"Songs written by Brian Wilson" . "4"^^ . "english" . "eng" . "1811f1b6-9975-446b-b251-8e9bffeb2f70" . . "2010-11-12"^^ . "false"^^ . . "316545"^^ . "0.323878"^^ . . "1963-03-20" . "Ramones songs" . "Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles" . "Surf City" . "Songs about places" . "0.533563"^^ . "Jan and Dean" . . "Jan and Dean songs" . "%22Surf City%22 is a song written by Brian Wilson and Jan Berry about a fictitious surf spot where there are %22two girls for every boy.%22 It was first recorded and made popular by the American duo Jan and Dean in 1963, and their single became the first surf song to become a national number-one hit.In 1991, after moving to Huntington Beach, California, Dean Torrence helped convince elected officials that the town be officially nicknamed Surf City, USA. As of 2009, more than 65 businesses in the city included %22Surf City%22 as part of their name." . "Liberty Records singles" . "1963-05-17"^^ . "0"^^ . "USCA21002682" . "Jan and Dean" . "163000.0"^^ . "Gramophone record" . "7494814" . . "Songs written by Jan Berry" . . . . . . "Brian Wilson" . "false"^^ . "false"^^ . . "5714ded425ac0d8aee457234" . "1963 songs" . "Songs about automobiles" . "147.0"^^ . "United Western Recorders, Hollywood" . "93870" . "Surf City" . "1963 singles" . "-16.8"^^ . . . . "Liberty Records" .