| "Do It Again" | |||||
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| Single by
The Beach Boys from the album 20/20 |
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| Released | July 15, 1968 | ||||
| Format | Vinyl | ||||
| Recorded | June, 1968 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 2:25 | ||||
| Label | Capitol Records | ||||
| Producer | The Beach Boys | ||||
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"Do It Again" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was first released as a single by The Beach Boys in 1968 on Capitol Records. The song was recorded in May and June of 1968 and was included on the bands 1969 album 20/20. On the song there are some hammering sounds at the end of the track that originated from the Smile workshop session. Brian Wilson sings falsetto on the studio track but in concert his part was replaced by horns as evident on the Live In London 1970 live album version. The B-side of the single release was "Wake the World". The song was credited as being produced by The Beach Boys. It features Mike Love on lead vocals
The song is only available in mono (or rechanneled stereo on the 20/20 LP) because the true stereo master was lost in the making of Stack-O-Tracks.
The lyrics were reportedly inspired by a day Mike Love spent surfing with a friend[citation needed]. The Endless Harmony soundtrack features the song with alternate lyrics.
The song can be found on 20/20 and many of the Beach Boys best of albums.
Wall of Voodoo covered the track on their last studio album, Happy Planet.
The song was most recently featured in the movie Happy Feet and subsequently was featured on the film's soundtrack.
It was also the first song to be played after WCBS-FM reverted from the Jack FM format back to their oldies format on July 12, 2007.
See also
| Preceded by "Mony Mony" by Tommy James and the Shondells |
UK number one
single 28 August 1968 (one week) |
Succeeded by "I've Gotta Get a Message to You" by The Bee Gees |
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