It's a Beautiful Day (The Beach Boys song)

"It's a Beautiful Day" is a song written by Mike Love and Al Jardine for the American rock band The Beach Boys. The song was never released on an original Beach Boys album; however, it was released on the soundtrack to the film Americathon and as a single in September 1979 with B-side, "Sumahama". The song has also been released on the Ten Years of Harmony Beach Boys compilation album as well as the Made in California compilation.

"It's a Beautiful Day"
Single by The Beach Boys
B-side"Sumahama"
ReleasedSeptember 1979
RecordedUnknown
GenrePop
Length4 min 36 sec (Americathon version)
3 min 20 sec (single mix)
3 min 29 sec (Made in California remix)
LabelCaribou Records
Songwriter(s)Mike Love and Al Jardine
Producer(s)Bruce Johnston
The Beach Boys singles chronology
"Lady Lynda"
(1979)
"It's a Beautiful Day"
(1979)
"Goin' On"
(1980)

Record World said that it "captures all the exuberance of a sunny day on a California beach."[1]

Personnel

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Credits via Craig Slowinski.[2]

The Beach Boys

unknown – bass, drums

References

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  1. ^ "Single Picks" (PDF). Record World. November 10, 1979. p. 16. Retrieved 2023-02-11.
  2. ^ "It's a Beautiful Day".