Here Comes the Night (Beach Boys song)

Infobox Single
Name = Here Comes the Night


Artist = The Beach Boys
from Album = Wild Honey, L.A. (Light Album)
Released = 1967,
February 19, 1979
Format = Vinyl
Recorded = Unknown
Genre = Rock
Length = 2:41 (Original version),
10:51 (album version)
Label = Capitol Records (1979 version), originally released in 1979 by Brother/Caribou/CBS
Producer = Bruce Johnston
Curt Becher
Chart position = • #44 (US)• #37 (UK)
Reviews =
Last single = "Peggy Sue"/"Hey, Little Tomboy"
(1978)
This single = "Here Comes the Night"/"Baby Blue"
(1979)
Next single = "Good Timin'"/"Love Surrounds Me"
(1979)|

"Here Comes the Night" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love for the American pop band The Beach Boys. It was originally released on their 1967 album "Wild Honey". In 1979, the song was rerecorded and released on their 1979 album "L.A. (Light Album)".

The length of the newer version of the song is also extended to over eight minutes more than the original song. There are four edits of this discofied version. The first edit appears on the L.A. (Light Album) while the second edit was released on a 12" single release (Caribou/Brother/CBS 2Z8-9028). The third edit was the "B" side of the 12" single which is a slightly shorter instrumental (backing track) version of the song. The fourth and final version of the song is found on the 7" single release (Caribou/Brother/CBS ZS8 9026).

Details

Original Version
*"Written by:" Brian Wilson/Mike Love
*"Album:" Wild Honey
*"Time:" 2 min 41 sec
*"Produced by:" The Beach Boys

Rerelease
*"Written by:" Brian Wilson/Mike Love
*"Album:" L.A. (Light Album)
*"Time:" 10 min 51 sec (album edit)
*"Time:" 10 min 36 sec (12" single edit)
*"Time:" 9 min 04 sec (12" instrumental edit)
*"Time:" 4 min 28 sec (7" single edit)
*"Produced by:" Bruce Johnston/Curt Becher

Performers

*"Carl Wilson:" Lead Vocals
*"Joe Chemay:" Electric bass (disco version)

See also

*List of songs by The Beach Boys