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"Fun, Fun, Fun"
; Single by The Beach Boys;
from the album Shut Down Volume 2;
B-side	"Why Do Fools Fall in Love"
Released	February 3, 1964
Format	Vinyl
Recorded	January 1964
Studio	; United Western Recorders, Hollywood
Genre	; ; ; Pop rock; ; ; ; surf vocal; ; ; ; power pop; ; ; ; car song; ; ; ;
Length	2:16
Label	Capitol
Songwriter(s)	; ; Brian Wilson; ; Mike Love; ; ;
Producer(s)	Brian Wilson
; The Beach Boys singles chronology
; 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"; ; "Don't Worry Baby"; ; ; Side four; ; ; ; ; "California Girls"; ; "Girl Don't Tell Me"; ; "Help Me, Rhonda"; ; "You're So Good to Me"; ; "All Summer Long"; ; ; ; ;
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"Fun, Fun, Fun" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for American rock band the Beach Boys. It was released in 1964 as a single backed with "Why Do Fools Fall in Love", both later appearing on the band's album Shut Down Volume 2.

The song is one of many by the Beach Boys that virtually defined the California myth.^[5] Its lyrics are about a teenage girl who tricks her father so she can go hot-rodding with his Ford Thunderbird. At the end, her father discovers her deception and takes the keys from her. The narrator then comes to the girl's rescue with his own car.^[1]

Background and Composition

The song was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love. In Who Did it First? Great Rock and Roll Cover Songs and Their Original Artists, Bob Leszczak writes that the song was based on "real occurrences in the life of Dennis Wilson."^[6]^[7]

According to Salt Lake City radio manager Bill "Daddy-O" Hesterman of KNAK, an early promoter of the Beach Boys who frequently brought them to Utah for appearances and concerts, the song was inspired by an incident involving Shirley Johnson, the station owner's daughter.^[8] Shirley had borrowed her father's 1963 Thunderbird, which had a University of Utah parking sticker, ostensibly to go study at the University library. Instead, she went to Shore's Drive-In on the corner of 33rd South and 27th East. When the deception came to light, her driving privileges were revoked. In 2007 Shirley Johnson England told KSL News that she was complaining loudly about the incident at the radio station, where she worked as a part-time secretary, when the Beach Boys happened to be there for an interview.^[9] Hesterman said that Wilson and Love, amused by the incident, jotted down the beginnings of the song as he took them to the airport that afternoon.

In 1996, Russ Titelman recalled that he visited Brian while he was working on the song, and that its original lyric was "Run, Run, Run".^[10] Then-manager Murry Wilson was dissatisfied with the song, and had engineer Chuck Britz cancel one of its recording sessions. However, Brian rescheduled the session after discovering what happened.^[7]

The opening electric guitar introduction of the original version of the song was based on Chuck Berry's "Johnny B. Goode", which in turn was based on the intro of Louis Jordan's "Ain't That Just Like a Woman (They'll Do It Every Time)".^[11]^[12] The track's punctuated drum fills were inspired by the work of Phil Spector.^[1] Phil Lambert noted that the initial two phrases of the song are based on almost the same chord progression as the first two phrases of "Da Doo Ron Ron", and are melodically similar.^[13]

Recording

The song was recorded on January 1, 1964, at United Western Recorders Studio 3. Vocals and additional overdubs followed on either January 8 or 9.^[14]

The stereo and mono mixes stem from the same recording but have a significant difference: the fadeout on the stereo mix fades out early into the song's outro, with the instruments fading away before the vocals (and an overdubbed drum part). The mono mix, as heard on the 45 as well as mono copies of Shut Down Volume 2 has an extended outro.^{[citation needed]}

Personnel

Track details courtesy of session archivist Craig Slowinski.^[14]

The Beach Boys

Al Jardine – harmony and backing vocal, bass guitar

Mike Love – lead and bass vocal

Brian Wilson – harmony and backing vocal, producer, piano, Hammond B3 organ

Carl Wilson – harmony and backing vocal, electric lead and rhythm guitars

Dennis Wilson – harmony and backing vocal, drums

Additional musicians

Hal Blaine – tambourine, drums

Steve Douglas – tenor saxophones

Jay Migliori – baritone saxophones

Ray Pohlman – 6-string electric bass guitar

Release history

The "Fun, Fun, Fun" single backed with "Why Do Fools Fall In Love?" was released in the United States in February 1964. The single peaked at the number 5 spot on the Billboard chart.^{[citation needed]}

In the United Kingdom, the single was released in March 1964 through Capitol Records, but failed to chart. In Australia, the single peaked at the number 6 position, which was the band's highest charting single in Australia at that time. In West Germany, the single became their first single to chart in the country when it peaked at the number 49 position. According to various national charts published in Billboard through the 1960s, the single peaked at number 4 in The Philippines (February 1965) with thirteen weeks in its top 10, and spent four weeks at number 3 in Hong Kong (December 1965) with ten weeks in its top 10.^{[citation needed]}

Variations

The instrumental track was released on the 2001 archival release Hawthorne, CA. A new stereo mix, more closely resembling the original single version, was released in 2013 on the Made in California box set. Alternate live versions appear on Beach Boys Concert (1964), The Beach Boys in Concert (1973), and Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 (2002).

Charts

Chart (1964)	Peak position
Australian Singles Chart^[15]^{[better source needed]}	6
German Singles Chart^[16]^{[better source needed]}	49
U.S. Billboard Hot 100^{[citation needed]}	5

Cover versions

1966 – Dino, Desi & Billy, Our Time's Coming^[6]

1973 - The Carpenters, Now & Then

1984 – Kids Incorporated, Season 1 - Funny Money

1988 – Kids Incorporated, Season 5 - Kahuna Kids

2005 – Caleigh Peters, Herbie: Fully Loaded starring Lindsay Lohan.

Status Quo version

The song was covered in 1996 by the then-current lineups of the Beach Boys and Status Quo (see Don't Stop), with a new verse written for the song. The Beach Boys sang mainly backing vocals, with Status Quo's Francis Rossi performing the lead vocal for the entire song, except the new verse, which was sung by Mike Love. It was released under PolyGram Records as a single in the United Kingdom. The single, featuring another artist on the B-side, peaked at the number 24 position on the charts.^{[citation needed]}

References

^ ^a^b^c Guarisco, Donald A. "Fun, Fun, Fun". AllMusic..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}

^ Richie Unterberger, Samb Hicks, Jennifer Dempsey. Music USA: the rough guide,
ISBN 185828421X, p. 383.

^ Altham, Keith. "Lily Isn't Pornographic, Say Who" New Musical Express May 20, 1967

^ Hoffmann, Frank W.; Bailey, William G. (1990). Arts & Entertainment Fads, Volume 1. Binghampton: Haworth Press. pp. 61–62. ISBN 9780866568814.

^ Sumrall, Harry (1994). Pioneers of Rock and Roll: 100 Artists Who Changed the Face of Rock. Billboard Books. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-8230-7628-4.

^ ^a^b Leszczak, Bob (2014). Who Did It First?: Great Rock and Roll Cover Songs and Their Original Artists. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 68–69. ISBN 978-1-4422-3322-5.

^ ^a^b Gaines, Steven (1986). Heroes and Villains: The True Story of The Beach Boys. New York: Da Capo Press. pp. 112–113. ISBN 0306806479.

^ Shirley's had fun, fun, fun with her 41 years of 'fame' Deseret News, 11 October 2005

^ Beach Boys' Hit Inspired by a Utah Gal Having All the Fun, KSL, 11 February 2007

^ White, Timothy (June 1996). "Russ Titelman 35th Anniversary Salute". Billboard: 44.

^ Brown, Pete and Harvey P. Newquist (1997) Legends of Rock Guitar

^ Miklitsch, Robert (2006) Roll Over Adorno: Critical Theory, Popular Culture, Audiovisual Media

^ Lambert, Philip (2007). Inside the Music of Brian Wilson: the Songs, Sounds, and Influences of the Beach Boys' Founding Genius. Continuum. ISBN 978-0-8264-1876-0., p.138

^ ^a^b Craig, Slowinski (2014). Keep an Eye On Summer 1964 (Digital Liner). The Beach Boys. Capitol Records.
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^ "Australian Singles Charts". mountvernonandfairway.de. Retrieved 12 November 2007.

^ "German Singles Charts". mountvernonandfairway.de. Retrieved 12 November 2007.

External links

Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics

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[2] Richie Unterberger, Samb Hicks, Jennifer Dempsey. Music USA: the rough guide,
ISBN 185828421X, p. 383.

[3] Altham, Keith. "Lily Isn't Pornographic, Say Who" New Musical Express May 20, 1967

[CarSongs-4] Hoffmann, Frank W.; Bailey, William G. (1990). Arts & Entertainment Fads, Volume 1. Binghampton: Haworth Press. pp. 61–62. ISBN 9780866568814.

[5] Sumrall, Harry (1994). Pioneers of Rock and Roll: 100 Artists Who Changed the Face of Rock. Billboard Books. p. 15. ISBN 978-0-8230-7628-4.

[Leszczak2014-6] Leszczak, Bob (2014). Who Did It First?: Great Rock and Roll Cover Songs and Their Original Artists. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. pp. 68–69. ISBN 978-1-4422-3322-5.

[Gaines-7] Gaines, Steven (1986). Heroes and Villains: The True Story of The Beach Boys. New York: Da Capo Press. pp. 112–113. ISBN 0306806479.

[8] Shirley's had fun, fun, fun with her 41 years of 'fame' Deseret News, 11 October 2005

[9] Beach Boys' Hit Inspired by a Utah Gal Having All the Fun, KSL, 11 February 2007

[10] White, Timothy (June 1996). "Russ Titelman 35th Anniversary Salute". Billboard: 44.

[11] Brown, Pete and Harvey P. Newquist (1997) Legends of Rock Guitar

[12] Miklitsch, Robert (2006) Roll Over Adorno: Critical Theory, Popular Culture, Audiovisual Media

[13] Lambert, Philip (2007). Inside the Music of Brian Wilson: the Songs, Sounds, and Influences of the Beach Boys' Founding Genius. Continuum. ISBN 978-0-8264-1876-0., p.138

[Slowinski2014-14] Craig, Slowinski (2014). Keep an Eye On Summer 1964 (Digital Liner). The Beach Boys. Capitol Records.
Mirror

[Australian_Singles_Charts-15] "Australian Singles Charts". mountvernonandfairway.de. Retrieved 12 November 2007.

[German_Singles_Charts-16] "German Singles Charts". mountvernonandfairway.de. Retrieved 12 November 2007.

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