Wild Honey (The Beach Boys song)
"Wild Honey" is a song recorded by the American rock band the Beach Boys. Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, it was released as the lead single from their 1967 album "Wild Honey", with the B-side of the single being "Wind Chimes". The single peaked at number 31 in the U.S. and number 29 in the U.K. Composition. In a 1992 issue of "Goldmine", Mike Love explained the idea for the lyrics of the song: Recording. Recording for the song began on September 26, 1967 at Brian Wilson's home studio in  Bel Air, California with Jim Lockert engineering the session. The song would be almost completely recorded in one day. The band would initially record organ and electric bass guitar courtesy of Bruce Johnston, percussion, tambourine and piano and following that Carl Wilson's lead vocal was overdubbed onto the basic track. The band then recorded instrumental inserts including bongos, percussion and drums, in which Dennis Wilson's bass drum was recorded in a hallway. The session then concluded with the band doing further vocal overdubs and Bruce Johnston performing the organ solo. Work was resumed on the track the following  day with Paul Tanner overdubbing his custom-built Electro-Theremin over the otherwise finished track. Reception. "Billboard" described the single as an "easy rocker with a steady and solid dance beat." "Cash Box" said that it's "thumping, pulsing ditty." Variations. The song was first released as a single on October 23, 1967. It was then released as the first track on "Wild Honey" in December of the same year. The following year, the song's backing track was released on the "Stack-O-Tracks" album. The song has appeared on several of the groups greatest hits compilations including the  1999 compilation album ""; the 2003 compilation "" as well as the 1993 box set "".