The Beach Boys

Released: July 5, 1965

Songwriter: Mike Love Brian Wilson

Producer: Brian Wilson

[Verse 1]
When I watched you walk with him
Tears filled my eyes
And when I heard you talk with him
I couldn't stand his lies
And now before he tries it
I hope you realize it

[Chorus]
Let him run wild
He don't care (Let him run!)
Let him run wild
He'll find out (Let him run!)
Let him run wild
He don't care

[Verse 2]
(Guess you know I waited for you)
He'll do the same to other girls
That he did to you
Then one day he'll run in to one
That's gonna hurt him too
Before he makes you over
I'm gonna take you over

[Chorus]
Let him run wild
He don't care (Let him run!)
Let him run wild
He'll find out (Let him run!)
Let him run wild
He don't care

[Verse 3]
(Guess you know I waited for you girl)
All the dreams you shared with him
You might as well forget
I know you need a truer love
And that's what you'll get
And now that you don't need him
Well he can have his freedom

[Chorus]
Let him run wild
He don't care (Let him run!)
Let him run wild
He'll find out (Let him run!)
Let him run wild
He don't care (Let him run!)
Let him run wild
He'll find out (Let him run!)
Let him run wild
He don't care (Let him run!)

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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