The Beach Boys | I Get Around (1964)
"I Get Around" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys and the opening track from their 1964 album All Summer Long.
1964-05-11 19:00:00 - The Beach Boys
Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, the autobiographical lyrics describe the group's reaction to their newfound fame and success, as well as their restlessness concerning the status quo, and their desire to find new places "where the kids are hip". It was released as a single on May 11, 1964, with the B-side "Don't Worry Baby".
The single became the Beach Boys' first chart-topping hit in the U.S., as well as America's first number-one hit by a homeland group in eight months.
It represented both a successful response to the British Invasion and the beginning of an unofficial rivalry between Wilson and the Beatles. The single also topped the Canadian charts and reached the top ten in the UK, New Zealand, and Sweden.
In 2017, "I Get Around" was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.