Do You Remember? (The Beach Boys song)
1964 song by the Beach Boys
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"Do You Remember?" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American rock band the Beach Boys, released on their 1964 album All Summer Long. The song is a minor rewrite of "The Big Beat", an earlier composition Wilson had written for Bob & Sheri in 1963.[1] Both songs are tributes to 1950s rock and roll, referencing performers such as Buddy Holly and Hank Ballard.
| "Do You Remember?" | |
|---|---|
| Song by the Beach Boys | |
| from the album All Summer Long | |
| Released | July 13, 1964 |
| Recorded | May 6–18, 1964 United Western Recorders, Hollywood |
| Genre | Rock and roll |
| Length | 2:02 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Songwriters | Brian Wilson, Mike Love |
| Producer | Brian Wilson |
Composition
"Do You Remember?" was originally credited to just Brian Wilson. Mike Love's name was added as a result of a lawsuit filed by him against Wilson in the 1990s.[2]
Byron Preiss called the song a "fractured history lesson".[3] Musicologist Philip Lambert writes: "Mike and Brian's 'Do You Remember?' frankly commands us to make these connections, in the form of a rock-and-roll history lesson and demonstration. While mentioning key historical figures—Little Richard, Chuck Berry, and Elvis—they remind us of rock and roll as a cultural phenomenon, because 'the critics kept aknockin' but the stars kept a-rockin'."[4]
Recording
"Do You Remember?" was recorded on May 6 and 18, 1964 at United Western Recorders.[5]
Personnel
Credits sourced from John Brode, Will Crerar, Joshilyn Hoisington, and Craig Slowinski.[6]
The Beach Boys
- Al Jardine - co-lead and backing vocals, bass guitars
- Mike Love - lead and backing vocals
- Brian Wilson - lead and backing vocals, upright pianos
- Carl Wilson - backing vocals, electric guitars
- Dennis Wilson - drums
Additional musicians
- Steve Douglas - tenor saxophones
- Jay Migliori - baritone saxophones
