Song · The Beach Boys
“Fun, Fun, Fun” by The Beach Boys
From the EP I Get Around / Fun, Fun, Fun (1964)
“Fun, Fun, Fun” by The Beach Boys appears on 2 radio countdowns from 1 station between 2010 and 2020. It was first released in 1964 on the EP I Get Around / Fun, Fun, Fun. Its best result is #155 on the WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #6,727 indie & aaa song of all time.
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"Fun, Fun, Fun" roared out of Capitol as a Beach Boys single in February 1964, with "Why Do Fools Fall in Love" on the flip, and it found a home on Shut Down Volume 2 the same year. Brian Wilson and Mike Love wrote it, Love modelling the words on Chuck Berry's "Nadine", and it's Berry's kind of car song moved out to the California sun.
The story is pure teenage mischief, partly lifted from Dennis Wilson's own life: a girl fibs to her father so she can go tearing around in his Ford Thunderbird, until Dad catches on and takes the keys back, and the narrator steps in to offer her other ways to pass the time. It's the sunny, souped-up California dream the Beach Boys made their own, and it raced to number five in the States.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 155 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
| 2020 | 1508 | WXPN | WXPN 2020 Greatest Songs of All Time | 2020 |
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