Surf City (song)

"Surf City"
Single by Jan and Dean
from the album Surf City and Other Swingin' Cities
B-side"She's My Summer Girl"
ReleasedMay 17, 1963 (1963-05-17)
RecordedMarch 20, 1963 (1963-03-20)
StudioUnited Western (Hollywood)
GenreVocal surf
Length2:36
LabelLiberty #55580
Songwriter(s)Brian Wilson, Jan Berry
Producer(s)Jan Berry
Jan and Dean singles chronology
"Linda"
(1963)
"Surf City"
(1963)
"Honolulu Lulu"
(1963)
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"Surf City" is a 1963 song recorded by American music duo Jan and Dean about a fictitious surf spot where there are "two girls for every boy". Written by Brian Wilson and Jan Berry, it was the first surf song to become a national number-one hit.