That history became “California Girls,” released July 12, 1965, as part of The Beach Boys’ ninth studio album, Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) Reaching No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100, it’s easily ...

The resulting "California Girls" was released as a single on July 12, 1965, backed with "Let Him Run Wild," and it went to No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100. But one thing both Wilson and Love continued ...

Beach Boys singer Mike Love and lyricist Van Dyke Parks posed for a photo together at Brian Wilson's memorial service.

Nevertheless, controversy surrounded "God Only Knows." One word nearly got this song banned from the radio. Learn more below.