Shut Down (Beach Boys song)
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| Single by The Beach Boys from the album Surfin' USA |
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| Released | March 4, 1963 | ||||
| Format | Vinyl | ||||
| Recorded | January 5, 1963 | ||||
| Genre | Surf rock | ||||
| Length | 4 min 57 sec for both songs | ||||
| Label | Capitol Records | ||||
| Producer | Nik Venet | ||||
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"Shut Down" is a song written by Brian Wilson, Roger Christian and Mike Love for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1963 album Surfin' USA and it was also released on their 1963 album Little Deuce Coupe. It was also released as the B-side of the "Surfin' USA" single. The single peaked at #3 in the U.S. and #34 in the U.K.
The song was originally credited to just Wilson and Christian. Mike Love's name was added as a result of a lawsuit filed by him against Wilson in the 1990s.
[edit] Details
- Written by: Brian Wilson/Roger Christian/Mike Love
- Album: Surfin' USA
- Time: 2 min 30 sec
- Produced by: Nik Venet
- Recording date: January 5, 1963
[edit] Musicians
- Mike Love - lead vocal, saxophone
- David Marks - guitar
- Brian Wilson - bass guitar, vocals
- Carl Wilson - guitar, vocals
- Dennis Wilson - drums, vocals
A live version of "Shut Down" was released on Hawthorne, CA, and the song is also part of a live medley on Endless Harmony.
