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An Entity of Type : wsb:Song, within Data Space : wasabi.inria.fr associated with source document(s)

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has title
  • Surfin' USA
has language
  • eng
Subject
  • Plagiarism controversies
  • Capitol Records singles
  • 1963 singles
  • 1963 songs
  • Songs about California
  • Songs written by Chuck Berry
  • The Beach Boys songs
  • Jan and Dean songs
  • Songs about the United States
  • Songs written by Brian Wilson
  • Song recordings produced by Nick Venet
abstract
  • %22Surfin' U.S.A.%22 is a song with lyrics by Brian Wilson set to the music of %22Sweet Little Sixteen,%22 written by Chuck Berry. It was first recorded by Wilson's band the Beach Boys and released as a single on March 4, 1963, then appearing as the title track to their album Surfin' U.S.A. Also produced by Wilson, the single peaked at number two in the chart of the Music Vendor trade paper (within a year renamed Record World) and at number three on the Billboard and Cash Box charts. It was backed with %22Shut Down%22.Billboard ranked %22Surfin' U.S.A.%22 the number 2 song of 1963. It has since become emblematic of the California Sound. The song %22Surfin' U.S.A.%22 is part of the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list. In 1977, it was revived by teen idol Leif Garrett for a top 20 hit in the United States.
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  • Brian Wilson
  • Chuck Berry
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  • USCA20001654
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  • Nick Venet
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  • PT148.63780045S
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  • 2179
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  • 3091966
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  • english
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wsb:record_label
  • Capitol Records
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  • 1963-01-05
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  • Surfin' USA
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