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The opening track of Pet Sounds was later released as the albums' third single with “God Only Knows” as its B-Side.

Listen for the rockin' accordions and the ethereal guitars in the introduction. Tony and I had visualized a scene. We had a feeling in our hearts, like a vibration. We put it into music, and it found its way onto tape. We really felt good about that record.
- Brian Wilson

The song was written with young people in mind and expresses the “never grow old” mentality.

Wouldn’t It Be Nice' was not a real long song, but it’s a very ‘up’ song. It expresses the frustrations of youth, what you can’t have, what you really want and you have to wait for it. The need to have the freedom to live with somebody. The idea is, the more we talk about it, the more we want it, but let’s talk about it anyway.
- Brian Wilson

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Credits
Produced By
Engineer
Lead Vocals
Glockenspiel
Percussion
Trumpet
Timpani
Tack Piano
String Bass
Fender Bass Guitar
Recorded At
Gold Star Studios
Release Date
July 18, 1966
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