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It’s About TimeThe Beach Boys

Released: August 31, 1970

Songwriter: Carl Wilson Bob Burchman Dennis Wilson Al Jardine

Producer: Carl Wilson Dennis Wilson

[Verse 1]
I used to be a famous artist
Proud as I could be
Struggling to express myself
For the whole world to see
I used to blow my mind sky high
Searching for the lost elation
Little did I know the joy I was to find
In knowing I am only me

[Chorus]
I'm singing in my heart
I'm singing in my heart
I'm singing, love to sing
I love to sing it from my heart

[Verse 2]
Oh, the creation yeah
Of a good time doing my part
With an open-hearted laugh
Of realization in my mind
And now I'm but a child who art
Erect in humility
Serving out a love for everyone I meet
In truth who are really me

[Chorus]
I'm singing in my heart
I'm singing in my heart
I'm singing, love to sing
I love to sing it down from my heart

[Bridge]
No, no, no, no, no, no
It's about time now
It's about time now
It's about time now
Don't you know now
It's about time now
It's about time now
It's about time now
Don't you know now
It's about time we get together
To be out front and love one another
Brothers, sisters, everybody
We better start to help each other now
We need it now

[Outro]
When we're sharing our love, brother
That's when we know we can shape another world
Oh no, Lord no no no no no no oh

The Beach Boys

The Beach Boys are one of the world’s best-selling bands of all time and the first American pop band to reach the 50-year milestone. Their vocal harmonies are among the most unmistakable and enduring of the rock and roll era.

Formed in 1961 in Hawthorne, California, by Brian Wilson, his two brothers Carl and Dennis, their cousin Mike Love, and classmate Al Jardine, the group’s first single “Surfin'” got them signed to Capitol Records and they quickly became one of the most popular and successful artists of the surf music craze of the 1960s. From 1962 to 1966, The Beach Boys scored over twenty top 40 hits in the US including the chart-toppers “I Get Around”, “Help Me Rhonda” & “Good Vibrations” along with the top 5’s “Surfin USA”, “Fun, Fun, Fun”, “California Girls”, “Barbara Ann” & “Sloop John B”. Several of the band’s singles also found top 40 success in Canada, Australia, Sweden and the UK. In 1965, de facto leader Brian Wilson suffered a mental breakdown due to the stress of writing, producing & touring combined with substance abuse issues, causing him to step down and stop traveling with the band on tour.

Inspired by producer Phil Spector and The Beatles' Rubber Soul, Brian focused on studio work, determined to keep the group relevant as the surf music scene was fading with their 1966 album Pet Sounds. Despite tension between members in the studio about this new direction, lack of faith from the record label, mixed reviews, and comparatively lukewarm reception initially in the US, the album still found massive success in the UK and earned accolades from fellow artists including The Beatles, who acknowledged that the album was their inspiration to further push the boundaries of pop music with their landmark album Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Eventually Pet Sounds would be acknowledged as one of the greatest albums ever recorded by several media outlets like The Times, Mojo Magazine, The Guardian, VH1, BBC and Rolling Stone.

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