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"Getcha Back" is a song written by Mike Love and Terry Melcher for the American rock band the Beach Boys, on their 1985 album The Beach Boys. It was the band's first release since the drowning death of Dennis Wilson in 1983. The song peaked at number 26 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number two on the Adult Contemporary chart.[1]
| "Getcha Back" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Singlebythe Beach Boys | ||||
| from the album The Beach Boys | ||||
| B-side | "Male Ego" | |||
| Released | May 8, 1985 | |||
| Length | 2:59 | |||
| Label | Brother | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Mike Love, Terry Melcher | |||
| Producer(s) | Steve Levine | |||
| The Beach Boys singles chronology | ||||
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Musically, the backing vocals resemble those from the 1959 hit "Hushabye" by the Mystics, which the Beach Boys had covered in 1964 for their All Summer Long album. Comparisons could also be made to Bruce Springsteen's 1980 hit "Hungry Heart", which Love later recorded a cover of for a tribute album. Allmusic's William Ruhlmann stated that "despite the production sheen provided by Steve Levine (ofCulture Club fame), this is another competent but uninspired effort."[2]
Cash Box said the song "so wonderously recalls [the Beach Boys'] earlier times and earlier sounds."[3]
The music video, directed by Dominic Orlando, was filmed on location in Malibu and Venice, California. It featured a then-unknown Katherine Kelly Lang, who went on to play Brooke Logan on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful.
Credits sourced from Craig Slowinski, John Brode, Will Crerar and Joshilyn Hoisington.[4]
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| Chart (1985) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Singles Chart | 81 |
| Austria Media Control | 8 |
| Canada Top Singles | 26 |
| Canada RPM Adult Contemporary | 4 |
| European Airplay Top 50 | 22 |
| Germany Media Control | 12 |
| UK Singles | 97 |
| USBillboard Hot 100 | 26 |
| USBillboard Adult Contemporary | 2 |
| USCash Box Top 100[5] | 25 |
| USCash Box Jukebox Programmer[6] | 20 |
| USGavin Report Top 40 | 17 |
| USGavin Report Adult Contemporary | 1 |
| USRadio & Records Contemporary Hit Radio | 23 |
| USRadio & Records Adult Contemporary | 2 |
Mark McGrath, lead singer of the California rock band Sugar Ray, performed a cover of this song for the soundtrackofHerbie: Fully Loaded (2005). The Beach Boys version appears at the beginning, during the flashback of Herbie's racing career and adventures, during the opening credits.
Mike Love re-recorded the song for his 2017 solo album Unleash the Love. This version features altered lyrics and a new third verse, and features John Stamos on percussion.