After their previous single, "The Little Girl I Once Knew," performed poorly, Capitol Records executive Al Coury rush-released "Barbara Ann" without the band's permission.
The Beach Boys never intended for "Barbara Ann" to be a single. At the time, Brian Wilson was working on the sophisticated Pet Sounds and wanted the band to be seen as serious artists. the_beach_boys_singing_barbara_ann
Despite the song's popularity, Carl Wilson famously called it "the bane of my existence" because he had to sing it at almost every encore for decades. Who Was the Real Barbara Ann? After their previous single, "The Little Girl I