| "It's OK" | ||||
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| Single bythe Beach Boys | ||||
| from the album15 Big Ones | ||||
| B-side | "Had to Phone Ya" | |||
| Released | August 9, 1976 | |||
| Recorded | 1974–1976 | |||
| Genre | Rock[1] | |||
| Length | 2:12 | |||
| Label | Brother/Reprise | |||
| Songwriters | Brian Wilson,Mike Love | |||
| Producer | Brian Wilson | |||
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| Licensed audio | ||||
| "It's OK" onYouTube | ||||
"It's OK" (spelled "It's O.K." on the record label) is a song by the Americanrock bandthe Beach Boys from their 1976 album15 Big Ones. Written byBrian Wilson andMike Love, it is an upbeat song about celebrating summer fun. It was issued as a single on August 9, 1976 (with the B-side "Had to Phone Ya") and reached number 29 on theBillboard Hot 100.[2] The single version is slightly sped-up compared to the album version.
"It's OK" is an upbeat song about celebrating summer fun that was written byBrian Wilson andMike Love.[2] Brian commented of the song in a 1995 interview, "That was written insideBrother Studios inSanta Monica. At the end, whereDennis goes (sings) "Find a ride", we put two of his voices on there, and it soundedfan-tas-tic! Fuckin' fantastic from Dennis."[3] On another occasion, he praised Love's lyrics, but said that the song "doesn't bring back real pleasant memories."[2]
Sessions for the song commenced at Brother Studios in October 1974, notably featuring members ofWizzard who were staying in Los Angeles at the end of their only U.S. tour. Contrary to the credits on the back of the15 Big Ones album, bandleaderRoy Wood played drums, not saxophone.[citation needed]
In the United States, the song was the highest-charting original single that the Beach Boys released between "Do It Again" (which peaked at number 20 in 1968) and "Getcha Back" (which peaked at number 26 in 1985); however, "Almost Summer" (a song written by Wilson, Love, andAl Jardine for the sidegroupCelebration) reached number 28 in 1978, while "The Beach Boys Medley" (which also interpolates the band's 1965 cover of "Barbara Ann") peaked at number 12 in 1981.[2] "It's O.K." later reappeared as the B-side to the 1985 single "It's Gettin' Late".[citation needed]
Record World said that "it works remarkably well" and called it a "summer celebration as only [the Beach Boys] know how to produce."[4]
In 2019, Love re-recorded "It's O.K." for his album12 Sides of Summer. Brian Wilson also re-recorded the track for the soundtrack to the documentaryBrian Wilson: Long Promised Road (2021).
Per 2000 liner notes[5] and Dillon.[2]
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