Good Vibrations
The Beach Boys
1966
Annual listening-list association, not an original-release-date field. Original release year reconciled with reviewed recording-specific Artist Essentials evidence in v3.6.
Release: 1966
Release: 1966Source checked
V3.6 reconciles the original release year with the reviewed Artist Essentials entry for this exact retained recording ID. Year precision is used; an album-first release is not silently replaced by a later single, reissue or annual-list year. Original standalone studio single; the supported year precedes the later album association. No exact earliest day is asserted.
The large badge identifies this listening list, not a newly issued recording. Later reissues and renewed chart popularity do not replace an original release date. How years are assigned.
Owner-supplied release annotations
Reported dates in 1966.html. Not independently established; neighboring dates can reflect album/single or regional differences.
Good Vibrations - official original-single history
Explicit original single release in October 1966, before Smiley Smile. The described session process and subsequent anniversary publication are not release dates.
Inspiration and background
Supplied note - not independently verified
This note came with the supplied collection and has not been independently verified.
Brian Wilson's fascination with vibrations and his desire to create a "pocket symphony"
Evidence scope: Source-provided note, not an established account of the songwriter's intent
Sources for this information
Owner-supplied 1966.html, song-list position 1
Supplied annotation reproduced with attribution; underlying historical claims have NOT been independently verified.
Other appearances and versions
catalog version unspecified
Original release date and exact pressing/version are not independently established.
An annual chart year and an original release date are different. Similar titles may be covers or different masters; no audio fingerprint has been performed.
Sources and scope
Imported annual selection - further review needed
Song-specific editorial discovery classification
Owner-supplied 1966.html
Imported annual selection. Title, artist and year have not all been independently corroborated; retained source annotations are archived, not verified song histories.
Browse by year
1960-2025. Each year contains 150 selections.