16 MAY 1966
The opening track of 'Pet Sounds' was 'Wouldn't It Be Nice', an upbeat song about the hopes and frustrations of childhood and waiting for the freedom of adulthood, and was released two months later as a single with 'God Only Knows' as the B-side. It reached #8 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart, but in the UK it was released as the B-side to 'God Only Knows'.
B-side: 'God Only Knows'
Released: 18 July 1966
Recorded: 22 January - 11 April 1966, Gold Star Studios and CBS Columbia Square, Hollywood
Highest chart position: #8 (US)
Length: 2:33
Label: Capitol 5706
Producer: Brian Wilson