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It's Gettin' Late

"It's Gettin' Late"
The Beach Boys It's Gettin' Late.PNG
Single by The Beach Boys
from the album The Beach Boys
B-side"It's O.K."
ReleasedJuly 17, 1985
Recorded1984-1985
GenreRock
Length3:27
LabelCaribou Records
Songwriter(s)Carl Wilson
Myrna Smith Schilling
Robert White Johnson
The Beach Boys singles chronology
"Getcha Back"
(1985)
"It's Gettin' Late"
(1985)
"She Believes in Love Again"
(1985)

"It's Gettin' Late" is a song written by Carl Wilson, Myrna Smith Schilling and Robert White Johnson for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1985 album The Beach Boys and as a single with "It's O.K."

The music video directed by Dominic Orlando, was filmed on location in Malibu, California, two months after Getcha Back.

Personnel

  • Graham Broad – percussion
  • Steve Grainger – baritone saxophone
  • Al Jardine – vocals
  • Bruce Johnston – vocals
  • Steve Levine – Fairlight CMI programming, drum programming
  • Julian Lindsay – Yamaha DX1 synthesizer, PPG Wave 2.3 synthesizer, Oberheim OB8 synthesizer
  • Mike Love – vocals
  • Kenneth McGregor – trombone
  • Ian Ritchie – tenor saxophone
  • Dave Spence – trumpet
  • Brian Wilson – vocals
  • Carl Wilson – Yamaha DX1 synthesizer, electric guitar, lead vocal

Chart positions

Chart Peak
position
US Cash Box 100 78
US Billboard Hot 100 82
US Billboard Adult Contemporary 20

References

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