| "Add Some Music to Your Day" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by the Beach Boys | ||||
| from the album Sunflower | ||||
| B-side | "Susie Cincinnati" | |||
| Released | February 23, 1970 | |||
| Recorded | October 28, 1969 – January 1970 | |||
| Studio | Beach Boys Studio, Bel Air | |||
| Genre | Folk pop | |||
| Length | 3:34 | |||
| Label | Brother/Reprise | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Brian Wilson, Joe Knott, Mike Love | |||
| Producer(s) | The Beach Boys | |||
| The Beach Boys singles chronology | ||||
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"Add Some Music to Your Day" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys that was released in the US on February 23, 1970[1] as the lead single from their album Sunflower. It was written by Brian Wilson, Joe Knott and Mike Love. Wilson later said that Knott "was a friend of mine who wasn't a songwriter but he contributed a couple of lines. But I can't remember which ones!"[2]
The song features lyrics that are a celebration of music and its ubiquitous presence in daily life.[3] In April, the single peaked at number 64 in the US[4] during a five-week stay.[2] Disc jockeys generally refused to play the song on the radio, with one DJ reportedly stating that the Beach Boys "aren't hip anymore".[5][6][4] According to band promoter Fred Vail, WFIL program director Jay Cook refused to play the song even after "telling me how great the Beach Boys are and how great Brian is."[4]
Cash Box said "the Beach Boys strike up a whole new brand of teen excitement tinged with a trace of their old 'Good Vibrations' work sparked with vitality."[7] Record World said it has "the same magic sounds that made them famous."[8] Billboard called it an "original, easy-beat rhythm number."[9]
Personnel
Sourced from Craig Slowinski[10]
- The Beach Boys
- Brian Wilson – lead vocals, harmony and backing vocals, Rocksichord, production
- Mike Love – lead vocals, harmony and backing vocals
- Al Jardine – lead vocals, harmony and backing vocals
- Carl Wilson – lead vocals, harmony and backing vocals, 12-string acoustic guitars, Chamberlin
- Dennis Wilson – harmony and backing vocals, drums, percussion (flicked car and house keys, bongos, guiro, Jaw harp)
- Bruce Johnston – lead vocals, harmony and backing vocals, bass
- Production staff
- Stephen Desper – engineer
Charts
| Chart (1970) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[4] | 64 |
References
- ↑ Badman 2004, pp. 264, 381.
- 1 2 White, Timothy (2000). Sunflower/Surf's Up (CD Liner). The Beach Boys. Capitol Records.
- ↑ Carlin 2006, p. 151.
- 1 2 3 4 Badman 2004, p. 264.
- ↑ Carlin 2006, p. 153.
- ↑ Leaf 1978, p. 133.
- ↑ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. February 28, 1970. p. 28. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ↑ "Single Picks of the Week" (PDF). Record World. February 28, 1970. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
- ↑ "Spotlight Singles" (PDF). Billboard. February 28, 1970. p. 72. Retrieved 2023-04-29.
- ↑ Slowinski, Craig (Summer 2020). "Sunflower: 50 Year Anniversary Special Edition (Issue 130, Volume 33, No. 3)". Endless Summer Quarterly Magazine (Magazine). Charlotte, North Carolina, USA: David Beard.
Sources
- Badman, Keith (2004). The Beach Boys: The Definitive Diary of America's Greatest Band, on Stage and in the Studio. Backbeat Books. ISBN 978-0-87930-818-6.
- Carlin, Peter Ames (2006). Catch a Wave: The Rise, Fall, and Redemption of the Beach Boys' Brian Wilson. Rodale. ISBN 978-1-59486-320-2.
- Leaf, David (1978). The Beach Boys and the California Myth. New York: Grosset & Dunlap. ISBN 978-0-448-14626-3.
