I Get Around

The Beach Boys

About I Get Around

"I Get Around" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for American rock band the Beach Boys. It was released as a single in May 1964 with "Don't Worry Baby" as its B-side and became the group's first number-one charting song in the United States. Coming in on the charts at number 7, it became their first top ten hit in the United Kingdom. It was included as the opening track on their studio album All Summer Long in July 1964. An autobiographical narrative, "I Get Around" begins with a multi-part a cappella introduction that quickly shifts into rock-style verses sung by Mike Love and a pop chorus sung in falsetto by Brian Wilson, who also produced and arranged the song. During its recording session, Wilson's father Murry was relieved of his duties as the group's manager. In 2017, "I Get Around" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. 


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1989
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Round round get around, I get around, yeah
(Get around round round I get around, ooh-ooh) I get around
Fom town to town (get around round round I get around)
I'm a real cool head (get around round round I get around)
I'm makin' real good bread (get around round round I get around)

I'm gettin' bugged driving up and down the same old strip
I gotta find a new place where the kids are hip
My buddies and me are getting real well known
Yeah, the bad guys know us and they leave us alone

I get around (get around round round I get around)
From town to town (get around round round I get around)
I'm a real cool head (get around round round I get around)
I'm makin' real good bread (get around round round I get around)

I get around (round, get around-round-round, ooh)
(Wah-wah-ooh)
(Wah-wah-ooh)
(Wah-wah-ooh)

We always take my car 'cause it's never been beat
And we've never missed yet with the girls we meet
None of the guys go steady 'cause it wouldn't be right
To leave their best girl home now on Saturday night

I get around (get around round round I get around)
From town to town (get around round round I get around)
I'm a real cool head (get around round round I get around)
I'm makin' real good bread (get around round round I get around)

I get around (round, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah)

Round round get around, I get around, yeah

Get around round round I get around (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Get around round round I get around (wah-wah-ooh)
Get around round round I get around (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Get around round round I get around (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Get around round round I get around (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Get around round round I get around (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Get around round round I get around (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Get around round round I get around (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)
Get around round round I get around (ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh)

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The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys are an American rock band, formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California. The group was initially composed of brothers Brian, Dennis and Carl Wilson, their cousin Mike Love, and friend Al Jardine. Managed by the Wilsons' father Murry, the Beach Boys signed to Capitol Records in 1962. The band's early music gained popularity across the United States for its close vocal harmonies and lyrics reflecting a Southern California youth culture of surfing, cars, and romance. By the mid 1960s, Brian Wilson's growing creative ambition and songwriting ability would dominate the group's musical direction. The primarily Wilson-composed Pet Sounds album and "Good Vibrations" single (both released in 1966) featured a complex, intricate and multi-layered sound that wa… more »

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Written by: Brian Wilson, Michael Love

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12 facts about this song

Song Release
"I Get Around" was released in 1964 as a single by The Beach Boys.
Songwriters
It was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love. Brian Wilson was the band's primary songwriter and Mike Love was another prominent member of the band.
Chart Success
The song became the band's first number-one hit in the United States, topping the Billboard Hot 100 in the summer of 1964. In the UK, the song reached number seven.
Production Details
This song was one of the first by The Beach Boys to prominently feature Brian Wilson’s innovative Wall of Sound production style. This included layering multiple tracks of music to create a rich and full sound.
Style/Genre
"I Get Around" is known for its distinctive, complex harmonies and upbeat surf rock sound, which were hallmarks of The Beach Boys' early music.
Album Inclusion
The song can also be found on the Beach Boys' album "All Summer Long," which was released in the same year.
Influence and Inspiration
The song's lyrics, about teenage freedom and car culture, helped to establish The Beach Boys as America's preeminent band of the mid-1960s.
Record Label
"I Get Around" was released by Capitol Records.
Achievements
In 1999, BMI named "I Get Around" as the 24th most-performed song of the 20th century.
Accolades
In 2017, The Grammy Hall of Fame inducted "I Get Around" recognizing it as a recording of qualitative or historical significance.
Controversy
According to some reports, tension surrounding Brian Wilson’s control in the studio led to a physical altercation with Mike Love during the recording of "I Get Around."
Cover Versions
Various artists have covered "I Get Around," including Red Hot Chili Peppers and Leif Garrett.

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