A-side "Do You Wanna Dance?" Format 7" vinyl Genre Psychedelic rock | Released February 15, 1965 Recorded January 7–9, 1965 Length 2:45 | |
"Please Let Me Wonder" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for American rock band the Beach Boys. The song was the B-side of the single "Do You Wanna Dance?" which was released by The Beach Boys in 1965 through Capitol Records. It peaked at a number 52 in Billboard and number 46 in Cash Box. The contemporary Gilbert Youth Survey conducted nationally in April 1965 placed this song at number 9 in its chart one week.
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The song was the first that Wilson wrote while under the influence of marijuana. The song was first released on the band's 1965 album The Beach Boys Today!. Due to the lyrics, which are filled with a sense of longing and uncertainty, it is a contrasting piece to Wilson's "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)".
Personnel
Per Craig Slowinski.
Live version
A live version recorded during The 50th Reunion Tour in 2012 appears on Live – The 50th Anniversary Tour (2013).