in the 1960s, often in scenes showcasing American car culture.
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SequelsThere were two sequels to "Shut Down," called "Shut Down, Part II" and "Shut Down, Volume 2." Interestingly, "Shut Down, Part II" is instrumental.
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RecordingRecording sessions for "Shut Down" took place on January 5, 1963, at United Western Recorders Studio in Hollywood, with famed recording engineer "Bones" Howe, who worked with Elvis Presley and The 5th Dimension.
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Re-RecordsIt's been covered by various artists since its release, evidence of its enduring classic status.
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