I Get Around
The Beach Boys
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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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Written by: Brian Wilson, Michael Love
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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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.
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SongwritersIt 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.
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Chart SuccessThe 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.
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Production DetailsThis 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.
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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.
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Album InclusionThe song can also be found on the Beach Boys' album "All Summer Long," which was released in the same year.
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Influence and InspirationThe song's lyrics, about teenage freedom and car culture, helped to establish The Beach Boys as America's preeminent band of the mid-1960s.
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Record Label"I Get Around" was released by Capitol Records.
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AchievementsIn 1999, BMI named "I Get Around" as the 24th most-performed song of the 20th century.
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AccoladesIn 2017, The Grammy Hall of Fame inducted "I Get Around" recognizing it as a recording of qualitative or historical significance.
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ControversyAccording 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."
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Cover VersionsVarious artists have covered "I Get Around," including Red Hot Chili Peppers and Leif Garrett.
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