Don't Go Near the Water

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"Don't Go Near the Water"
Single by The Beach Boys
from the album Surf's Up
Released	November 8, 1971 November 2, 1981
Format	Vinyl
Recorded	Unknown
Genre	Pop music
Length	6 min 51 sec for both songs 4 min 45 sec for both songs
Label	Capitol Records
Producer(s)	The Beach Boys
Chart positions
• Surf's Up never charted • #18 (US)
The Beach Boys singles chronology
"Long Promised Road"/"'Til I Die" (1971) ---- "The Beach Boys Medley" (1981)	"Surf's Up"/"Don't Go Near the Water" (1971) ---- "Come Go with Me"/"Don't Go Near the Water" (1981)	"You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone"/"Cuddle Up" (1972) ---- "Getcha Back"/"Male Ego" (1985)
Other single cover
The cover of the "Come Go with Me"/"Don't Go Near the Water" single

"Don't Go Near the Water" is a song written by Mike Love and Al Jardine for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was the first track on their 1971 album Surf's Up. The song was released on November 8, 1971 as the B-side of the "Surf's Up" single although it never charted in the US or the UK. It was later released on November 2, 1981 as the B-side of the "Come Go with Me" single. The single charted at #18 in the US but never charted in the UK.

The song puts an ironic, ecological spin on the traditional Beach Boys beach- and surf- based songs: instead of enjoying surfing and other fun activities, this time the listener is advised to avoid the water for environmental reasons.

[edit] Details

• Written by: Mike Love/Al Jardine
• Album: Surf's Up
• Time: 2 min 39 sec
• Produced by: The Beach Boys

[edit] Performers

• Mike Love: Lead Vocals
• Al Jardine: Lead Vocals

[edit] See also

• The Beach Boys
• Surf's Up
• List of songs by The Beach Boys

Surf's Up Track Listing
Don't Go Near the Water | Long Promised Road | Take A Load Off Your Feet | Disney Girls (1957) | Student Demonstration Time Feel Flows | Lookin' at Tomorrow (A Welfare Song) | A Day in the Life of a Tree | 'Til I Die | Surf's Up