Do n't Worry Baby - wikipedia Do n't Worry Baby For the 2015 comedy film, see Do n't Worry Baby ( film ). `` Do n't Worry Baby '' Single by The Beach Boys from the album Shut Down Volume 2 A-side `` I Get Around '' Released May 11, 1964 Format Vinyl Recorded January 7, 1964, United Western Recorders, Hollywood Genre California Sound Length 2 : 47 Label Capitol Songwriter ( s ) Brian Wilson, Roger Christian Producer ( s ) Brian Wilson The Beach Boys singles chronology `` Fun, Fun, Fun '' ( 1964 ) `` Do n't Worry Baby '' ( 1964 ) `` When I Grow Up ( To Be a Man ) '' ( 1964 ) `` Fun, Fun, Fun '' ( 1964 ) `` I Get Around '' ( 1964 ) `` When I Grow Up ( To Be a Man ) '' ( 1964 ) Endless Summer track listing 20 tracks Side one `` Surfin ' Safari '' `` Surfer Girl '' `` Catch a Wave '' `` The Warmth of the Sun '' `` Surfin ' U.S.A. '' Side two `` Be True to Your School '' `` Little Deuce Coupe '' `` In My Room '' `` Shut Down '' `` Fun, Fun, Fun '' Side three `` I Get Around '' `` Girls on the Beach '' `` Wendy '' `` Let Him Run Wild '' `` Do n't Worry Baby '' Side four `` California Girls '' `` Girl Do n't Tell Me '' `` Help Me, Rhonda '' `` You 're So Good to Me '' `` All Summer Long '' Audio sample file help `` Do n't Worry Baby '' is a song written by Brian Wilson and Roger Christian, produced by Wilson and first recorded by the American rock band The Beach Boys. The band 's version, a tender ballad with falsetto lead vocal by Wilson, was first released on their 1964 album Shut Down Volume 2. It was also released as the B - side of The Beach Boys ' first US number - one, `` I Get Around '', also reaching number 24 on the Billboard Hot 100 in its own right. The song `` Do n't Worry Baby '' is part of The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list. It is ranked as the 176th greatest song of all time in Rolling Stone 's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time, and Pitchfork Media placed it at number 14 on its list of `` The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s ''. Contents 1 Lyricism 2 Recording and production 2.1 Personnel 3 Variations 4 In popular culture 5 Cover versions 5.1 B.J. Thomas 5.1. 1 Chart performance 5.1. 1.1 Weekly singles charts 5.1. 1.2 Year - end charts 6 References 7 Sources 8 External links Lyricism The song, as originally performed by the Beach Boys, is sung from the point of view of a teenager who reluctantly agrees to a challenge to race a rival after rashly bragging about his car, and is reassured by his girlfriend 's plea to take her love with him when he races. David Howard wrote that `` Do n't Worry Baby '' was a `` subtle harbinger for the growing dichotomy within the California Sound. While ' I Get Around ' symbolized the sunshine ideal in all its carefree splendor, ' Do n't Worry Baby ' suggested something entirely more pensive and even slightly dark underneath its pristine facade. '' Recording and production Recording took place on January 7, 1964 at United Western Recorders ' Studio 3, Hollywood. Vocals and guitars were overdubbed one or two days later. Take 12 was used for the master. Brian Wilson cited the song as his attempt to capture the essence of his all - time favorite record, `` Be My Baby '' by the Ronettes. Wilson estimates he has listened to the song `` more than 1,000 times. '' Personnel Track details courtesy of session archivist Craig Slowinski. The Beach Boys Al Jardine -- harmony and backing vocals ; rhythm guitar Mike Love -- harmony and backing vocals Brian Wilson -- lead, harmony and backing vocals ; piano, bass guitar Carl Wilson -- harmony and backing vocals ; electric rhythm guitar Dennis Wilson -- harmony and backing vocals ; drums Production staff Brian Wilson -- producer Chuck Britz -- audio engineer Variations The stereo mix of the song had been used on Shut Down Volume 2 when it was released in 1990 and 2001. A single mono mix appeared on the 20 More Good Vibrations compilation. On the 2008 Singles box set, a mono album version was used instead of the single mix. The original stereo mix of `` Do n't Worry Baby '' had Brian 's lead vocal hard - panned in the left channel, the instrumental track in the centre and backing vocals on the right. Thanks to the discovery of the lost multi-track masters in 2009, an alternate stereo mix was created from the analog master with the instrumental track and Brian 's lead vocal placed in the middle channel while the backing vocals were shared between the left and right channels. This new stereo mix can be found on the 2009 compilation Summer Love Songs. Lorrie Morgan sang lead vocals on the Beach Boys ' 1996 Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 album and was their only venture into the genre of country music to date. This version peaked at number 73 on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. In popular culture See also : The Beach Boys in popular culture The production of `` Do n't Worry Baby '' formed the basis of the Byrds ' recording of `` Mr. Tambourine Man ''. Garbage 's 1998 single, `` Push It '', contains an interpolation of its chorus, and Wilson / Christian were given songwriting credits. Cover versions See also : List of cover versions of Beach Boys songs This section needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. ( June 2014 ) 1968 -- The Fun & Games 1970 - The Tokens 1973 -- Bryan Ferry, These Foolish Things 1975 -- Keith Moon, Two Sides of the Moon ( with Dick Dale on guitar ) 1976 -- The Bay City Rollers 1988 -- The Everly Brothers 1999 -- Ronnie Spector, She Talks to Rainbows 2001 -- Billy Joel, An All - Star Tribute to Brian Wilson 2003 -- Andy Pratt, Cover Me 2003 -- Zed, This Little Empire 2008 -- Rivers Cuomo, Alone II : The Home Recordings of Rivers Cuomo ( recorded 1992 ) 2013 -- Grouplove BJ Thomas `` Do n't Worry Baby '' Single by B.J. Thomas from the album B.J. Thomas B - side `` My Love '' Released June 1977 Format 7 '' Label MCA Songwriter ( s ) Brian Wilson, Roger Christian B.J. Thomas singles chronology `` Without a Doubt '' ( 1977 ) `` Do n't Worry Baby '' ( 1977 ) `` Still the Lovin ' Is Fun '' ( 1977 ) `` Without a Doubt '' ( 1977 ) `` Do n't Worry Baby '' ( 1978 ) `` Still the Lovin ' Is Fun '' ( 1977 ) A cover version of `` Do n't Worry Baby '' was done by B.J. Thomas in 1977. His producer Chris Christian, who had recently produced BJ 's gold Contemporary Christian album `` Home Where I Belong '' had met the MCA Records executives while working the Olivia Newton - Johns album `` Do n't Stop Believing '' in Nashville. Chris presented the idea to the MCA executives to sign BJ to MCA, and record a cover of `` Do n't Worry Baby ''. MCA agreed, and the `` Do n't Worry Baby '' album was BJ 's last top 10 hit. His version included new original lyrics. Thomas 's rendition of the song was also his final Top 40 single, reaching number 17 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100, outcharting the Beach Boys and was # 2 on the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart. The record also reached number 12 in Canada. The song was a major Adult Contemporary hit in both nations. Chart performance Weekly singles charts Chart ( 1977 ) Peak position Canada RPM Top Singles 12 Canada RPM Adult Contemporary U.S. Billboard Hot 100 17 U.S. Billboard Adult Contemporary U.S. Cash Box Top 100 13 Year - end charts Chart ( 1977 ) Rank Canada RPM Top Singles 118 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 96 U.S. Cash Box 83 References ^ Jump up to : Howard 2004, p. 57. Jump up ^ `` 500 Songs That Shaped Rock ''. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Retrieved November 15, 2014. Jump up ^ `` 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s ''. Pitchfork. Retrieved 2010 - 07 - 24. ^ Jump up to : Craig, Slowinski ( 2014 ). Keep an Eye On Summer 1964 ( Digital Liner ). The Beach Boys. Capitol Records. Mirror Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine. Jump up ^ Doe, Andrew Grayham. `` GIGS64 ''. Endless Summer Quarterly. Retrieved November 8, 2014. Jump up ^ Spitz, Marc ( 2013 - 08 - 16 ). `` Still Tingling Spines, 50 Years Later ''. The New York Times. The New York Times Company. p. AR8. Retrieved 2016 - 02 - 24. Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys estimates that he 's heard `` Be My Baby, '' by the Ronettes, more than 1,000 times. Jump up ^ Whitburn 2013, p. 37. Jump up ^ Howard 2004, pp. 61 -- 62. Jump up ^ Eden, Dawn ( 1998 - 05 - 01 ). Short Takes ; Garbage Version 2.0. Record Collector. pp. 136, 137. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2002 ). Top Adult Contemporary : 1961 - 2001. Record Research. p. 242. Jump up ^ `` Top 200 Singles of ' 77 -- Volume 28, No. 11, December 31 1977 ''. RPM. Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved June 25, 2016. Jump up ^ `` Top 100 Hits of 1977 / Top 100 Songs of 1977 ''. Musicoutfitters.com. Retrieved 2016 - 09 - 27. Jump up ^ `` Archived copy ''. Archived from the original on 2016 - 03 - 04. Retrieved 2016 - 07 - 26. Sources Howard, David N. ( 2004 ). Sonic Alchemy : Visionary Music Producers and Their Maverick Recordings. Hal Leonard Corporation. ISBN 978 - 0 - 634 - 05560 - 7. Whitburn, Joel ( 2013 ). Hot Country Songs 1944 -- 2012. Record Research, Inc. p. 37. ISBN 978 - 0 - 89820 - 203 - 8. External links Greg Panfile 's Musical Analysis of `` Do n't Worry Baby '' Video on YouTube Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics Shut Down Volume 2 Songs Side one `` Fun, Fun, Fun '' `` Do n't Worry Baby '' `` In the Parkin ' Lot '' `` '' Cassius '' Love vs. `` Sonny '' Wilson '' `` The Warmth of the Sun '' `` This Car of Mine '' Side two `` Why Do Fools Fall in Love '' `` Pom, Pom Play Girl '' `` Keep an Eye on Summer '' `` Shut Down, Part II '' `` Louie, Louie '' `` Denny 's Drums '' Related articles `` I Do '' Keep an Eye on Summer -- The Beach Boys Sessions 1964 The Beach Boys The Beach Boys discography 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. ( Light Album ) Keepin ' the Summer Alive The Beach Boys Still Cruisin ' Summer in Paradise Stars and Stripes Vol. 1 That 's Why God Made the Radio The Beach Boys singles discography 1960s 1961 `` Surfin ' '' / `` Luau '' 1962 `` Surfin ' Safari '' / `` 409 '' `` Ten Little Indians '' / `` County Fair '' 1963 `` Surfin ' U.S.A. '' / `` 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. '' `` She Believes in Love Again '' / `` It 's Just a Matter of Time '' 1986 `` Rock ' n ' Roll to the Rescue '' / `` Good Vibrations '' ( live ) `` California Dreamin ' '' / `` Lady Liberty '' `` Happy Endings '' ( with Little Richard ) / `` California Girls '' ( live ) `` Kokomo '' / `` Tutti Frutti '' ( Little Richard ) `` Still Cruisin ' '' / `` Kokomo '' 1990s `` Somewhere Near Japan '' / `` Kokomo '' `` Problem Child '' / `` Problem Child ( Instrumental ) '' `` Hot Fun in the Summertime '' / `` Summer of Love '' `` I Just Was n't Made for These Times '' / `` Would n't It Be Nice '' / `` Here Today '' 2010s 2011 `` Good Vibrations '' / `` Heroes and Villains '' `` Do n't Fight the Sea '' / `` Friends '' `` Cabinessence '' / `` Wonderful '' 2012 `` That 's Why God Made the Radio '' / `` That 's Why God Made the Radio '' ( instrumental ) `` Is n't It Time '' / Live in Chicago Book B.J. Thomas Albums On My Way Longhorns & Londonbridges Reunion You Gave Me Love ( When Nobody Gave Me a Prayer ) Love Shines The Living Room Sessions Singles `` I 'm So Lonesome I Could Cry '' `` Hooked on a Feeling '' `` Raindrops Keep Fallin ' on My Head '' `` I Just Ca n't Help Believing '' `` Most of All '' `` Long Ago Tomorrow '' `` Rock and Roll Lullaby '' `` ( Hey Wo n't You Play ) Another Somebody Done Somebody Wrong Song '' `` Do n't Worry Baby '' `` I Recall a Gypsy Woman '' `` Whatever Happened to Old - Fashioned Love '' `` New Looks from an Old Lover '' `` Two Car Garage '' `` Night Life '' `` As Long As We Got Each Other '' Book : B.J. Thomas Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Don%27t_Worry_Baby&oldid=784135845 '' Categories : 1964 singles The Beach Boys songs B.J. 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Question: who sang lead vocals on don't worry baby
Answer: Brian Wilson