Shut Down (Beach Boys song)

Infobox Single
Name = Shut Down


Artist = The Beach Boys
from Album = Surfin' USA
Released = March 4, 1963
Format = Vinyl
Recorded = January 5, 1963
Genre = Surf rock
Length = 4 min 57 sec for both songs
Label = Capitol Records
Producer = Nik Venet
Chart position = • #3 (US)• #34 (UK)
Reviews =
Last single = "Ten Little Indians"/"County Fair"
(1962)
This single = "Surfin' USA"/"Shut Down"
(1963)
Next single = "Surfer Girl"/"Little Deuce Coupe"
(1963)|

"Shut Down" is a song written by Brian Wilson, Roger Christian and Mike Love for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1963 album "Surfin' USA" and it was also released on their 1963 album "Little Deuce Coupe". It was also released as the B-side of the "Surfin' USA" single. The single peaked at #3 in the U.S. and #34 in the U.K.

The song details a drag race between a Super-Stock 413 cu. in.-powered 1962 Dodge Dart and a fuel injected 1963 Chevrolet Corvette Stingray.

The song was originally credited to just Wilson and Christian. Mike Love's name was added as a result of a lawsuit filed by him against Wilson in the 1990s.

Details

*"Written by:" Brian Wilson/Roger Christian/Mike Love
*"Album:" Surfin' USA
*"Time:" 2 min 30 sec
*"Produced by:" Nik Venet
*"Recording date": January 5, 1963

Musicians

*Mike Love - lead vocal, saxophone
*David Marks - guitar
*Brian Wilson - bass guitar, vocals
*Carl Wilson - guitar, vocals
*Dennis Wilson - drums, vocals

A live version of "Shut Down" was released on "Hawthorne, CA", and the song is also part of a live medley on "Endless Harmony".

See also

*The Beach Boys
*Surfin' USA
*Little Deuce Coupe
*List of songs by The Beach Boys