"All Summer Long" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band the Beach Boys. It was released on their 1964 album All Summer Long, and as a single in the UK in February 1965.[1]
"All Summer Long" | |
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Song by the Beach Boys | |
from the album All Summer Long | |
Released | July 13, 1964 |
Recorded | May 6–7, 1964 |
Studio | United Western Recorders, Los Angeles |
Genre | Rock, Surf, California sound |
Length | 2:06 |
Label | Capitol |
Songwriter(s) | Brian Wilson, Mike Love |
Producer(s) | Brian Wilson |
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The Beach Boys – All Summer Long on YouTube |
According to AllMusic, "All Summer Long" contains beguiling teen fantasy lyrics; the narrative catalogs a series of happy events enjoyed by a guy and his girlfriend during the summer and punctuates them with the observation "every now and then we hear our song/we been having fun all summer long." The cheery sentiment of the lyrics carries over to the melody whose swirling bounciness provides a solid musical backdrop for the narrative's sunny tone, while its instrumental track is driven by boogie-woogie piano lines and some xylophone hooks.[2] According to Songfacts, the instrument used is not a xylophone but rather a marimba.[3]
Track details courtesy of session archivist Craig Slowinski.[4][5]
On disc 5 of Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys, there is a version of "All Summer Long" where the backing track and the vocals are separated onto two different speakers.