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Wouldn’t It Be Nice

First released 1966EnglishPop120+ recordingson 435 releasesISWC T-700.082.059-9
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Written by

Brian WilsonComposerBrian WilsonLyricistMike LoveLyricistTony AsherLyricist

From the films

The Big ChillThe Big Chill1983the film on Charmy Movies ↗
Seeking a Friend for the End of the WorldSeeking a Friend for the End of the World2012the film on Charmy Movies ↗
The Boat That RockedThe Boat That Rocked2009the film on Charmy Movies ↗
Brice 3Brice 32016the film on Charmy Movies ↗

Recordings

PerformanceBy
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:45
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (vocal only)The Beach Boys2:37
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (alternate mix)The Beach Boys2:29
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (alternate mix)The Beach Boys2:28
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:25
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:24
Wouldn’t It Be NiceBrian Wilson2:54
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys1:53
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:13
Wouldn’t It Be NiceHUSKING BEE1:49
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (highlights from tracking date)The Beach Boys7:20
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (stereo backing track)The Beach Boys2:35
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (stereo track with background vocals)The Beach Boys2:34
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (vocals)The Beach Boys2:43
Wouldn’t It Be NiceLash1:59
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys1:53
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (vocals only version)The Beach Boys2:35
Wouldn't It Be NiceJan Krist3:04
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:39
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Brown Derbies
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:11
Beach Boys GoldGidea Park7:41
Wouldn’t It Be NiceBrian Wilson2:49
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:09
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys3:09
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys4:07
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:43
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys
Wouldn't It Be NiceRockabye Baby!3:17
Wouldn't It Be Nice槇原敬之
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys1:53
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys
Wouldn't It Be NiceBrian Wilson2:46
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (session highlights)The Beach Boys3:47
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (alternative mix without lead vocal)The Beach Boys2:31
Wouldn't It Be NiceOldham Brothers3:37
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:45
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:34
Wouldn’t It Be NiceVitamin String Quartet2:54
Beach Boys Gold: California Girls / Wouldn’t It Be Nice / Help Me Rhonda / Little Girl I Once Knew / All Summer Long / Catch a Wave / Surfin’ USA / I Get Around / Little Girl From Pasadena / Fun Fun Fun / Sloop John B / Dance Dance Dance / Good VibrationsGidea Park7:52
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys3:02
Wouldn’t It Be NiceWilson Phillips2:45
Wouldn’t It Be NiceSaint Etienne3:12
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:32
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:56
Wouldn’t It Be NiceRebecca Pidgeon3:15
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:37
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:32
Wouldn’t It Be NiceBrian Wilson
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:41
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:34
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (2001 stereo mix)The Beach Boys2:34
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:33
Wouldn’t It Be Nice · videoThe Beach Boys2:50
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:32
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:34
Wouldn't It Be Nice (take 21)The Beach Boys2:39
Wouldn't It Be Nice (mono mix)The Beach Boys2:27
Wouldn't It Be Nice (takes 1-6)The Beach Boys4:10
Wouldn't It Be Nice (take 7)The Beach Boys2:45
Wouldn't It Be Nice (take 8)The Beach Boys1:25
Wouldn't It Be Nice (takes 9 & 10)The Beach Boys1:51
Wouldn't It Be Nice (take 11)The Beach Boys2:37
Wouldn't It Be Nice (takes 12-15)The Beach Boys3:35
Wouldn't It Be Nice (take 16)The Beach Boys2:39
Wouldn't It Be Nice (takes 17-20)The Beach Boys3:00
Wouldn't It Be Nice (1st vocal overdub)The Beach Boys2:46
Wouldn't It Be Nice (2nd vocal overdub)The Beach Boys2:46
Wouldn't It Be Nice (3rd vocal overdub)The Beach Boys2:46
Wouldn't It Be Nice (alternate vocal mix)The Beach Boys2:40
Wouldn't It Be Nice (alternate vocal mix)The Beach Boys2:40
Wouldn't It Be Nice (alternate vocal mix)The Beach Boys2:40
Wouldn't It Be Nice (alternate vocal mix)The Beach Boys2:39
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:24
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys
Wouldn’t It Be NiceIndian Jewelry
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:01
Wouldn't It Be Nice (instrumental stereo mix)The Beach Boys2:34
Wouldn't It Be Nice (Michigan State University, October 22, 1966)The Beach Boys2:32
Wouldn't It Be Nice (Daughters of the American Revolution Constitution Hall, Washington DC, November 19, 1967)The Beach Boys2:00
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:33
Wouldn't It Be Nice (Vocals Only)The Beach Boys
Wouldn’t It Be NiceBrian Wilson feat. Al Jardine2:43
Wouldn't It Be Nice (live at the University of Michigan/1966/show 1)The Beach Boys2:10
Wouldn't It Be Nice (live at the University of Michigan/1966/show 2)The Beach Boys3:27
Wouldn’t It Be NicePickin’ On Project2:30
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (vocals only)The Beach Boys2:35
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:34
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Mono alternate mix 1)The Beach Boys2:28
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (Mono alternate mix 2)The Beach Boys2:28
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:32
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:01
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:36
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (session highlights)The Beach Boys3:45
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (alternative mix without lead vocal)The Beach Boys2:31
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra3:13
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:24
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:23
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (live in Chicago, IL, 1968)The Beach Boys2:14
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (live in Fargo, ND, 1968)The Beach Boys1:59
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (live in Waterloo, Iowa, 1968)The Beach Boys2:08
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (live in Lincoln, NE, 1968)The Beach Boys1:56
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (live in Phoenix, AZ, 1968)The Beach Boys2:47
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (live in the London Palladium, 1968 / first show)The Beach Boys2:07
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (live at the London Palladium, 1968 / second show)The Beach Boys2:03
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (live at Finsbury Park Astoria, London, 1968 / first show)The Beach Boys1:51
Wouldn’t It Be Nice (2001 stereo mix)The Beach Boys2:33
Wouldn't It Be NiceYYY feat. deM atlaS3:43
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:40
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:25
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:33
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:34
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:33
Wouldn’t It Be NiceThe Beach Boys2:05

On these albums

Pet Sounds
Pet SoundsThe Beach Boys · 1966
Wouldn't It Be Nice
Wouldn't It Be NiceThe Beach Boys · 1966
God Only Knows
God Only KnowsThe Beach Boys · 1966
Stack-o-Tracks
Stack-o-TracksThe Beach Boys · 1968
Do It Again
Do It AgainThe Beach Boys · 1968
Beach Boys ’69: Live in London
Beach Boys ’69: Live in LondonThe Beach Boys · 1970
Pop History Box Set
Pop History Box SetThe Beatles / The Rolling Stones / The Beach Boys / The Lords / Small Faces · 1973
In Concert
In ConcertThe Beach Boys · 1973
The Beach Boys Best 40 Greatest Hits
The Beach Boys Best 40 Greatest HitsThe Beach Boys · 1974
All‐Time Greatest Hits
All‐Time Greatest HitsThe Beach Boys · 1974
The Very Best of the Beach Boys: Anthology 1963-69
The Very Best of the Beach Boys: Anthology 1963-69The Beach Boys · 1974
Good Vibrations: The Best of the Beach Boys
Good Vibrations: The Best of the Beach BoysThe Beach Boys · 1975
20 Golden Greats
20 Golden GreatsThe Beach Boys · 1976
66/69
66/69The Beach Boys · 1976
1977-12-13: Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USA
1977-12-13: Seattle Center Coliseum, Seattle, WA, USAThe Beach Boys · 1977
20 Grössten Hits
20 Grössten HitsThe Beach Boys · 1977
20 Greatest Hits
20 Greatest HitsThe Beach Boys · 1978
Summer '81
Summer '81The Cantina Band · 1981
Sunshine Dream
Sunshine DreamThe Beach Boys · 1982
The History of Rock, Volume Nine
The History of Rock, Volume NineIke & Tina Turner / James Brown / The Monkees / The Beach Boys · 1982
The Big Chill
The Big ChillVarious Artists · 1983Soundtrack
The Very Best Of (Volume 2)
The Very Best Of (Volume 2)The Beach Boys · 1983
The Big Chill: More Songs From the Original Soundtrack
The Big Chill: More Songs From the Original SoundtrackVarious Artists · 1984Soundtrack
The Very Best of Beach Boys
The Very Best of Beach BoysThe Beach Boys · 1986
Made in U.S.A.
Made in U.S.A.The Beach Boys · 1986
25 Years of Good Vibrations
25 Years of Good VibrationsThe Beach Boys · 1986
The Best of the Beach Boys, Volume 3
The Best of the Beach Boys, Volume 3The Beach Boys · 1988
16 Superhits
16 SuperhitsThe Beach Boys · 1988
Lil' Bit of Gold
Lil' Bit of GoldThe Beach Boys · 1988
16 Original Superhits of the 60’s: California Dreamin’
16 Original Superhits of the 60’s: California Dreamin’Various Artists · 1988
Twin Best Now
Twin Best NowThe Beach Boys · 1988
The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: The Beach Boys: 1962–1967
The Rock ’n’ Roll Era: The Beach Boys: 1962–1967The Beach Boys · 1988
Classic Rock: 1966: The Beat Goes On
Classic Rock: 1966: The Beat Goes OnVarious Artists · 1988
Greatest Hits: 20 All Time Greats
Greatest Hits: 20 All Time GreatsThe Beach Boys · 1988
Still Cruisin’
Still Cruisin’The Beach Boys · 1989
Easy‐Listening Hits of the ’60s & ’70s
Easy‐Listening Hits of the ’60s & ’70sVarious Artists · 1989
Do It Again
Do It AgainThe Beach Boys · 1990
The Complete Beach Boys: 50 Greatest Hits
The Complete Beach Boys: 50 Greatest HitsThe Beach Boys · 1990
Concert / Live in London
Concert / Live in LondonThe Beach Boys · 1990
All-Time Greatest Hits
All-Time Greatest HitsThe Beach Boys · 1990
Beach Boys' Party! / Stack-o-Tracks
Beach Boys' Party! / Stack-o-TracksThe Beach Boys · 1990
Special 14 Track CD Sampler
Special 14 Track CD SamplerThe Beach Boys · 1990
Fun Fun Fun: Beach Boys Best
Fun Fun Fun: Beach Boys BestThe Beach Boys · 1990
Celebration
CelebrationVarious Artists · 1990
California Gold: The Very Best of the Beach Boys
California Gold: The Very Best of the Beach BoysThe Beach Boys · 1990
The Beach Boys
The Beach BoysThe Beach Boys · 1990
Summer Dreams
Summer DreamsThe Beach Boys · 1990
The Beach Boys Collection
The Beach Boys CollectionThe Beach Boys · 1990
The Very Best of the Beach Boys
The Very Best of the Beach BoysThe Beach Boys · 1991
It’s Cool: 20 Classic Summer Hits
It’s Cool: 20 Classic Summer HitsVarious Artists · 1991
The Absolute Best, Volume 2
The Absolute Best, Volume 2The Beach Boys · 1991
Talk Derby to Me
Talk Derby to MeThe Brown Derbies · 1991
The Most of The Beach Boys
The Most of The Beach BoysThe Beach Boys · 1991
16 Original Hits: Flower Power
16 Original Hits: Flower PowerVarious Artists · 1991
The Spirit of the 60s: The Beach Boys
The Spirit of the 60s: The Beach BoysThe Beach Boys · 1991
20 Golden Hits
20 Golden HitsThe Beach Boys · 1991
“California Dreamin’”
“California Dreamin’”The Beach Boys · 1992
All Time Greatest Beach Party Hits
All Time Greatest Beach Party HitsBeach Boys · 1992
Rockin' & Rollin' Wedding Songs, Volume 1
Rockin' & Rollin' Wedding Songs, Volume 1Various Artists · 1992
The Best Of The Beach Boys
The Best Of The Beach BoysThe Beach Boys · 1992

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