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{{Short description|1963 single by The Crystals}}
{{Infobox song
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| genre =[[Brill Building (genre)|Brill Building]]<ref name="Brill Building Sound: Where Rock And Roll Began">{{cite web|title=Brill Building Sound: Where Rock And Roll Began
| genre =[[Brill Building (genre)|Brill Building]]<ref name="Brill Building Sound: Where Rock And Roll Began">{{cite web|title=Brill Building Sound: Where Rock And Roll Began
|url=https://audioacademy.in/brill-building-sound-where-rock-and-roll-began/ |access-date=February 3, 2022}}</ref>
|date=20 July 2019 |url=https://audioacademy.in/brill-building-sound-where-rock-and-roll-began/|website=Audioacademy.in |access-date=February 3, 2022}}</ref>
| length = 2:35
| length = 2:35
| label = [[Philles Records|Philles]] (US, Canada)<br />[[London Records|London]] (UK)
| label = [[Philles Records|Philles]] (US, Canada)<br />[[London Records|London]] (UK)
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"'''Then He Kissed Me'''" is a song written by [[Phil Spector]], [[Ellie Greenwich]] and [[Jeff Barry]]. The song, produced by Spector, was initially released as a single on [[Philles Records]] (#115) in July 1963 by [[The Crystals]]. The lyrics are a narrative of a young woman's encounter, romance, and eventual engagement with a young man.
"'''Then He Kissed Me'''" is a song written by [[Phil Spector]], [[Ellie Greenwich]] and [[Jeff Barry]]. The song, produced by Spector, was initially released as a single on [[Philles Records]] (#115) in July 1963 by [[The Crystals]]. The lyrics are a narrative of a young woman's encounter, romance, and eventual engagement with a young man.


In 2004, this song was number 493 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine's list of [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|500 Greatest Songs of All Time]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6596338/then_he_kissed_me/1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227072452/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6596338/then_he_kissed_me/1|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 27, 2008|title=The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|publisher=RollingStone.com|access-date=2008-09-21}}</ref> [[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']] placed it at number 18 on its list of "The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6405-the-200-greatest-songs-of-the-1960s/1/ |title=Staff Lists: The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s &#124; Features |website=[[Pitchfork.com|Pitchfork]] |date=August 18, 2006 |access-date=May 24, 2014}}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' named the song number 8 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.<ref>{{cite web|title=100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7857816/100-greatest-girl-group-songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 10, 2017|access-date=July 11, 2017}}</ref>
In 2004, this song was number 493 on ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine's list of [[Rolling Stone's 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|500 Greatest Songs of All Time]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6596338/then_he_kissed_me/1|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081227072452/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/story/6596338/then_he_kissed_me/1|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 27, 2008|title=The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|publisher=RollingStone.com|access-date=2008-09-21}}</ref> [[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']] placed it at number 18 on its list of "The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6405-the-200-greatest-songs-of-the-1960s/1/ |title=Staff Lists: The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s &#124; Features |website=[[Pitchfork.com|Pitchfork]] |date=August 18, 2006 |access-date=May 24, 2014 |archive-date=June 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130602072550/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/6405-the-200-greatest-songs-of-the-1960s/1/ |url-status=dead }}</ref> ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' named the song number 8 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.<ref>{{cite web|title=100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/7857816/100-greatest-girl-group-songs|magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]|date=July 10, 2017|access-date=July 11, 2017}}</ref>

The song appears in the 1987 film ''[[Adventures in Babysitting]]'' and in the 1990 movie ''[[Goodfellas]]''. It was also played in the opening scene of the 2020 film ''[[To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You]]''.


==The Crystals version==
==The Crystals version==
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|Australia (''[[Go-Set]]'')<ref name="Billboard, December 21, 1963">{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=SgsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA20|title=Billboard Magazine, December 21, 1963 |magazine=Billboard|date=21 December 1963}}</ref>
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|New Zealand (''[[New Zealand Listener|Lever Hit Parade]]'')<ref>[http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20lever&qartistid=288#n_view_location Flavour of New Zealand, 31 October 1963]</ref>
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|Ireland (''[[The Irish Times]]'')<ref name="Billboard, November 16, 1963">{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TgsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA36|title=Billboard Magazine, November 16, 1963 |magazine=Billboard|date=16 November 1963}}</ref>
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|New Zealand (''[[New Zealand Listener|Lever Hit Parade]]'')<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.flavourofnz.co.nz/index.php?qpageID=search%20lever&qartistid=288#n_view_location|title=Flavour of New Zealand, 31 October 1963|website=Flavourofnz.co.nz|access-date=23 October 2023}}</ref>
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|Norway (''[[Verdens Gang]]'')<ref name="Billboard, November 23, 1963">{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=TQsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA32|title=Billboard Magazine, November 23, 1963 |magazine=Billboard|date=23 November 1963}}</ref>
|[[UK Singles Chart|UK]]
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|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref name="Billboard, November 2, 1963">{{cite magazine |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UAsEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA28|title=Billboard Magazine, November 2, 1963 |magazine=Billboard|date=2 November 1963}}</ref>
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|U.S. [[Cash Box (magazine)|''Cash Box'']] Top 100<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20140812082850/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/19681228.html Cash Box Top 100 Singles, December 28, 1963]</ref>
|U.S. [[Cash Box (magazine)|''Cash Box'']] Top 100<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/19681228.html|title=Cash Box Top 100 12/28/68|date=12 August 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812082850/http://tropicalglen.com/Archives/60s_files/19681228.html |access-date=23 October 2023|archive-date=2014-08-12 }}</ref>
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|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>[http://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1963.htm Musicoutfitters.com]</ref>
|US ''Billboard'' Hot 100<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicoutfitters.com/topsongs/1963.htm|title=Top 100 Hits of 1963/Top 100 Songs of 1963|website=Musicoutfitters.com|access-date=23 October 2023}}</ref>
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| caption = 1967 UK single cover
| caption = 1967 UK single cover
| alt =
| alt =
| type = song
| type = single
| artist = [[The Beach Boys]]
| artist = [[The Beach Boys]]
| album = [[Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)]]
| album = [[Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)]]
| B-side = "[[Mountain of Love]]"
| B-side = "[[Mountain of Love]]"
| released = {{Start date|1965|7|5}}
| released =
*{{Start date|1965|7|5|}} (UK ''[[Summer Days (and Summer Nights!!)]]'' album)
*{{start date|1967|4|28|}} (UK single)
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| recorded = {{Start date|1965|5|5}}
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| producer = [[Brian Wilson]]
| producer = [[Brian Wilson]]
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The song retitled "'''Then I Kissed Her'''" and released by [[The Beach Boys]] on their 1965 album ''[[Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)]]'' with [[Al Jardine]] on lead vocals and production by [[Brian Wilson]]. Beyond title and gender changes, new lyrics were written retelling the story of the Crystals' song from the boyfriend's point of view.
The song was retitled "'''Then I Kissed Her'''" and released by [[The Beach Boys]] on their 1965 album ''[[Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)]]'' with [[Al Jardine]] on lead vocals and production by [[Brian Wilson]]. Beyond title and gender changes, new lyrics were written retelling the story of the Crystals' song from the boyfriend's point of view.


Two years after appearing on the album, in April 1967 the song was released as a single in the United Kingdom, appearing as a stop-gap release while work continued on the "[[Heroes and Villains]]" single. This was reportedly done against the band's wishes; Beach Boys band member [[Mike Love]] commented on May 7, 1967 "The record company didn't even have the decency to put out one of Brian’s own compositions. The reason for the hold up with a new single has simply been that we wanted to give our public the best and the best isn't ready yet."<ref>''[[NME|New Musical Express]]'', May 7, 1967</ref>
Two years after appearing on the album, in April 1967 the song was released as a single in the United Kingdom, appearing as a stop-gap release while work continued on the "[[Heroes and Villains]]" single. This was reportedly done against the band's wishes; Beach Boys band member [[Mike Love]] commented on May 7, 1967, "The record company didn't even have the decency to put out one of Brian’s own compositions. The reason for the hold up with a new single has simply been that we wanted to give our public the best and the best isn't ready yet."<ref>''[[NME|New Musical Express]]'', May 7, 1967</ref>


"Then I Kissed Her" charted at number 4 in the UK. The [[B-side]] of the single was "[[Mountain of Love]]", a song off the band's 1965 ''[[Beach Boys' Party!]]'' album.
"Then I Kissed Her" charted at number 4 in the UK. The [[B-side]] of the single was "[[Mountain of Love]]", a song off the band's 1965 ''[[Beach Boys' Party!]]'' album.
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|align="left"|German Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.charts-surfer.de |title=charts-surfer.de search results |access-date=January 10, 2009}}</ref>
|align="left"|German Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.charts-surfer.de |title=Search results |website=Charts-surfer.de|access-date=January 10, 2009}}</ref>
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|align="left"|Irish Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie |title=irishcharts.ie search results |access-date=January 10, 2009}}</ref>
|align="left"|Irish Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.irishcharts.ie |website=Irishcharts.ie |title=Search results |access-date=January 10, 2009}}</ref>
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|align="left"|Norwegian Singles Chart<ref>{{cite web |url=http://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Beach+Boys&titel=Then+I+Kissed+Her&cat=s |title=norwegiancharts.com |access-date=January 10, 2009}}</ref>
|align="left"|Norwegian Singles Chart<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Beach+Boys&titel=Then+I+Kissed+Her&cat=s|title=The Beach Boys - Then I Kissed Her|website=Norwegiancharts.com|access-date=23 October 2023}}</ref>
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|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.everyhit.com |title=everyhit.com search results |access-date=January 10, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Chain%20Of%20Fools_slash_Satisfaction |title=The Official Charts Company – Beach Boys – Then I Kissed Her |access-date=January 10, 2009}}</ref>
|align="left"|[[UK Singles Chart]]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/search/singles/Chain%20Of%20Fools_slash_Satisfaction |title=The Official Charts Company – Beach Boys – Then I Kissed Her |website=[[Official Charts Company|Official Charts]] |access-date=January 10, 2009}}</ref>
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===Personnel===
===Personnel===
Personnel sourced from Craig Slowinski.<ref name="Slowinski2009">{{cite magazine |last=Slowinski|first=Craig |date=Summer 2009 |title=Summer Days|issue=84|volume=22|magazine=Endless Summer Quarterly Magazine |location=Charlotte, North Carolina|editor-first=David|editor-last=Beard}}</ref>
Personnel sourced from Craig Slowinski.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:eSJEUCBoj8kJ:www.tiptopwebsite.com/custommusic2/craigslowinskicom3.doc+&cd=14&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us|title=Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)|last=Slowinski|first=Craig|access-date=April 8, 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://smileysmile.net/board/index.php/topic,18277.msg475845.html#msg475845|title=Then I Kissed Her Sessions}}</ref>


'''The Beach Boys'''
'''The Beach Boys'''
*[[Al Jardine]] – lead vocals, electric rhythm guitar
*[[Al Jardine]] – lead vocals
*[[Bruce Johnston]] – [[Hammond organ|Hammond B-3 organ]]
*[[Bruce Johnston]] – [[Hammond organ|Hammond B-3 organ]], [[castanets]]
*[[Mike Love]] – harmony and backing vocals
*[[Mike Love]] – harmony and backing vocals
*[[Brian Wilson]] – harmony and backing vocals, bass guitar, grand piano, [[timpani]]
*[[Brian Wilson]] – harmony and backing vocals, bass guitar, grand piano, [[timpani]]
*[[Carl Wilson]] – harmony and backing vocals, 12-string acoustic lead and rhythm guitars
*[[Carl Wilson]] – harmony and backing vocals, electric and 12-string acoustic guitars
*[[Dennis Wilson]] – drums
*[[Dennis Wilson]] – drums


'''Session musicians and production staff'''
'''Session musicians and production staff'''
*Ron Swallow – tambourine
*Ron Swallow – tambourine
*[[Frank Capp]] – [[castanets]]


==Other versions==
==Other versions==
* [[Martha Reeves & the Vandellas]] covered the song later that year on their 1963 album ''[[Heat Wave]]''. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/album/2GxwwKxtwDZkc9qX15YqKK|title=Heat Wave|date=1 January 1963|access-date=23 October 2023|website=Open.spotify.com}}</ref>
* Yugoslav band [[Crveni Koralji]] released a [[Serbo-Croatian]] version of the song, entitled "Dok je drugi ljubi" ("While Someone Else Is Kissing Her"), on their 1964 debut EP ''Najljepši san'' (''The Most Beautiful Dream'').<ref name="janjatović48">{{cite book|last=Janjatović|first=Petar|title= EX YU ROCK enciklopedija 1960–2006|year=2007|publisher=self-released|location=Belgrade|page=48}}</ref>
* British band [[Hello (band)|Hello]] included a cover titled "Then She Kissed Me" on their 1976 debut album ''[[Keeps Us Off the Streets]]''. The version appears in season 3, episode 1 of ''[[Sex Education (TV series)|Sex Education]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/sex-education-season-3-soundtrack-songs/ |title=Every Song In Sex Education Season 3 |last=Hunt |first=James |website=[[Screen Rant]] |date=September 17, 2021|access-date=September 19, 2021}}</ref>
* British band [[Hello (band)|Hello]] included a cover titled "Then She Kissed Me" on their 1976 debut album ''[[Keeps Us Off the Streets]]''. The version appears in season 3, episode 1 of ''[[Sex Education (TV series)|Sex Education]]''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://screenrant.com/sex-education-season-3-soundtrack-songs/ |title=Every Song In Sex Education Season 3 |last=Hunt |first=James |website=[[Screen Rant]] |date=September 17, 2021|access-date=September 19, 2021}}</ref>
* [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] released a version, retitled "Then She Kissed Me", as the final track on their 1977 album ''[[Love Gun]]''.
* [[Kiss (band)|Kiss]] released a version, retitled "Then She Kissed Me", as the final track on their 1977 album ''[[Love Gun]]''.
* [[Gary Glitter]] released a version as a single in 1981, retitled "And Then She Kissed Me", which reached number 39 on the [[UK Singles Chart]].<ref>{{cite web|url= https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19811018/7501/ |title= 1981 Top 40 Official UK Singles Archive - 18-24 October 1981 |publisher= [[Official Charts Company]] |access-date= 8 July 2023}}</ref>
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*Iranian artist [[Afshin Moghaddam]] has performed a non-english cover of the song called "Asheghaneh".<ref>{{Citation|title=Asheghaneh|date=2002-02-08|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/2QWU7pjCfuy3gqNuuaXT1D|language=en|access-date=2021-12-30}}</ref>
* German disco group [[Ebony (disco group)|Ebony]] recorded a version of the song in 1978. It was released on [[Aladin Records|Aladin]] 1C 006-32 779 and [[EMI Electrola]] 1C 006-32 779 that year.<ref>Discogs - [https://www.discogs.com/release/2253558-Ebony-Then-He-Kissed-Me Ebony (10) – Then He Kissed Me]</ref>
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* [[St. Vincent (musician)|St. Vincent]] reimagined this as a sapphic love song as part of Legacy Records' [[Universal Love – Wedding Songs Reimagined]]
* [[Juice Newton]] cover titled "(And) Then He Kissed Me" on their June 1989 album ''[[Ain't Gonna Cry]]''.
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* [[St. Vincent (musician)|St. Vincent]] reimagined this as a sapphic love song as part of Legacy Records' ''[[Universal Love – Wedding Songs Reimagined]]''
* [[Bruce Springsteen]] and the [[E Street Band]] performed a cover of the song to open their set at the [[Scottrade Center]] in [[St. Louis|St. Louis, Missouri]], on 23 August 2008. This performance was later released as part of the official ''[[Bruce Springsteen Archives]]'' series.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://live.brucespringsteen.net/live-music/0,16077/Bruce-Springsteen-mp3-flac-download-8-23-2008-Scottrade-Center-St-Louis-MO.html | title=Bruce Springsteen - August 23, 2008 Scottrade Center, St. Louis|website=Live.brucespringsteen.net}}</ref>
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* Iranian artist [[Afshin Moghaddam]] has performed a non-english cover of the song called "Asheghaneh".<ref>{{Cite web|website=Open.spotify.com|title=Asheghaneh|date=2002-02-08|url=https://open.spotify.com/track/2QWU7pjCfuy3gqNuuaXT1D|language=en|access-date=2021-12-30}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:The Guess Who songs]]
[[Category:The Guess Who songs]]
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[[Category:Song recordings produced by Phil Spector]]
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Latest revision as of 16:36, 26 August 2024

"Then He Kissed Me"
Single by The Crystals
from the album Philles Records Presents Today's Hits
B-side"Brother Julius"
ReleasedJuly 12, 1963
GenreBrill Building[1]
Length2:35
LabelPhilles (US, Canada)
London (UK)
Songwriter(s)Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry
Producer(s)Phil Spector
The Crystals singles chronology
"Da Doo Ron Ron"
(1963) 		"Then He Kissed Me"
(1963) 		"Little Boy"
(1964)

"Then He Kissed Me" is a song written by Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich and Jeff Barry. The song, produced by Spector, was initially released as a single on Philles Records (#115) in July 1963 by The Crystals. The lyrics are a narrative of a young woman's encounter, romance, and eventual engagement with a young man.

In 2004, this song was number 493 on Rolling Stone magazine's list of 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.[2] Pitchfork placed it at number 18 on its list of "The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s".[3] Billboard named the song number 8 on their list of 100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time.[4]

The song appears in the 1987 film Adventures in Babysitting and in the 1990 movie Goodfellas. It was also played in the opening scene of the 2020 film To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You.

The Crystals version

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The single is one of The Crystals' best-remembered songs. It was recorded at Gold Star Studios in Los Angeles in April 1963. The lead vocal was sung by Dolores "LaLa" Brooks, the Wall of Sound arrangement was by Jack Nitzsche, featuring The Wrecking Crew, and Larry Levine was the engineer.[5] In the United States the single peaked at number 6 and in the United Kingdom it peaked at number 2. It was The Crystals' third single to chart in the top ten in the United States, and their second to reach the top ten in the United Kingdom. The song was also a major hit in the Republic of Ireland, reaching number 3 in the charts there.

Cash Box described it as "a captivating, quick moving, full sounding romantic that sports a sensational arrangement by Jack 'Specs' Nitzsche."[6]

Chart performance

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The Beach Boys version

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"Then I Kissed Her"
1967 UK single cover
Single by The Beach Boys
from the album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!)
B-side"Mountain of Love"
Released
RecordedMay 5, 1965 (1965-05-05)
Length2:15
LabelCapitol
Songwriter(s)Phil Spector, Ellie Greenwich, Jeff Barry
Producer(s)Brian Wilson

The song was retitled "Then I Kissed Her" and released by The Beach Boys on their 1965 album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) with Al Jardine on lead vocals and production by Brian Wilson. Beyond title and gender changes, new lyrics were written retelling the story of the Crystals' song from the boyfriend's point of view.

Two years after appearing on the album, in April 1967 the song was released as a single in the United Kingdom, appearing as a stop-gap release while work continued on the "Heroes and Villains" single. This was reportedly done against the band's wishes; Beach Boys band member Mike Love commented on May 7, 1967, "The record company didn't even have the decency to put out one of Brian’s own compositions. The reason for the hold up with a new single has simply been that we wanted to give our public the best and the best isn't ready yet."[16]

"Then I Kissed Her" charted at number 4 in the UK. The B-side of the single was "Mountain of Love", a song off the band's 1965 Beach Boys' Party! album.

Charts

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Chart (1967) Peak
position
Finland (Soumen Virallinen)[17] 16
Dutch Top 40[18] 2
German Singles Chart[19] 39
Irish Singles Chart[20] 4
Norwegian Singles Chart[21] 10
UK Singles Chart[22] 4

According to contemporary national charts sourced and cited by Billboard in 1967, it reached number 2 in Sweden and South Africa and number 9 in Belgium. It was number 12 in Australia's Go Set chart and number 6 in New Zealand.

Personnel

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Personnel sourced from Craig Slowinski.[23]

The Beach Boys

Session musicians and production staff

  • Ron Swallow – tambourine

Other versions

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References

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  1. ^ "Brill Building Sound: Where Rock And Roll Began". Audioacademy.in. 20 July 2019. Retrieved February 3, 2022.
  2. ^ "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". RollingStone.com. Archived from the original on December 27, 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-21.
  3. ^ "Staff Lists: The 200 Greatest Songs of the 1960s | Features". Pitchfork. August 18, 2006. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved May 24, 2014.
  4. ^ "100 Greatest Girl Group Songs of All Time: Critics' Picks". Billboard. July 10, 2017. Retrieved July 11, 2017.
  5. ^ Phil Spector: Back To Mono 1958 - 1969, 4 CD box set, All Mother Bertha Music, 1991, liner notes
  6. ^ "CashBox Record Reviews" (PDF). Cash Box. August 3, 1963. p. 12. Retrieved 2022-01-12.
  7. ^ "Billboard Magazine, December 21, 1963". Billboard. 21 December 1963.
  8. ^ "Billboard Magazine, November 16, 1963". Billboard. 16 November 1963.
  9. ^ "Flavour of New Zealand, 31 October 1963". Flavourofnz.co.nz. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Billboard Magazine, November 23, 1963". Billboard. 23 November 1963.
  11. ^ "Billboard Magazine, November 2, 1963". Billboard. 2 November 1963.
  12. ^ Joel Whitburn's Top Pop Singles 1955–1990 - ISBN 0-89820-089-X
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