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"Surfin' U.S.A." is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys, credited to Chuck Berry and Brian Wilson. It is a rewritten version of Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" set to new lyrics written by Wilson and an uncredited Mike Love. The song was released as a single on March 4, 1963, backed with "Shut Down".
One track on the album labelled "Surfin' USA", is "Sweet Little Sixteen", originally released in 1958, the melody of which was used in The Beach Boys' 1963 hit "Surfin' USA". Chuck's cover of Willie Dixon's "I Just Want To Make Love To You" was later re-recorded and released on the very rare Chess LP CH60032 Chuck Berry in 1975.
Surfin' U.S.A. is the second studio album by the American rock band the Beach Boys, released March 25, 1963 on Capitol Records. It reached number 2 in the US during a chart stay of 78 weeks, eventually being certified gold by the RIAA , and brought the group newfound national success.
"Sweet Little Sixteen" is a rock and roll song written and first recorded by Chuck Berry, who released it as a single in January 1958. His performance of it at that year's Newport Jazz Festival was included in the documentary film Jazz on a Summer's Day.
Wilson referred to "Surfin' Safari" as "a silly song with a simple-but-cool C-F-G chord pattern that I came up with one day while trying to play the piano the way Chuck Berry played his guitar." [5] "Surfin' Safari" was the first recording to display the distinctive counterpoint harmonies for which the group became famous. [6]
The rock icon died at age 90 on Saturday (March 18) in St. Louis after police responded to a call of a medical emergency.
Surfin' Safari: 1962 "Surfin'" † Brian Wilson Mike Love 1991–1992 Summer in Paradise: 1992 "Surfin' Safari" † Brian Wilson Mike Love 1962 Surfin' Safari: 1962 "Surfin' U.S.A." † Brian Wilson Chuck Berry 1963 Surfin' U.S.A. 1963 "Surf's Up" † Brian Wilson Van Dyke Parks 1966–1971 Surf's Up: 1971 "Susie Cincinnati" Al Jardine 1969–1970
No. Title Writer(s) Length; 1. "Intro" 1:00: 2. "Do You Wanna Dance" Bobby Freeman: 2:21: 3. "Little Honda" 2:23: 4. "Surfin' U.S.A." B. Wilson, Chuck Berry 2:34: 5 ...