Would n't it Be Nice - wikipedia Would n't it Be Nice For the Brian Wilson autobiography, see Would n't It Be Nice : My Own Story. `` Would n't It Be Nice '' Single by The Beach Boys from the album Pet Sounds B - side `` God Only Knows '' Released July 18, 1966 ( 1966 - 07 - 18 ) Format 7 - inch single Recorded January 22 ( 22 - 01 ) -- April 11, 1966 ( 1966 - 04 - 11 ) Studio Gold Star Studios and CBS Columbia Square, Hollywood Genre Progressive pop avant - pop Length 2 : 33 Label Capitol 5706 Songwriter ( s ) Brian Wilson Tony Asher Mike Love Producer ( s ) Brian Wilson The Beach Boys singles chronology `` Sloop John B '' ( 1966 ) `` Would n't It Be Nice '' ( 1966 ) `` Good Vibrations '' ( 1966 ) `` Sloop John B '' ( 1966 ) `` Would n't It Be Nice '' ( 1966 ) `` Good Vibrations '' ( 1966 ) Pet Sounds track listing `` Would n't It Be Nice '' ( 1 ) `` You Still Believe in Me '' ( 2 ) Audio sample file help `` Would n't It Be Nice '' is a song written by Brian Wilson, Tony Asher, and Mike Love for American rock band the Beach Boys, released as the opening track on their 1966 album Pet Sounds. The song was also released as a single two months after the album 's release with `` God Only Knows '' as its B - side. In other countries, the sides were flipped, with `` Would n't It Be Nice '' as the single 's B - side. Its lyrics describe a couple in love lamenting about being too young to run off to get married, fantasizing about how nice it would be if they were adults. Like other tracks for Pet Sounds, Wilson constructed the song 's symphonic Wall of Sound arrangement using a variety of instruments not normally associated with popular music of its time, including accordions and a detuned twelve - string guitar. The music contains classical music devices that are unusual for a rock song, such as bitonality and ritardando. After recording the instrumental track, the Beach Boys overdubbed their voices to Wilson 's exact specifications. Love was not originally listed as co-writer, and only received his credit after a 1990s court case. In 2006, Pitchfork Media placed `` Would n't It Be Nice '' at number 7 on its list of `` The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s ''. Contents 1 Background 2 Composition 3 Recording 4 Release history 4.1 Variations 5 Chart performance 6 Personnel 7 Cover versions 8 References 9 Bibliography 10 External links Background Tony Asher credits the song 's idea to Brian Wilson : `` The innocence of the situation -- being too young to get married -- seemed to be immensely appealing to him. '' Wilson composed the music, while the lyrics were written almost entirely by Asher over the course of one or two days. Mike Love 's contribution was the ending couplet `` Good night my baby / sleep tight my baby ''. Love 's contributions are disputed by some. He has claimed that he revised or added other lyrics beyond the ending tag, while Asher asserted it was not possible due to Love 's absence during songwriting sessions. Since he was touring with the group in Japan while the Pet Sounds album was being composed, Love 's attorney proposed that it may have been possible that Brian consulted Love by telephone during occasional bathroom breaks. Asher, believing the argument was `` so absurd, '' responded with incredulity. Love did not receive an official co-writing credit on the song until after 1994. Composition Earlier Beach Boys songs celebrated adolescent fun and teenage love ; `` Would n't It Be Nice '' subverts this convention in its very first lyric : `` would n't it be nice if we were older ''. In the Endless Harmony documentary, Wilson described the song as `` what children everywhere go through... would n't it be nice if we were older, or could run away and get married ''. Wilson added in 1996, `` ' Would n't It Be Nice ' was not a real long song, but it 's a very ' up ' song. It expresses the frustrations of youth, what you ca n't have, what you really want and you have to wait for it. '' The song expresses `` the need to have the freedom to live with somebody, '' according to Brian. `` The idea is, the more we talk about it, the more we want it, but let 's talk about it anyway. Let 's talk it over, let 's talk about what we might have if we really got down to it. '' Asher has said that Wilson was `` constantly looking for topics that kids could relate to. Even though he was dealing in the most advanced score - charts and arrangements, he was still incredibly conscious of this commercial thing. This absolute need to relate. '' Music journalist Nick Kent responds : To this effect, `` Would n't It Be Nice '', the song that would lead off their finished creation, was little more than a sophisticated lay - off on the old `` We 're too young to get married '' teen angst dialogue that Wilson had already zeroed in on in `` We 'll Run Away '', the song he 'd written a year or so back with Gary Usher, not to mention his plaintively fulsome reinterpretation of the Four Teens ' vintage heartbreaker `` I 'm So Young ''. But this time Brian Wilson was out to eclipse these previous sonic soap operas, to transform the subject 's sappy sentiments with a God - like grace so that the song would become a veritable pocket symphony : two minutes of limpid harps imitating a teenage heartstrings in a tug of love, growling horns, joyous little bells, cascading strings, harmonies so complex they seemed to have more in common with a Catholic Mass than any cocktail lounge acappella doo - wop -- in short, a fantasy island of the most exquisite musical longing imaginable. `` Would n't It Be Nice '' begins with an eight - beat introduction in the key of A major. Following a single drum hit, the song shifts to the remote flat submediant key of F. Classical composer John Adams called this key change `` nothing new in the classical or jazz world, but appearing here in the context of a standard rock - and - roll song, it felt novel and fresh. More than any other songwriter of that era, Brian Wilson understood the value of harmonic surprise. '' The verse bass line was inspired by the Ronettes ' `` Be My Baby '' ( 1963 ). Another section is bitonal through a bass line playing in D major. This feature was mistaken as an error by bassist Lyle Ritz, as he explains : `` ( The ) rest of the band was in another key. I knew that was wrong. So during a break, I looked at everybody else 's music to see if it was a mistake. Because you ca n't do that. But he ( Brian ) pulled it off. '' The song uses a ritardando before its bridge, a device that does n't often appear in pop music, but does in classical music. When the bridge is entered, the song modulates down a minor third from F to D major ; this same key change from F to D also occurs in `` Let 's Go Away for Awhile '', another Wilson composition from Pet Sounds. Recording Backing track of `` Would n't It Be Nice '' An excerpt of the section leading into the bridge via tempo modulation. The distinctive harp - like instrument is a detuned 12 - string guitar run directly into the console with added reverb. Vocals of `` Would n't It Be Nice '' Isolated vocals - only excerpt taken from the song 's bridge and coda. Problems playing these files ? See media help. The instrumental track was recorded at Gold Star Studios on January 22, 1966. The session was engineered by Larry Levine and produced by Brian Wilson. It took 21 takes of recording the instrumental track before Brian deemed it the master. The musicians present on that day were a group of Los Angeles session players commonly referred to as The Wrecking Crew. Wilson says, `` Listen for the rockin ' accordions and the ethereal guitars in the introduction. Tony and I had visualized a scene. We had a feeling in our hearts, like a vibration. We put it into music, and it found its way onto tape. We really felt good about that record. '' During the recording, the two guitarists who played the intro were plugged directly into the mixing board, and no one in the studio could hear them. Drummer Hal Blaine was required to wear a pair of over-the - ear headphones so that he could signal the rest of the band. The vocals were recorded over two sessions at Columbia engineered by Ralph Balantin. The first vocal session took place on March 10, which also saw vocal work on `` I 'm Waiting for the Day '', `` God Only Knows '' and `` I Just Was n't Made for These Times ''. The next session around a month later on April 11 was most likely the session at which the lead vocal for the song was recorded. Vocals for `` God Only Knows '' were also worked on at that particular session. The backing vocal sessions were problematic, as Bruce Johnston recalled, `` We re-recorded our vocals so many times, ( but ) the rhythm was never right. We would slave at Western for a few days, singing this thing, and ( Brian would say ), ' No, it 's not right, it 's not right. ' One time, he had a 4 - track Scully ( tape recorder ) sent to his home, but that did n't really work out. '' During sessions, Brian taught brother Dennis Wilson a recording technique involving cupping his hands over his mouth, elaborating : `` Well, he had a lot of trouble singing on mike. He just did n't really know how to stay on mike. He was a very nervous boy. Very nervous person. So I taught him a trick, how to record and he said, ' Hey Brian. That works great. Thank you ! ' And I said, ' It 's okay, Dennis : He was really happy. I showed him -- not how to sing, but I showed him a way to get the best out of himself -- just ' cup ' singing. '' Release history On July 18, `` Would n't It Be Nice '' was released backed with `` God Only Knows '' in the United States, which was the third single from the Pet Sounds album, released two months before. It entered the Billboard chart on July 30 and remained there for 11 weeks, peaking at number 8 in September 1966. The single also peaked at number 7 on the Cashbox chart and # 5 in Record World. It also peaked at number 4 on Canada 's RPM national chart. In Australia, the song was released in August 1966. It entered the charts on August 24 at number 39 and spent 17 weeks on the charts, peaking at number 2. In New Zealand, the single peaked at number 12. In the United Kingdom, the song was released in July 1966 as the B - side of `` God Only Knows '', which reached number 2. The song was reissued in November 1966 in the UK on the God Only Knows EP. In July 1976 It was reissued again in the UK as the B - side of the re-issued `` Good Vibrations '' single. The single peaked at number 18. Variations `` Would n't It Be Nice ( Live ) '' Single by The Beach Boys from the album Live In London Released 1971 ( 1971 ) Songwriter ( s ) Brian Wilson Tony Asher Mike Love The Beach Boys singles chronology `` Cool, Cool Water '' ( 1971 ) `` Would n't It Be Nice ( Live ) '' ( 1971 ) `` Long Promised Road '' ( 1971 ) `` Cool, Cool Water '' ( 1971 ) `` Would n't It Be Nice '' ( Live ) ( 1971 ) `` Long Promised Road '' ( 1971 ) '' Live versions appear on two of the band 's live albums. The 1970 release Live In London and the 1973 release The Beach Boys in Concert, the former was released as a single. On the 1986 Made in U.S.A. compilation, an alternate version with different vocals was used. That same version was also released on the 1989 Beach Boys album Still Cruisin '. In June 1990, a different recording of the song from 1966 that had appeared on the 1989 Still Cruisin ' album was released in the United Kingdom as a single with the B - side featuring a `` Beach Boys Medley '' as well as the original recording of `` I Get Around '', which had also been released on the Still Cruisin ' album. The song appears on several occasions from different stages of the recording process and in different formats on The Pet Sounds Sessions box set, including the song in its original monophonic mix ; the first ever original stereo mix of the song, which was remastered by Mark Linett ; over seven minutes of highlights from the tracking date, which documents the progress of the recording of the instrumental track ; the finished instrumental track ; the stereo track with the background vocals ; an a cappella mix of the song ; and two alternate mixes of the song one of which has a slight difference lyrically. In it, the song begins with the line `` would n't it be nice to live together, in the kind of world where we belong '', instead of the finished version of the song which opens with the line `` would n't it be nice if we were older, then we would n't have to wait so long '' and follows with the aforementioned lyric. The 2001 stereo remix of the song restores Mike Love 's original bridge vocal, utilizing a mono mix, which causes slight phasing and sound quality issues. The full recording of the instrumental track with all 21 takes can be heard on the bootleg Sea Of Tunes Unsurpassed Masters series Vol. 13 box set. Chart performance Weekly charts Chart ( 1966 ) Peak position Australian Singles Chart Canadian Singles Chart New Zealand Singles Chart 12 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 8 U.S. Cash Box Top 100 7 Year - end charts Chart ( 1966 ) Rank U.S. ( Joel Whitburn 's Pop Annual ) 101 Personnel Per Alan Boyd and Craig Slowinski, except where otherwise noted. The Beach Boys Brian Wilson -- lead vocals Mike Love -- lead vocals Al Jardine -- backing vocals Bruce Johnston -- backing vocals Carl Wilson -- backing vocals Dennis Wilson -- backing vocals Additional musicians and production staff Hal Blaine -- drums Frank Capp -- percussion, bells, timpani Roy Caton -- trumpet Jerry Cole -- guitar ( detuned 12 - string guitar ) Steve Douglas -- tenor saxophone Carl Fortina -- accordion Plas Johnson -- tenor saxophone Carol Kaye -- electric bass Barney Kessel -- guitar ( mando - guitar ) Larry Knechtel -- tack piano Larry Levine -- engineer ( instrumental session ) Al de Lory -- piano Frank Marocco -- accordion Jay Migliori -- baritone saxophone Bill Pitman -- guitar Ray Pohlman -- Danelectro bass Lyle Ritz -- string bass Ralph Valentin -- engineer ( vocal session ) Cover versions See also : List of cover versions of Beach Boys songs This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. 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External links Making of the studio recording Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Pet Sounds Songs Side one `` Would n't It Be Nice '' `` You Still Believe in Me '' `` That 's Not Me '' `` Do n't Talk ( Put Your Head on My Shoulder ) '' `` I 'm Waiting for the Day '' `` Let 's Go Away for Awhile '' `` Sloop John B '' Side two `` God Only Knows '' `` I Know There 's an Answer '' `` Here Today '' `` I Just Was n't Made for These Times '' `` Pet Sounds '' `` Caroline, No '' Outtakes `` Good Vibrations '' `` Hang On to Your Ego '' `` How Deep Is the Ocean ? '' `` The Little Girl I Once Knew '' `` Stella by Starlight '' `` Three Blind Mice '' `` Trombone Dixie '' Tribute albums Do It Again : A Tribute to Pet Sounds MOJO Presents Pet Sounds Revisited Pet Sounds in the Key of Dee Sgt. Petsound 's Lonely Hearts Club Band Smiling Pets A Tribute to Pet Sounds ( The Reverberation Appreciation Society ) Related articles Tony Asher The Beach Boys discography `` Brian Wilson is a genius '' Brian Wilson Presents Pet Sounds Live Chamber pop `` Do n't fuck with the formula '' Love & Mercy Pet Sounds 50th Anniversary World Tour The Pet Sounds Sessions Pet Sounds Studio San Diego Zoo Smile Sessions Surfin ' Safari Surfin ' U.S.A. Surfer Girl Little Deuce Coupe Shut Down Vol. 2 All Summer Long Christmas Album Today ! Summer Days ( And Summer Nights ! ! ) Party Pet Sounds Smiley Smile Wild Honey Friends 20 / 20 Sunflower Surf 's Up Carl and the Passions -- `` So Tough '' Holland 15 Big Ones Love You M.I.U. Album L.A. 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'' / `` Shut Down '' `` Surfer Girl '' / `` Little Deuce Coupe '' `` Be True to Your School '' / `` In My Room '' `` Little Saint Nick '' / `` The Lord 's Prayer '' 1964 `` Fun, Fun, Fun '' / `` Why Do Fools Fall in Love '' `` I Get Around '' / `` Do n't Worry Baby '' `` When I Grow Up ( To Be a Man ) '' / `` She Knows Me Too Well '' `` Dance, Dance, Dance '' / `` The Warmth of the Sun '' `` The Man with All the Toys '' / `` Blue Christmas '' 1965 `` Do You Want to Dance '' / `` Please Let Me Wonder '' `` Help Me, Rhonda '' / `` Kiss Me, Baby '' `` California Girls '' / `` Let Him Run Wild '' `` The Little Girl I Once Knew '' / `` There 's No Other ( Like My Baby ) '' `` Barbara Ann '' / `` Girl Do n't Tell Me '' 1966 `` Sloop John B '' / `` You 're So Good to Me '' `` Would n't It Be Nice '' / `` God Only Knows '' `` Good Vibrations '' / `` Let 's Go Away for Awhile '' 1967 `` Then I Kissed Her '' / `` Mountain of Love '' `` Heroes and Villains '' / `` You 're Welcome '' `` Wild Honey '' / `` Wind Chimes '' `` Darlin ' '' / `` Here Today '' 1968 `` Friends '' / `` Little Bird '' `` Do It Again '' / `` Wake the World '' `` Bluebirds over the Mountain '' / `` Never Learn Not to Love '' 1969 `` I Can Hear Music '' / `` All I Want to Do '' `` Break Away '' / `` Celebrate the News '' 1970s 1970 `` Add Some Music to Your Day '' / `` Susie Cincinnati '' `` Cottonfields '' / `` The Nearest Faraway Place '' `` Slip On Through '' / `` This Whole World '' `` Tears in the Morning '' / `` It 's About Time '' 1971 `` Cool, Cool Water '' / `` Forever '' `` Would n't It Be Nice '' ( live ) / `` The Times They Are a-Changin ' '' ( by Merry Clayton ) `` Long Promised Road '' / `` Deirdre '' `` Long Promised Road '' / `` ' Til I Die '' `` Surf 's Up '' / `` Do n't Go Near the Water '' 1972 `` You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone '' / `` Cuddle Up '' `` Marcella '' / `` Hold On Dear Brother '' 1973 `` Sail On, Sailor '' / `` Only with You '' `` California Saga : California '' / `` Funky Pretty '' `` Surfin ' U.S.A. '' / `` The Warmth of the Sun '' `` Child of Winter ( Christmas Song ) '' / `` Susie Cincinnati '' `` Sail On, Sailor '' / `` Only with You '' 1976 `` Rock and Roll Music '' / `` TM Song '' `` It 's O.K. '' / `` Had to Phone Ya '' `` Everyone 's in Love with You '' / `` Susie Cincinnati '' 1977 `` Honkin ' Down the Highway '' / `` Solar System '' 1978 `` Peggy Sue '' / `` Hey Little Tomboy '' 1979 `` Here Comes the Night '' / `` Baby Blue '' `` Good Timin ' '' / `` Love Surrounds Me '' `` Lady Lynda '' / `` Full Sail '' `` It 's a Beautiful Day '' / `` Sumahama '' 1980s 1980 `` Goin ' On '' / `` Endless Harmony '' `` Livin ' with a Heartache '' / `` Santa Ana Winds '' 1981 `` The Beach Boys Medley '' / `` God Only Knows '' `` Come Go with Me '' / `` Do n't Go Near the Water '' 1985 `` Getcha Back '' / `` Male Ego '' `` It 's Gettin ' Late '' / `` It 's O.K. 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Question: who sings lead on wouldnt it be nice
Answer: Brian Wilson