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Wild Honey (The Beach Boys song) 3 languages Article Talk Read Edit View history Tools From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia "Wild Honey" Single by the Beach Boys from the album Wild Honey B-side
"Wind Chimes" Released
October 23, 1967 Recorded
September 26–27, 1967 Studio
Beach Boys Studio, Los Angeles Length
2:37 Label
Capitol Songwriter(s)
Brian Wilson, Mike Love Producer(s)
The Beach Boys The Beach Boys singles chronology "Heroes and Villains" (1967)
"Wild Honey" (1967)
"Darlin'" (1967) Audio sample filehelp "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[edit] In a 1992 issue of Goldmine, Mike Love explained the idea for the lyrics of the song: Brian was doing this track with a Theremin and we were doing the song. I went into the kitchen and we were in this health food thing and wild honey was all natural. So there's this can of wild honey and we're making some tea. So I said, I'll write the lyrics about this girl
who was a wild little honey. And I wrote it from the perspective that that album was Brian's R&B-influenced album, in his mind. It may not sound like it to a Motown executive but that was where he was coming from on that record. In that particular instance I wrote it from the perspective of Stevie Wonder singing it.[1] Recording[edit] 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.[2] The session then concluded with the band doing further vocal overdubs and Bruce Johnston performing the organ solo.[3] Work was resumed on the track the following day with Paul Tanner overdubbing his custom-built Electro-Theremin over the otherwise finished track.[citation needed] Reception[edit] Billboard described the single as an "easy rocker with a steady and solid dance beat."[4] Cash Box said that it's "thumping, pulsing ditty."[5] Variations[edit] The song was first released as a single on October 23, 1967, with "Wind Chimes" as its B-side (except in Greece, where 1965's "The Girl from New York City" was the B-side). 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 Greatest Hits - Volume 2: 20 More Good Vibrations; the 2003 compilation Sounds of Summer: The Very Best of The Beach Boys as well as the 1993 box set Good Vibrations: Thirty Years of The Beach Boys. Personnel[edit] Credits per Craig Slowinski.[6] The Beach Boys Al Jardine - backing vocals Bruce Johnston - backing vocals, Farfisa organs, bass guitar Mike Love - backing vocals Brian Wilson - backing vocals, piano Carl Wilson - lead and backing vocals, guitar, tambourine Dennis Wilson - backing vocals, drums, bongos Additional musician Paul Tanner - Electro-Theremin Charts[edit] This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (July 2020) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) Chart (1968)
Peak position Australian Singles Chart
10 New Zealand Singles Chart
11 UK Singles Chart
29 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 31 U.S. Cashbox Top 10022 R
**Multiple Choice Questions:**
1. Who wrote the song "Wild Honey" by The Beach Boys?
A) Brian Wilson and Mike Love
B) Al Jardine and Bruce Johnston
C) Carl Wilson and Dennis Wilson
D) Mike Love and Carl Wilson
**Correct Choice:** A) Brian Wilson and Mike Love
**Explanation:** The reading states, "Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, it was released as the lead single from their 1967 album Wild Honey."
2. When was the single "Wild Honey" released?
A) October 23, 1967
B) September 26, 1967
C) December 1967
D) November 1967
**Correct Choice:** A) October 23, 1967
**Explanation:** The reading mentions, "Released October 23, 1967."
3. Which musician overdubbed his custom-built Electro-Theremin on the track?
A) Brian Wilson
B) Carl Wilson
C) Dennis Wilson
D) Paul Tanner
**Correct Choice:** D) Paul Tanner
**Explanation:** The text states, "Paul Tanner overdubbing his custom-built Electro-Theremin over the otherwise finished track."
**Fill-in-the-Blank Questions:**
1. 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.
**Correct Word:** Jim Lockert
**Explanation:** The sentence mentions that Jim Lockert was engineering the session.
2. The band then recorded instrumental inserts including bongos, percussion, and drums, in which Dennis Wilson's bass drum was recorded in a hallway.
**Correct Word:** Dennis Wilson
**Explanation:** The text specifies that Dennis Wilson's bass drum was recorded in a hallway.
3. The single peaked at number 31 in the U.S. and number 29 in the U.K.
**Correct Word:** 29
**Explanation:** The reading states, "The single peaked at number 31 in the U.S. and number 29 in the U.K."
**Works Cited:**
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wild_Honey_(The_Beach_Boys_song)
2. https://www.allmusic.com/album/wild-honey-mw0000192277
3. https://www.discogs.com/The-Beach-Boys-Wild-Honey/release/1438284
4. https://www.songfacts.com/facts/the-beach-boys/wild-honey
5. https://www.billboard.com/music/the-beach-boys/chart-history/HSI/song/578617
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