. "Surfin' USA" . "Capitol Records singles" . "english" . "148000.0"^^ . . . . "Songs written by Chuck Berry" . . . "159.0"^^ . "0.444509"^^ . "Songs written by Brian Wilson" . "666107"^^ . "Song recordings produced by Nick Venet" . "1963 singles" . "1963-03-04"^^ . . "1"^^ . "1963 songs" . <2s4slliAtQU> . "5714dee725ac0d8aee5397c5" . . "Jan and Dean songs" . "1963-01-05" . "0.690652"^^ . . . . "0fb4300e-267f-4d9d-bb08-e6581e19f823" . "Chuck Berry" . . "false"^^ . "2003-05-29"^^ . . . "0.116402"^^ . "Capitol Records" . "Songs about the United States" . "USCA20001654" . "0"^^ . "false"^^ . . . "%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." . "PT148.63780045S"^^ . "The Beach Boys songs" . "Songs about California" . . "3091966" . "false"^^ . "2179" . "Plagiarism controversies" . . . . "-9.4"^^ . . "eng" . . . . . "Nick Venet" . . "Brian Wilson" . "Surfin' USA" .