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{{Infobox song
{{Infobox song
| name = It's O.K.
| name = It's OK
| cover = It's OK, Had To Phone Ya.jpg
| cover = It's OK, Had To Phone Ya.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[The Beach Boys]]
| artist = [[the Beach Boys]]
| album = [[15 Big Ones]]
| album = [[15 Big Ones]]
| B-side = [[Had to Phone Ya]]
| B-side = [[Had to Phone Ya]]
| released = August 9, 1976
| released = August 9, 1976
| recorded = 1974-1976
| recorded = 1974–1976
| studio =
| studio =
| venue =
| venue =
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]<ref name= "Ainsley 2024">{{cite web|first= Will|last= Ainsley|title= Every Beach Boys Album, Ranked|website= [[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date= May 24, 2024|url= https://www.spin.com/2024/05/every-beach-boys-album-ranked/|accessdate= August 19, 2024}}</ref>
| genre = [[Rock music|Rock]]
| length = 2:12
| length = 2:12
| label = [[Brother Records|Brother]]/[[Reprise Records|Reprise]]
| label = [[Brother Records|Brother]]/[[Reprise Records|Reprise]]
| writer = [[Brian Wilson]], [[Mike Love]]
| writer = [[Brian Wilson]], [[Mike Love]]
| producer = Brian Wilson
| producer = Brian Wilson
| prev_title = [[Rock and Roll Music#The Beach Boys version|Rock and Roll Music]]
| prev_title = [[Rock and Roll Music (song)#The Beach Boys version|Rock and Roll Music]]
| prev_year = 1976
| prev_year = 1976
| next_title = [[Everyone's in Love with You]]
| next_title = [[Everyone's in Love with You]]
| next_year = 1976
| next_year = 1976
| misc = {{External music video|header=Licensed audio|type=single|{{Youtube|iwvwC2i2ScE|"It's OK"}}}}
}}
}}
"'''It's O.K.'''" is a song written by [[Brian Wilson]] and [[Mike Love]] of the American [[rock music|rock]] band [[the Beach Boys]], released on their 1976 album ''[[15 Big Ones]]''. It was issued as a single on August 9, 1976 (with B-side "[[Had to Phone Ya]]") and climbed to number 29 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]] singles chart.<ref name="Dillon2014"/> The track later reappeared as the B-side to the 1985 single "[[It's Gettin' Late]]".
"'''It's OK'''" (spelled "'''It's O.K.'''" on the record label) is a song by the American [[rock music|rock]] band [[the Beach Boys]] from their 1976 album ''[[15 Big Ones]]''. Written by [[Brian Wilson]] and [[Mike Love]], it is an upbeat song about celebrating summer fun. It was issued as a single on August 9, 1976 (with the B-side "[[Had to Phone Ya]]") and reached number 29 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].<ref name="Dillon2014"/> The single version is slightly sped-up compared to the album version.


==Background and recording==
The single was the highest-charting original song that the Beach Boys would have in the 1970s, unless one counts "Almost Summer", a song written by Wilson, Love, and [[Al Jardine]] for the sidegroup [[Celebration (1970s band)|Celebration]], which peaked at number 28.<ref name="Dillon2014"/>
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"It's OK" is an upbeat song about celebrating summer fun that was written by [[Brian Wilson]] and [[Mike Love]].<ref name="Dillon2014" /> Brian commented of the song in a 1995 interview, "That was written inside [[Brother Studios]] in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]]. At the end, where [[Dennis Wilson|Dennis]] goes (''sings'') "Find a ride", we put two of his voices on there, and it sounded ''fan-tas-tic''! Fuckin' fantastic from Dennis."<ref>{{cite journal|first=Jacopo|last=Benci|title=Brian Wilson interview|journal=Record Collector|date=January 1995|issue=185|location=UK}}</ref> On another occasion, he praised Love's lyrics, but said that the song "doesn't bring back real pleasant memories."<ref name="Dillon2014"/>


Sessions for the song commenced at Brother Studios in October 1974, notably featuring members of [[Wizzard]] who were staying in Los Angeles at the end of their only U.S. tour. Contrary to the credits on the back of the ''[[15 Big Ones]]'' album, bandleader [[Roy Wood]] played drums, not saxophone.
Love re-recorded it for his 2019 album ''[[12 Sides of Summer]]''.


==Composition==
==Legacy==
In the United States, the song was the highest-charting original single that the Beach Boys released between "[[Do It Again (The Beach Boys song)|Do It Again]]" (which peaked at number 20 in 1968) and "[[Getcha Back]]" (which peaked at number 26 in 1985); however, "Almost Summer" (a song written by Wilson, Love, and [[Al Jardine]] for the sidegroup [[Celebration (1970s band)|Celebration]]) reached number 28 in 1978, while "[[The Beach Boys Medley]]" (which also interpolates the band's 1965 cover of "[[Barbara Ann]]") peaked at number 12 in 1981.<ref name="Dillon2014"/> "It's O.K." later reappeared as the B-side to the 1985 single "[[It's Gettin' Late]]".{{cn|date=September 2021}}
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In 1995, Brian commented: "That was written inside [[Brother Studios]] in [[Santa Monica, California|Santa Monica]]. At the end, where [[Dennis Wilson|Dennis]] goes (''sings'') "Find a ride", we put two of his voices on there, and it sounded ''fan-tas-tic''! Fuckin' fantastic from Dennis."<ref>{{cite journal|first=Jacopo|last=Benci|title=Brian Wilson interview|journal=Record Collector|date=January 1995|issue=185|location=UK}}</ref> On another occasion, he praised [[Mike Love]]'s lyrics, but said that the song "doesn't bring back real pleasant memories."<ref name="Dillon2014">{{cite book|last=Dillon|first=Mark|title=Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys: The Songs That Tell Their Story|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QAP0yVAVq3YC&pg=PT430|year=2014|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=978-1-77090-198-8|page=430}}</ref>

''[[Record World]]'' said that "it works remarkably well" and called it a "summer celebration as only [the Beach Boys] know how to produce."<ref name=rw>{{cite magazine|magazine=Record World|date=August 28, 1976|page=1|accessdate=2023-03-04|title=Hits of the Week|url=https://worldradiohistory.com/Archive-All-Music/Record-World/70s/76/RW-1976-08-28.pdf}}</ref>

In 2019, Love re-recorded "It's O.K." for his album ''[[12 Sides of Summer]]''. Brian Wilson also re-recorded the track for the soundtrack to the documentary ''[[Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road]]'' (2021).


==Personnel==
==Personnel==
Per 2000 liner notes.<ref name=liner>{{cite AV media notes |title=15 Big Ones/Love You|others=[[The Beach Boys]] |year=2000 |first=Dennis |last=Diken |authorlink1= Dennis Diken |last2=Buck |first2=Peter |authorlink2=Peter Buck |page=2 |type=booklet |url=http://www.albumlinernotes.com/15_Big_Ones_Love_You.html|publisher=[[Capitol Records]] |location=California}}</ref><ref name="Dillon2014">{{cite book|last=Dillon|first=Mark|title=Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys: The Songs That Tell Their Story|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QAP0yVAVq3YC&pg=PT430|year=2014|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=978-1-77090-198-8|page=430}}</ref>
Per 2000 liner notes<ref name=liner>{{cite AV media notes |title=15 Big Ones/Love You|others=[[The Beach Boys]] |year=2000 |first=Dennis |last=Diken |authorlink1= Dennis Diken |last2=Buck |first2=Peter |authorlink2=Peter Buck |page=2 |type=booklet |url=http://www.albumlinernotes.com/15_Big_Ones_Love_You.html|publisher=[[Capitol Records]] |location=California}}</ref> and Dillon.<ref name="Dillon2014">{{cite book|last=Dillon|first=Mark|title=Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys: The Songs That Tell Their Story|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=QAP0yVAVq3YC&pg=PT430|year=2014|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=978-1-77090-198-8|page=223}}</ref>


'''The Beach Boys'''
'''The Beach Boys'''
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* [[Al Jardine]] – backing vocals
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* [[Mike Love]] – lead and backing vocals
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* [[Brian Wilson]] – backing vocals, piano, [[Organ (music)|organ]], [[Moog synthesizer|Moog]] bass
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* [[Carl Wilson]] – backing vocals, guitar
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* [[Dennis Wilson]] – backing vocals, drums
* [[Ricky Fataar]] – drums
* [[Ricky Fataar]] – drums
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* [[Al Jardine]] – harmony and backing vocals
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* [[Mike Love]] – lead, harmony and backing vocals
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* [[Brian Wilson]] – harmony and backing vocals; [[piano]], [[Organ (music)|organ]], [[Moog synthesizer|Moog]] bass
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* [[Carl Wilson]] – harmony, backing vocals; [[electric guitar|guitar]]
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* [[Dennis Wilson]] – lead, harmony and backing vocals; [[Drum kit|drums]]


'''Additional musicians and production staff'''
'''Additional musicians and production staff'''
* [[Dennis Dreith]] – [[clarinet]]
* [[Dennis Dreith]] – clarinet
* Jules Jacobs – clarinet
* Jules Jacobs – clarinet
* [[Marilyn Wilson]] – backing vocals
* [[Marilyn Wilson]] – backing vocals
* [[Roy Wood]] – [[saxophone]]
* [[Roy Wood]] – drums
* Mike Burney - saxophone
* [[Mike Burney]] - saxophone
* Nick Pentelow - saxophone
* Nick Pentelow - saxophone


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{YouTube|SYSoJEl5GGc|It's OK (Alternate Mix)}}


{{15 Big Ones}}
{{15 Big Ones}}

Latest revision as of 23:54, 7 December 2024

"It's OK"
Single by the Beach Boys
from the album 15 Big Ones
B-side"Had to Phone Ya"
ReleasedAugust 9, 1976
Recorded1974–1976
GenreRock[1]
Length2:12
LabelBrother/Reprise
Songwriter(s)Brian Wilson, Mike Love
Producer(s)Brian Wilson
The Beach Boys singles chronology
"Rock and Roll Music"
(1976) 		"It's OK"
(1976) 		"Everyone's in Love with You"
(1976)
Licensed audio
"It's OK" on YouTube

"It's OK" (spelled "It's O.K." on the record label) is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1976 album 15 Big Ones. Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, it is an upbeat song about celebrating summer fun. It was issued as a single on August 9, 1976 (with the B-side "Had to Phone Ya") and reached number 29 on the Billboard Hot 100.[2] The single version is slightly sped-up compared to the album version.

Background and recording

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"It's OK" is an upbeat song about celebrating summer fun that was written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love.[2] Brian commented of the song in a 1995 interview, "That was written inside Brother Studios in Santa Monica. At the end, where Dennis goes (sings) "Find a ride", we put two of his voices on there, and it sounded fan-tas-tic! Fuckin' fantastic from Dennis."[3] On another occasion, he praised Love's lyrics, but said that the song "doesn't bring back real pleasant memories."[2]

Sessions for the song commenced at Brother Studios in October 1974, notably featuring members of Wizzard who were staying in Los Angeles at the end of their only U.S. tour. Contrary to the credits on the back of the 15 Big Ones album, bandleader Roy Wood played drums, not saxophone.

Legacy

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In the United States, the song was the highest-charting original single that the Beach Boys released between "Do It Again" (which peaked at number 20 in 1968) and "Getcha Back" (which peaked at number 26 in 1985); however, "Almost Summer" (a song written by Wilson, Love, and Al Jardine for the sidegroup Celebration) reached number 28 in 1978, while "The Beach Boys Medley" (which also interpolates the band's 1965 cover of "Barbara Ann") peaked at number 12 in 1981.[2] "It's O.K." later reappeared as the B-side to the 1985 single "It's Gettin' Late".[citation needed]

Record World said that "it works remarkably well" and called it a "summer celebration as only [the Beach Boys] know how to produce."[4]

In 2019, Love re-recorded "It's O.K." for his album 12 Sides of Summer. Brian Wilson also re-recorded the track for the soundtrack to the documentary Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (2021).

Personnel

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Per 2000 liner notes[5] and Dillon.[2]

The Beach Boys

Additional musicians and production staff

References

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  1. ^ Ainsley, Will (May 24, 2024). "Every Beach Boys Album, Ranked". Spin. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e Dillon, Mark (2014). Fifty Sides of the Beach Boys: The Songs That Tell Their Story. ECW Press. p. 223. ISBN 978-1-77090-198-8.
  3. ^ Benci, Jacopo (January 1995). "Brian Wilson interview". Record Collector (185). UK.
  4. ^ "Hits of the Week" (PDF). Record World. August 28, 1976. p. 1. Retrieved 2023-03-04.
  5. ^ Diken, Dennis; Buck, Peter (2000). 15 Big Ones/Love You (booklet). The Beach Boys. California: Capitol Records. p. 2.
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