A 20-bar instrumental break – with three sections divided into eight, six, and six bars – occurs between the second and third choruses. In this point in the song (1:47–2:02), musicologist Walter Everett notes "[o]ne of the most remarkable parts in the bass literature ... where rapidly repeated bass notes are all sevenths, 1 appearing beneath ii, in alternation with 7 placed below I." According to Granata, "This break presents another neat rhythmic situation. The first eight measures consist of short, accented punctuations by all of the instruments except the pulsating bass." This is directly followed by another major shift in which "all instruments (primarily piano and circus-style organ) maintain the tempo, but the feel changes when the snare pounds out a set of polka-like eighth notes." Recording "Here Today" was the last song started for the Pet Sounds album. Logged as "I Don't Have a Title Yet", the instrumental track was recorded on March 10 or 11, 1966 at Sunset Sound Recorders Studio A. This marked the only occasion that Wilson recorded at Sunset Sound during the Pet Sounds sessions, having been recommended the studio by session musician Steve Douglas. The engineer for this session, Bruce Botnick, later worked on the 1967 album Forever Changes by Love. The vocals were overdubbed two weeks later, on March 23 and 25, at Columbia Studio A. In the original mono release, some studio chatter, spoken by Bruce Johnston about a photographer's camera, can be heard during the instrumental break. Then, Wilson shouts "No talking!" at Johnston, who had been unaware that the tape was rolling. Johnston recalled this exchange as an example of how "Brian was a combination of Rachmaninoff and General Patton. He was [brilliantly] brutal in the studio." At the end of this break, Wilson says, "Top, please," which was an instruction to the engineer to rewind the tape to the beginning of the song so the group could attempt another take of the vocals. Record producer Phil Ramone afforded attention to Wilson's mixing and production layering on Pet Sounds and this track in particular: "There are placements for every instrument in the mono mix—they're great studies of contrast, texture, balance, and rhythm. For example, on 'Here Today,' the combination of wet and dry sounds in the vocals and the distinctive sound of the organ and baritone sax give it incredible dimension." Release history On May 16, 1966, "Here Today"