God Only Knows (stereo)

~ Recording by The Beach Boys

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack artistRelease titleCountry/Date
Official
1.8God Only Knows2:48The Beach BoysPet Sounds (stereo)
  • 1966-05-16 GB
1.8God Only Knows?:??The Beach BoysGreatest Hits
1.8God Only Knows?:??The Beach BoysGreatest Hits (orange labels)
1.8God Only Knows2:51The Beach BoysPet Sounds (on back: UK: CZ 311)
1.8God Only Knows2:51The Beach BoysPet Sounds
1.8God Only Knows2:51The Beach BoysPet Sounds (BMG club edition)
1.8God Only Knows2:51The Beach BoysPet Sounds (on back: UK: CD FA 3298 PM 516 PRINTED IN HOLLAND)
1.8God Only Knows2:51The Beach BoysPet Sounds
1.8God Only Knows (stereo mix)2:55The Beach BoysThe Pet Sounds Sessions
  • 1997-11-04 US
1.22God Only Knows2:55The Beach BoysPet Sounds
  • 1999-05-16 US
1.22God Only Knows2:55The Beach BoysPet Sounds (The Complete Album in Stereo & Mono + Bonus track)
1.22God Only Knows (Stereo / Remastered 1996)2:54The Beach BoysPet Sounds (Original Mono & Stereo Mix Versions)
  • 2001-02-05 XW
1.22God Only Knows2:55The Beach BoysPet Sounds
1.22God Only Knows2:55The Beach BoysPet Sounds (Remastered, Stereo, Mono)
1.22God Only Knows2:55The Beach BoysPet Sounds
1.22God Only Knows2:55The Beach BoysPet Sounds
1.22God Only Knows2:55The Beach BoysPet Sounds
1.7God Only Knows2:55The Beach BoysClassics Selected by Brian Wilson
  • 2002-07-02 US
1.7God Only Knows2:55The Beach BoysClassics Selected by Brian Wilson
  • 2002-07 FR
1.22God Only Knows2:54The Beach BoysPet Sounds
1.8God Only Knows2:55The Beach BoysPet Sounds
  • 2003-07-22 US
1.22God Only Knows2:55The Beach BoysPet Sounds: 40th Anniversary
  • 2006-08-25 XE
1.22God Only Knows2:55The Beach BoysPet Sounds: 40th Anniversary
  • 2006-08-29 US
1.22God Only Knows2:55The Beach BoysPet Sounds: 40th Anniversary
1.8God Only Knows2:53The Beach BoysPet Sounds: 40th Anniversary
1.4God Only Knows2:55The Beach BoysSummer Love Songs
  • 2009-05-19 US
1.18God Only Knows2:56The Beach BoysGreatest Hits
  • 2012-01-01 XW
1.8God Only Knows2:55The Beach BoysPet Sounds (stereo, Ultradisc UHR)
  • 2012-02-14 US
2.8God Only Knows2:56The Beach BoysPet Sounds (stereo, Ultradisc UHR)
  • 2012-02-14 US
1.6God Only Knows2:55The Beach BoysClassic Americana
  • 2012-05-25 AU
1.8God Only Knows2:56The Beach BoysPet Sounds
  • 2012-07-17 US
1.18God Only Knows2:56The Beach BoysGreatest Hits
1.21God Only Knows2:56The Beach BoysPet Sounds
  • 2012-10-09 US
1.18God Only Knows2:56The Beach BoysGreatest Hits
1.8God Only Knows2:55The Beach BoysPet Sounds
1.2God Only Knows2:50The Beach BoysA Groovy Kind of Love
1.5God Only Knows2:56The Beach BoysMusic From Love & Mercy: The Life, Love and Genius of Brian Wilson
  • 2015-08-14 XW
1.5God Only Knows2:56The Beach BoysMusic From Love & Mercy: The Life, Love and Genius of Brian Wilson
1.21God Only Knows (stereo)2:56The Beach BoysPet Sounds (mono & stereo)
  • 2015-09-11 US
2.8God Only Knows2:57The Beach BoysPet Sounds
  • 2015-09-17 US
1.8God Only Knows2:57The Beach BoysPet Sounds
  • 2015-09-17 US
1.5God Only Knows2:56The Beach BoysMusic From Love & Mercy: The Life, Love and Genius of Brian Wilson
  • 2015-09-18 US
3.3God Only Knows2:56The Beach BoysThe Wrecking Crew
1.8God Only Knows2:46The Beach BoysPet Sounds
  • 2016-01-06 US
5.45God Only Knows (Stereo)2:55The Beach BoysPet Sounds (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
  • 2016-06-10 US
5.25God Only Knows2:54The Beach BoysPet Sounds (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
  • 2016-06-10 US
1.21God Only Knows (Stereo)2:56The Beach BoysPet Sounds (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition)
  • 2016-06-10 US
1.8God Only Knows2:46The Beach BoysPet Sounds
  • 2016-06-10 XE
1.21God Only Knows - Stereo2:56The Beach BoysPet Sounds (50th Anniversary Edition) (50th Anniversary Edition)
  • 2016-06-10 XW
1.21God Only Knows (stereo)2:55The Beach BoysPet Sounds
1.8God Only Knows2:48The Beach BoysPet Sounds
1.21God Only Knows (stereo)2:55The Beach BoysPet Sounds
1.7God Only Knows (the stereo mix)2:53The Beach BoysThe Beach Boys Classics… Selected by Brian Wilson
Promotion
1.4God Only Knows2:55The Beach BoysSummer Love Songs
(unknown)
2.4God Only Knows?:??The Beach BoysThe Best

Relationships

engineer:Chuck Britz (on 1966-03-10)
Ralph Valentin (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
producer:Mark Linett
Brian Wilson
mixer:Mark Linett (in 1996)
accordion:Carl Fortina (on 1966-03-10)
Frank Marocco (on 1966-03-10)
bass clarinet:Leonard Hartman (on 1966-03-10)
bell and drums (drum set):Hal Blaine (on 1966-03-10)
cello:Jesse Erlich (on 1966-03-10)
clarinet:Leonard Hartman (on 1966-03-10)
Jay Migliori (on 1966-03-10)
double bass:Lyle Ritz (on 1966-03-10)
electric bass guitar:Ray Pohlman (on 1966-03-10)
flute:Bill Green (on 1966-03-10)
Jim Horn (on 1966-03-10)
French horn:Alan Robinson (on 1966-03-10)
guitar:Carol Kaye (on 1966-03-10)
harpsichord:Larry Knechtel (on 1966-03-10)
percussion:Jim Gordon (on 1966-03-10)
tack piano:Don Randi (on 1966-03-10)
tambourine:Terry Melcher (on 1966-03-10)
viola:Darrel Terwilliger (on 1966-03-10)
violin:Leonard Malarsky (on 1966-03-10)
Sid Sharp (on 1966-03-10)
lead vocals:Carl Wilson (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
vocals:Bruce Johnston (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
Brian Wilson (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
arranger:Brian Wilson
recorded at:Western Recorders in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1966-03-10)
Columbia Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)
mixed at:Your Place or Mine Recording in Glendale, California, United States (in 1996)
remix of:God Only Knows
mash-ups:Beach Emotion by V‐FUN
recording of:God Only Knows (from 1966-03 until 1966-04)

Related works

God Only Knows

lyricist:Tony Asher
composer:Brian Wilson
publisher:Irving Music
Irving Music, Inc.
Rondor Music (London) Ltd.
Sea of Tunes Publishing Co.
Universal Music Publishing Ltd.
Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division
Yamaha Music EH(CM)
later translated versions:God sta me bij
Gudene vet
Sólo Dios sabe
lyrics quoted in:Better Than Words
Gårdakvarnar och skit