Jan & Dean Surf City DES 1963 (Extended Version)

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DES from a mono mix.
"Surf City" is a 1963 song recorded by American music duo Jan and Dean about a fictitious surf spot with "two girls for every boy." Brian Wilson and Jan Berry wrote it as the first surf song to become a national number-one hit.

In 1991, after moving to Huntington Beach, California, Dean Torrence helped convince elected officials that the town be officially nicknamed Surf City, USA. In 2006, the official trademark of "Surf City, USA" was granted to Huntington Beach after several back-and-forth lawsuits between Huntington Beach and Santa Cruz. As of 2009, more than 65 businesses in the city included "Surf City" as part of their name.

Background
The song's first draft, with the working title "Goody Connie Won't You Come Back Home," was written by Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys.[4] While at a party with Jan Berry and Dean Torrence, Wilson played "Surfin' U.S.A." on the piano. Berry and Torrence suggested they do the song as a single, but Wilson refused, as "Surfin' U.S.A." was intended for the Beach Boys. Wilson then said that the duo record "Surf City" instead, demoing the opening, verse, and chorus. Wilson had lost interest in the song and believed he would never complete it. Berry later contributed additional writing to the song, while Torrence also contributed several phrases but never insisted that he be given writing credit.