God Only Knows
Song by The Beach Boys
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Sep 18, 2026
NickHOST
Number 11.
NickHOST
God Only Knows by the Beach Boys.
MattHOST
Oh, that's a great song.
NickHOST
There are so many better Beach Boys songs.
NickHOST
God only knows what I'll be.
NickHOST
What about Good Vibration? I don't know.
NickHOST
God Only
speaker_1NARRATOR
Yes.
Tony McManusHOST
And a love song, God Only Knows by the Beach Boys.
Tony McManusHOST
It's one of the all-time greats, I agree.
Tony McManusHOST
Thank you, Rosie.
Paul McCartneySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You know, you kind of try and top each other all the time.
Paul McCartneySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He eventually came out with this God Only Knows.
Paul McCartneySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
That was Pet Sounds time, right? On Pet Sounds, yeah.
Paul McCartneySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
I just think it's a good...
Paul McCartneySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
We'd put a song out and Brian would hear it, then he'd do one, which is nice, like me and John.
Paul McCartneySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
You know, you kind of try and top each other all the time.
Paul McCartneySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
He eventually came out with this God Only Knows.
Paul McCartneySOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
That was Pet Sounds time, right? On Pet Sounds, yeah.
SamGUEST
Gotcha.
ShannonGUEST
What was your song? My dad and I danced to God Only Knows by the Beach Boys.
ShannonGUEST
Okay.
ShannonGUEST
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
DarrenHOST
Dr. Caitlin and Swisslet suggested this one, and it's a perfect example of how Brian Wilson managed to squeeze an epic song into just 2 minutes and 56 seconds.
DarrenHOST
This is perfect, and this is God Only Knows.
DarrenHOST
Good night, champions.
DarrenHOST
Have a good one.
speaker_0SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
not always love you But long
speaker_12SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
as there
speaker_0SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
are stars above you You never need to doubt it I'll make you so sure about it God only knows what I'd be without you.
speaker_0SOUNDBITE_SPEAKER
If you should ever leave me, the light would still go on.
Douglas VivianiHOST
Okay.
Douglas VivianiHOST
So we're going to play the end of God Only Knows.
Douglas VivianiHOST
Raise your hand when you want me to stop playing the clip that you want to talk.
Douglas VivianiHOST
All right.
Douglas VivianiHOST
Okay.
Douglas VivianiHOST
So let's go right to God Only Knows.
Douglas VivianiHOST
About a minute and 55 minutes.
Douglas VivianiHOST
And
Adam ReaderHOST
Wouldn't it be nice? It was released on May 16th, 1966 as the opening track of Pet Sounds.
Adam ReaderHOST
It was issued on a single on July 18th, 1966 with God Only Knows as the B-side.
Adam ReaderHOST
The single debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 on July 30th and peaked at number eight on September 17th.
Adam ReaderHOST
It reached number two in the UK.
Chris SlusarenkoHOST
I want to ask you, if you could play on any track with the Wrecking Crew, what would it be? And if you could have the Wrecking Crew play on any of your songs, what would it be?
Richard DaviesGUEST
I think it'd be God Only Knows.
Richard DaviesGUEST
And I'd say to them, look, Just pretend you're playing God Only Knows, and I've got this little tune called Raymond, Did You See the Red Queen?
Chris SlusarenkoHOST
That is the perfect answer, as you can see right here.
Chris SlusarenkoHOST
It's the right answer.
speaker_0HOST
I think it's the perfect synthesis of their sunny and experimental sides.
speaker_0HOST
And then the top spot, which was actually the easiest one for me to arrive at, is God Only Knows, the centerpiece of Pet Sounds.
speaker_0HOST
For some time, I interpreted the opening line, I may not always love you, as a statement of oscillating interest or devotion.
speaker_0HOST
But I now hear it as an acknowledgement that he may occasionally do or say things that could make her question his interest or devotion, but then says, as long as there are stars above you, which is true.
Gary TalleyGUEST
And Carl was the sweetest guy in the world.
Gary TalleyGUEST
And to hear Carl sing God Only Knows with a 16-piece orchestra behind him was just incredible.
Jeff DaytonHOST
Yes.
Jeff DaytonHOST
Carl, I remember going to Avila, Indiana with Glenn and one of the other guys from our show, and it was a daytime show.
Jeff DaytonHOST
The Beach Boys were doing a double that day, so they had an Indiana afternoon show, and then they were leapfrogging over to Chicago.
Jeff DaytonHOST
There was a second setup out there that was out ahead of them.
Jeff DaytonHOST
And seeing Carl and getting to hear him sing God Only Knows and standing right there at the side of the stage, you know.
Jeff DaytonHOST
And then Bruce Johnson waved me on stage, and they waved Glenn on stage, and he played guitar in the encores, and I'm out there singing next to Bruce Johnson.
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