Catch a Wave
1963 song by The Beach Boys
| "Catch a Wave" | |
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| Song by The Beach Boys | |
| from the album Surfer Girl | |
| Released | September 16, 1963 |
| Recorded | July 14 / 16, 1963 Western Studios |
| Genre | Surf rock |
| Length | 2:11 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Songwriter(s) | Brian Wilson Mike Love |
| Producer(s) | Brian Wilson |
"Catch a Wave" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band, the Beach Boys, released on their 1963 album Surfer Girl.
In 1964, a rewritten version of the song was recorded by Jan and Dean as "Sidewalk Surfin'". It was released as a single and reached number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100.
Personnel
The Beach Boys
- Al Jardine – bass guitar, vocals
- Mike Love – lead vocal
- David Marks – rhythm guitar
- Brian Wilson – organ, piano, lead vocal
- Carl Wilson – lead guitar, vocals
- Dennis Wilson – drums, vocals
Additional Musicians
- Maureen Love – harp
Other recordings
DTV set the original Beach Boys recording to the Disney shorts Hawaiian Holiday and How to Swim and was featured on the Groovin' for a '60s Afternoon video.
The Kidsongs Kids released their version of "Catch a Wave" on their The Wonderful World of Sports video.
The Rock-afire Explosion covered the song on their first show tape.
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- Surfin' Safari
- Surfin' U.S.A.
- Surfer Girl
- Little Deuce Coupe
- Shut Down Volume 2
- All Summer Long
- The Beach Boys' Christmas Album
- The Beach Boys Today!
- Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
- Beach Boys' Party!
- Pet Sounds
- Smiley Smile
- Wild Honey
- Friends
- 20/20
- Sunflower
- Surf's Up
- Carl and the Passions – "So Tough"
- Holland
- 15 Big Ones
- The Beach Boys 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
- Beach Boys Concert
- Live in London
- The Beach Boys in Concert
- Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980
- Songs from Here & Back
- Live – The 50th Anniversary Tour
- Live in Sacramento 1964
- Live in Chicago 1965
- Graduation Day 1966
- 1967 – Live Sunshine
- The Beach Boys On Tour: 1968
compilations
- Endless Summer
- Rarities
- Made in U.S.A.
- Lost & Found (1961–62)
- Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys
- The Pet Sounds Sessions
- Endless Harmony
- Ultimate Christmas
- Hawthorne, CA
- Sounds of Summer
- The Smile Sessions
- Made in California
- The Big Beat 1963
- Keep an Eye on Summer 1964
- Beach Boys' Party! Uncovered and Unplugged
- Becoming the Beach Boys
- 1967 – Sunshine Tomorrow
- Wake the World: The Friends Sessions
- I Can Hear Music: The 20/20 Sessions
- Feel Flows
- Sail On Sailor – 1972
- Documentary
concert films
- It's OK! (1976)
- An American Band (1985)
- Brian Wilson: I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (1995)
- Nashville Sounds (1996)
- Endless Harmony: The Beach Boys Story (1998)
- Good Timin': Live at Knebworth England 1980 (2002)
- Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile (2004)
- Doin' It Again (2012)
- Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (2021)
- Summer Dreams: The Story of the Beach Boys (1990)
- An American Family (2000)
- Love & Mercy (2014)
- The Beach Boys and the California Myth
- Becoming the Beach Boys, 1961–1963
- Catch a Wave
- Good Vibrations: My Life as a Beach Boy
- Heroes and Villains: The True Story of the Beach Boys
- I Am Brian Wilson
- Inside the Music of Brian Wilson
- Wouldn't It Be Nice: My Own Story
- The Beach Boys with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
- Brian Wilson Presents Smile
- Caroline Now!
- Good Vibrations (musical)
- Looking Back with Love
- Pacific Ocean Blue
- Pet Sounds Live
- A Postcard from California
- Smiling Pets
- Spring
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