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| "Help Me, Ronda" | |
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| Song by the Beach Boys | |
| from the album The Beach Boys Today! | |
| Released | March 8, 1965 |
| Recorded | January 8, 1965 |
| Genre | Rock |
| Length | 3:10 |
| Label | Capitol |
| Composer(s) | Brian Wilson |
| Lyricist(s) | Brian Wilson, Mike Love |
| Producer(s) | Brian Wilson |
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| Single by the Beach Boys | ||||
| from the album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!) | ||||
| B-side | "Kiss Me, Baby" | |||
| Released | April 5, 1965 | |||
| Recorded | February 24, 1965 | |||
| Genre | Rock | |||
| Length | 2:46 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Brian Wilson, Mike Love | |||
| Producer(s) | Brian Wilson | |||
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"Help Me, Rhonda" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys, appearing first on their 1965 album The Beach Boys Today! (where it was spelled "Help Me, Ronda") and subsequently in re-recorded form on the following 1965 album Summer Days (And Summer Nights!!). It was written by Brian Wilson, with additional lyrics by Mike Love. Unlike many other songs by the band from this period, "Help Me, Rhonda" features a lead vocal sung by Al Jardine.
According to Wilson, "Help Me, Rhonda" was not based on a real person. After it was released as an album track on Today!, Wilson revisited the song, feeling it had commercial potential. This new version, featuring a different arrangement and slightly different lyrics, was released as a single in April 1965 and appeared on Summer Days later that same year. It topped the Billboard Hot 100, making it their second number-one single following "I Get Around" (1964). It remains one of the band's most acclaimed singles commercially and critically.