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"Good Vibrations" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys, released as a single in October 1966, and backed with the Pet Sounds instrumental "Let's Go Away For Awhile". The song was composed and produced by Brian Wilson with lyrics by Mike Love. For "Good Vibrations", Wilson is credited with further developing the use of the recording studio as an instrument. "Good Vibrations" earned The Beach Boys a Grammy nomination for Best Vocal Group performance in 1966 and the song was eventually inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1994. An early classic of the counterculture era, it has featured highly in many charts, being voted number one in the Mojo Top 100 Records of All Time chart in 1997 and number six on Rolling Stone's list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time." The song "Good Vibrations" is part of the The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll list.
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