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"It`s OK"

Single by the Beach Boys

from the album 15 Big Ones

B-side

"Had to Phone Ya"

Released

August 9, 1976

Recorded

1974–1976

Genre

Rock^[1]

Length

2:12

Label

Brother/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)

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Singles chronology

It's OK
9/8/1976

It's OK

The Beach Boys

1976 Single

Fecha Lanzamiento: 9 Agosto 1976 · Fecha Grabación: 1974 -
Discográfica: Brother/Reprise · · Productor: Brian Wilson

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1976 single by the Beach Boys

"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

"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

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. Wilson also re-recorded the track for the soundtrack to the documentary Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (2021).

Personnel

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

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Al Jardine – backing vocals

Mike Love – lead and backing vocals

Brian Wilson – backing vocals, piano, organ, Moog bass

Carl Wilson – backing vocals, guitar

Dennis Wilson – backing vocals, drums

Ricky Fataar – drums

Additional musicians and production staff

Dennis Dreith – clarinet

Jules Jacobs – clarinet

Marilyn Wilson – backing vocals

Roy Wood – drums

Mike Burney - saxophone

Nick Pentelow - saxophone

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1976 single by the Beach Boys

Background and recording

Legacy

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. Wilson also re-recorded the track for the soundtrack to the documentary Brian Wilson: Long Promised Road (2021).