what he considered to be "the heaviest work" that he had ever done. Wilson suddenly became excited by the question and proceeded to give vivid recollections of the tracking date for "Drive-In", which he considered to be the best record he had ever made. The footage was not used in the documentary. "Our Favorite Recording Sessions" is a collage of outtakes and studio chatter culled from the album's recording sessions. According to biographer Timothy White, it distinguished itself from the similar Shut Down track "'Cassius' Love vs. 'Sonny' Wilson" by being "truly spontaneous. As such, it came closer than anything previously available to disclosing the Boys' taut tête-à-tête (Mike jesting edgily about throwing Brian across the room) as tensions in their relentless studio regime escalated." "Don't Back Down" is the last surfing-themed song that the Beach Boys recorded during this early era of the band's history. Initial pressings mislabeled the title as "Don't Break Down". Packaging The front cover of All Summer Long is a modernist style photo collage that depicts the band members fraternizing with young women on a beach. The photo shoot, conducted by Capitol art directors and photographers George Jerman and Ken Veeder, was held at Paradise Cove in Malibu, California, the same setting used for the cover photo of the band's debut album Surfin' Safari (1962). Dillon wrote in 2012 that the All Summer Long cover art remained "much imitated to this day", although Kieghtley notes that the design was itself heavily indebted to the work of visual artist Piet Mondrian. Music historian Luis Sanchez comments, The back of the sleeve included written comments from each of the band members. Dennis wrote: "They say I live a fast life. Maybe I just like a fast life. I wouldn't give it up for anything in the world. It won't last forever, either. But the memories will." Brian answered a frequently asked question about "how I come up with my ideas" by explaining that he drew inspiration from the "feelings" associated with common teenage experiences. He then remarked, “A sociologist might say I am trying to generate a feeling of social superiority." Release Commercial performance Lead single "I Get Around" was issued on May 11, 1964, and subsequently became the Beach Boys' first chart-topping U.S. hit, as well as America's first number-one hit by a native group since November 1963. In the UK, the single was released in