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Beach Boys - Good Vibrations

Good Vibrations is a song by American rock band The Beach Boys, released as a single in October 1966. Composed and produced by Brian Wilson, the song's lyrics were written by Wilson and Mike Love.

Released as a single on October 10, 1966 (backed with the Pet Sounds instrumental "Let's Go Away For Awhile"), it was The Beach Boys' third U.S. number-one hit after "I Get Around" and "Help Me, Rhonda", reaching the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart in December 1966, as well as being their first British chart-topper. Initiated during the sessions for the Pet Sounds album, it was not taken from or issued as a lead single for an album, but as a stand-alone single, although it would be later considered for the aborted Smile project. It would ultimately be placed on the album Smiley Smile eleven months after its release and was part of Wilson's complete recording of Smile in 2004.

Wilson's publicist Derek Taylor described "Good Vibrations" as a "pocket symphony". It featured instruments unusual for a pop song, including prominent use of the cello and an electro-theremin.

It is number six on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time."

The song "Good Vibrations" is part of the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list.

Wilson first enlisted Pet Sounds lyricist Tony Asher for help in putting words to the idea. Soon after they met, Wilson asked his new writing partner Van Dyke Parks to pen lyrics for the song, but Parks declined. Beach Boys bandmate Mike Love supplied the final version of the lyrics around August 24, 1966.

The lyrics:

I, I love the colorful clothes she wears

And the way the sunlight plays upon her hair

I hear the sound of a gentle word

On the wind that lifts her perfume through the air

Im pickin up good vibrations

Shes giving me excitations

Im pickin up good vibrations

(oom bop bop good vibrations)

Shes giving me excitations

(oom bop bop excitations)

Good good good good vibrations

(oom bop bop)

Shes giving me excitations

(oom bop bop excitations)

Good good good good vibrations

(oom bop bop)

Shes giving me excitations

(oom bop bop excitations)

Close my eyes

Shes somehow closer now

Softly smile, I know she must be kind

When I look in her eyes

She goes with me to a blossom world

Im pickin up good vibrations

Shes giving me excitations

Im pickin up good vibrations

(oom bop bop good vibrations)

Shes giving me excitations

(oom bop bop excitations)

Good good good good vibrations

(oom bop bop)

Shes giving me excitations

(oom bop bop excitations)

Good good good good vibrations

(oom bop bop)

Shes giving me excitations

(oom bop bop excitations)

(ahhhhhhh)

(ah my my what elation)

I don't know where but she sends me there

(ah my my what a sensation)

(ah my my what elations)

(ah my my what)

Gotta keep those lovin good vibrations

A happenin with her

Gotta keep those lovin good vibrations

A happenin with her

Gotta keep those lovin good vibrations

A happenin

Ahhhhhhhh

Good good good good vibrations

(oom bop bop)

(Im pickin up good vibrations)

Shes giving me excitations

(oom bop bop)

(excitations)

Good good good good vibrations

(oom bop bop)

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Na na na na na

Na na na

Na na na na na

Na na na

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