Surfin' U.S.A.

song; rewritten version of "Sweet Little Sixteen", lyrics adapted by Brian Wilson and Mike Love
VisualArtwork musical_work_composition Q1089109
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Surfin' U.S.A.

Summary

Surfin' U.S.A. is a musical work/composition[1]. Surfin' U.S.A. ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (721 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Surfin' U.S.A.'s instance of is recorded as musical work/composition[3].
  • Surfin' U.S.A.'s composer is recorded as Chuck Berry[4].
  • Surfin' U.S.A.'s composer is recorded as Brian Wilson[5].
  • Surfin' U.S.A.'s genre is popular music[6].
  • Surfin' U.S.A. was performed by The Beach Boys[7].
  • Surfin' U.S.A.'s language of work or name is recorded as English[8].
  • Surfin' U.S.A. was published on 1963[9].
  • Surfin' U.S.A.'s lyricist is recorded as Chuck Berry[10].
  • Surfin' U.S.A.'s lyricist is recorded as Brian Wilson[11].
  • Surfin' U.S.A.'s lyricist is recorded as Mike Love[12].
  • Surfin' U.S.A.'s title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': "Surfin' U.S.A."}[13].
  • Surfin' U.S.A.'s has characteristic is recorded as lyrical adaptation[14].
  • Surfin' U.S.A.'s has melody is recorded as Sweet Little Sixteen[15].
  • Surfin' U.S.A.'s form of creative work is recorded as song[16].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Release type: Song[17]

  • Community tags: ripoff[18]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 537d49de-45fd-3b74-93f3-17a852283b63[19]

Body

Authorship and Creation

Surfin' U.S.A. was performed by The Beach Boys[7].

Publication

Surfin' U.S.A. was released on 1963[9]. Surfin' U.S.A.'s language of work or name is recorded as English[8]. Its genre is popular music[6].

Why It Matters

Surfin' U.S.A. ranks in the top 4% of musical_work_composition entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (721 views/month).[2] Surfin' U.S.A. has Wikipedia articles in 14 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[20] Surfin' U.S.A. is known by 6 alternative names across languages and contexts.[21]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . ISWC Network. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [17] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [18] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [19] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [20] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [21] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). Surfin' U.S.A.. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/surfin-u-s-a-q1089109-2
MLA “Surfin' U.S.A..” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 3 May. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/surfin-u-s-a-q1089109-2.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_surfin-u-s-a-q1089109-2_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{Surfin' U.S.A.}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/surfin-u-s-a-q1089109-2}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 5w ago · KrBot bot · 2026-05-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Language of work or name English
    Performer The Beach Boys
    Form of creative work song
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