Surfin’ U.S.A.

~ Song

Annotation

Brian Wilson allegedly admitted he copied the music from Chuck Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" in this song. As the result of legal action, Chuck Berry and Arc Music now hold all copyrights to the song (as such Brian Wilson's name does not appear in BMI's database on the song).

Annotation last modified on 2014-06-22 22:14 UTC.

Relationships

lyricist:Brian Wilson (Beach Boys co-founder)
composer:Chuck Berry
publisher:Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher)
Isalee Music Publishing Company
Jewel Music Publishing Co. Ltd. (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
SecondHandSongs:https://secondhandsongs.com/work/1432 [info]
Songfacts:http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=1244 [info]
Wikidata:Q1089109 [info]
referred to in medleys:Beach Boys Medley (order: 7)
later parody versions:Search And You'll Get Saved
later translated versions:サーフィン・U.S.A.
サーフィンU.S.A.
is based on:Sweet Little Sixteen

Recordings

DateTitleAttributesArtistLength
recordings
1960-04-12 – ????Surfing Street (studio recording with crowd noise)Chuck Berry2:29
1963-01-31Surfin’ U.S.A.The Beach Boys2:29
1963Surfin’ U.S.A. (demo version)The Beach Boys1:49
1963Surfin’ USAThe Beach Boys2:29
1964-08-01Surfin’ USAliveThe Beach Boys2:18
1964-08-01Surfin’ USAliveThe Beach Boys2:16
1964Concert Intro / Surfin’ U.S.A. (live 1964)liveThe Beach Boys3:15
1964Surfin’ U.S.A. (live on the T.A.M.I. show, 1964)liveThe Beach Boys2:34
1964Surfin’ USA (live BBC / 1964)liveThe Beach Boys2:25
1965-03-26Surfin' U.S.A. (live at Arie Crown Theater, Chicago/March 26, 1965)The Beach Boys2:34
1965-03-27Surfin' U.S.A. (live at Arie Crown Theater, Chicago/March 27, 1965)liveThe Beach Boys2:16
1966-10-22Medley: Fun, Fun, Fun / Shut Down / Little Deuce Coup / Surfin' USA (live at the University of Michigan/1966/show 1)live and medleyThe Beach Boys3:51
1966-10-22Medley: Fun, Fun, Fun / Shut Down / Little Deuce Coup / Surfin' USA (live at the University of Michigan/1966/show 2)live and medleyThe Beach Boys3:49
1966-10-22Medley: Surfin' Safari / Fun, Fun, Fun / Shut Down / Little Deuce Coupe / Surfin' U.S.A. (live, 1966)live and medleyThe Beach Boys3:31
1966-10-22Medley: Surfin' Safari / Fun, Fun, Fun / Shut Down / Little Deuce Coupe / Surfin' USAlive and medleyThe Beach Boys?:??
1966-10-22Surfin' Safari / Fun, Fun, Fun / Shut Down / Little Deuce Coupe / Surfin' USA (1966-10-22: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA - alternative source)live and medleyThe Beach Boys3:32
1966-10-22Surfin' Safari / Fun, Fun, Fun / Shut Down / Little Deuce Coupe / Surfin' USA (live: 1966-10-22: University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA)live and medleyThe Beach Boys3:10
1968-07-05Medley: Surfin’ Safari / Fun Fun Fun / Shut Down / Little Deuce Coupe / Surfin’ USA (live in Chicago, IL, 1968)live and medleyThe Beach Boys3:25
1968-07-08Medley: Surfin’ Safari / Fun Fun Fun / Shut Down / Little Deuce Coupe / Surfin’ USA (live in Fargo, ND, 1968)live and medleyThe Beach Boys3:14
1968-07-10Medley: Surfin’ Safari / Fun Fun Fun / Shut Down / Little Deuce Coupe / Surfin’ USA (live in Waterloo, Iowa, 1968)live and medleyThe Beach Boys3:22
1968-07-13Medley: Surfin’ Safari / Fun Fun Fun / Shut Down / Little Deuce Coupe / Surfin’ USA (live in Lincoln, NE, 1968)live and medleyThe Beach Boys3:11
1968-07-16Medley: Surfin’ Safari / Fun Fun Fun / Shut Down / Little Deuce Coupe / Surfin’ USA (live in Phoenix, AZ, 1968)live and medleyThe Beach Boys3:35
1972-11-23Surfin’ USA (Live At Carnegie Hall)liveThe Beach Boys2:31
1973-08-31Surfin’ USA (live, 1972-??-??: Winter Tour)The Beach Boys2:49
1974-06-14Surfin' U.S.A.liveThe Beach Boys feat. Elton John & Paul Simon2:50
1980-06-21Surfin’ USAThe Beach Boys2:54
1980-06-21Surfin’ USA (from ‘Live at Knebworth’ live album)liveThe Beach Boys2:55
1980-06-21Surfin’ USA (live, 1980-06-21: Knebworth House, Knebworth, England, UK)liveThe Beach Boys?:??
1982-11-26Surfin' USAliveThe Beach Boys3:29
1985-07-13Surfin’ USA (live, 1985-07-13: Wembley Stadium, London, England, UK)coverThe Beach Boys2:39
1985-07-13Surfin’ USA (live, 1985-07-13: Live Aid 1985, JFK Stadium, Philadelphia, PA, USA)liveThe Beach Boys3:11
1985-07-13Surfin’ USA (live, 1985-07-13: Live Aid 1985)liveThe Beach Boys2:40
1998-11-06Surfin' USA (live, 1998-11-06: Rome, Italy)cover and liveBlind Guardian2:39
1999-07-26Surfin' USAcover and liveMelt‐Banana?:??
2012Surfin’ U.S.A. (from 'Live: The 50th Anniversary Tour' live album)liveThe Beach Boys3:00
Beach Boys Gold: California Girls / Wouldn’t It Be Nice / Help Me Rhonda / Little Girl I Once Knew / All Summer Long / Catch a Wave / Surfin’ USA / I Get Around / Little Girl From Pasadena / Fun Fun Fun / Sloop John B / Dance Dance Dance / Good Vibrationscover and medleyGidea Park7:52
Beach Boys MedleymedleyThe Beach Boys6:49
Beach Boys Medleycover, instrumental and medleyFlorida State University Marching Chiefs2:10
Good Vibrations / California Girls / Surfing U.S.A.cover and medleySuper Ratones7:13
Ich geh' heut' surfen (live)cover and liveMike Krüger1:46
MedleymedleyThe Beach Boys4:13
Pizza U.S.A.cover and partialThe Pizza Collection0:35
Surfin U.S.A.The Beach Boys?:??
Surfin U.S.A.The Beach Boys?:??
Surfin U.S.A.liveThe Beach Boys2:28
Surfin USA (demo)The Beach Boys2:03
Surfin' U.S.AThe Beach Boys?:??
Surfin' U.S.A.The Beach Boys2:20
Surfin' U.S.A.coverM.O.D.2:33
Surfin' U.S.A.Chuck Berry3:16
Surfin' U.S.A.cover小倉博和?:??
Surfin' U.S.A.The Beach Boys2:20
SURFIN' U.S.A.coverFLOW3:26
Surfin' U.S.A. (rehearsal)The Beach Boys2:29
Surfin' USAThe Beach Boys2:55
Surfin' USAcoverWilliam Hung2:19
Surfin' USAcover and instrumentalGary Hoey2:48
Surfin' USAcoverAaron Carter2:46
Surfin' USAcoverPennywise1:44
Surfin' USAcoverRämouns2:09
Surfin' USAThe Beach Boys2:54
Surfin' USAThe Beach Boys10:05
Surfin' USAcoverPennywise4:46
Surfin' USAThe Beach Boys?:??
Surfin' USAcover and liveMelt‐Banana2:34
Surfin' USAcoverPapa Doo Run Run2:30
Surfin' USAcoverPennywise1:53
Surfin' USAThe Beach Boys?:??
Surfin' USAcoverFrench Frith Kaiser Thompson2:18
Surfin' USA (live)liveTravoltas3:54
Surfin' USA (Summer Mix)coverThe Jesus and Mary Chain3:32
Surfin’ U.S.A.The Beach Boys2:28
Surfin’ U.S.A.cover and instrumentalPickin’ On Project2:16
Surfin’ U.S.A.coverFred Mollin and the Blue Sea Band2:21
Surfin’ U.S.A.The Beach Boys?:??
Surfin’ U.S.A.Chuck Berry1:30
Surfin’ U.S.A.Chuck Berry2:11
Surfin’ U.S.A.liveBeach Boys2:35
Surfin’ U.S.A. (mono)The Beach Boys2:31
Surfin’ U.S.A. (stereo)The Beach Boys2:28
Surfin’ U.S.A. (mono studio single mix)The Beach Boys2:25
Surfin’ U.S.A.The Beach Boys2:29
Surfin’ U.S.A.The Beach Boys?:??
Surfin’ U.S.A.The Beach Boys2:30
Surfin’ U.S.A. (mono)The Astronauts2:10
Surfin’ U.S.A.The Beach Boys2:27
Surfin’ U.S.A. (mono)The Beach Boys2:29
Surfin’ U.S.A. (stereo)The Beach Boys2:29
Surfin’ USAThe Beach Boys2:28
Surfin’ USAcoverJan & Dean2:36
Surfin’ USAThe Beach Boys2:27
Surfin’ USA (part of “Grandmaster Party” dj-mix)The Beach Boys0:44
Surfin’ USAThe Beach Boys2:29
Surfin’ USAThe Beach Boys2:28
Surfin’ USAcoverJan & Dean2:36
Surfin’ USAcoverBlind Guardian2:25
Surfin’ USA (from 'Live Hits Collection')liveThe Beach Boys2:29
Surfin’ USAcoverLeif Garrett2:23
Surfin’ USAcoverThe Gentlemen of St John’s2:06
Surfin’ USAcoverJan & Dean2:37
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