Don't Worry Baby
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| "Don't Worry Baby" | ||
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| Single by The Beach Boys | ||
| from the album Shut Down Volume 2 | ||
| Released | May 11, 1964 | |
| Format | Vinyl | |
| Recorded | Unknown | |
| Genre | Pop | |
| Length | 2:47 | |
| Label | Capitol Records | |
| Producer(s) | Brian Wilson | |
| Chart positions | ||
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• #24 (US) |
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| The Beach Boys singles chronology | ||
| "Fun, Fun, Fun"/"Why Do Fools Fall In Love" (1964) |
"I Get Around"/"Don’t Worry Baby" (1964) |
"When I Grow Up (to be a man)"/"She Knows Me Too Well" (1964) |
"Don’t Worry Baby" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Roger Christian. The song was first released on the band's 1964 album Shut Down Volume 2. It was also released as the B-side of The Beach Boys' first U.S. #1 hit single, "I Get Around". The single was released in the United States in May, 1964 through Capitol Records. It was released a month later, in June 1964, in the United Kingdom. The song features production by Brian Wilson and also features Brian Wilson on lead vocals.
Brian Wilson cited the song as his attempt to duplicate "Be My Baby" by the Ronettes, who would later cover his song. At one time, Wilson listened to his 45 record of the song he "could never do" up to 100 times a day.
The song "Don't Worry Baby" is part of the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list.[1]
[edit] Cover versions
Keith Moon, drummer for The Who, covered this song on his only solo album, Two Sides of the Moon, with Dick Dale on solo guitar. B.J. Thomas , the Everly Brothers, the Fun & Games and most recently, singer-songwriter Andy Pratt have also offered cover versions of "Don't Worry Baby". New Zealand band Zed performed an uptempo rock-oriented cover version in 2003 on their album This Little Empire.
