At number 19, The Beach Boys classic and their first number one in the US: I Get Around
"I Get Around" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for The Beach Boys. The song features Love on lead vocal for the verse, and Wilson for the chorus. It is noteworthy for its back to front structure - it starts with a chorus and has two short verses.
The "I Get Around" single backed with "Don't Worry Baby" was released in the United States on May 11, 1964. The single entered the Billboard chart on June 6 at #17. The song reached the #1 spot on the Billboard charts on July 4, replacing "A World Without Love" by Peter and Gordon and thus becoming the band's first #1 hit in the United States.
The first film in which the song appeared was the 1984 film Surf II. In 1986, the song was heard in the Disney science-fiction comedy, Flight of the Navigator. The song was later featured in two films in 1987, both Good Morning, Vietnam and The Big Bang. Two years later the song was used in the 1989 film Look Who's Talking. The 1990 film Downtown also used the song during the movie. It was also featured in the 1997 film Bean. It was again used in the 1999 film Three Kings. More recently the song was used in the 2000 film Last Resort.
A version of the song was featured on various Hoveround advertisements, advertising electronically powered wheelchairs.
In one episode of The Muppet Show, Ms. Piggy along with other pig members of the cast, sing this song while riding Harley Davidson motorcycles.
In an episode of The Wonder Years, the song appears during the ending credits.
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