▁Only ▁Kn ows ' ▁in ▁its ▁proper ▁context ▁is ▁to ▁compare ▁it ▁not ▁just ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁Paul ▁McC art ney , ▁but ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁Fr éd éric ▁Ch op in ." ▁ ▁English ▁broad c aster ▁Domin ic ▁King ▁de emed ▁it ▁the ▁most ▁" per fect ly ▁constructed ▁song ▁in ▁pop ▁history ". ▁Brian ' s ▁mother , ▁Aud ree ▁Wilson , ▁bel ieves ▁that ▁" G od ▁Only ▁Kn ows " ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁Brian ' s ▁fin est ▁ever ▁compos itions , ▁as ▁she ▁stated ▁in ▁an ▁interview : ▁God ▁Only ▁Kn ows ' ▁... ▁What ▁can ▁you ▁say ▁about ▁it ? ▁I ▁still ▁think ▁it ' s ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁greatest ▁pieces ." ▁Entertainment ▁Week ly ▁ranked ▁the ▁song ▁number ▁one ▁in ▁its ▁" F if ty ▁Great est ▁Love ▁Songs " ▁list . ▁ ▁Other ▁mus icians ▁ ▁Paul ▁McC art ney ▁has ▁called ▁it ▁his ▁favorite ▁song ▁of ▁all ▁time . ▁In ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁David ▁Le af ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁he ▁stated , ▁" I ▁was ▁asked ▁recently ▁to ▁give ▁my ▁top ▁ 1 0 ▁favorite ▁songs ▁for ▁a ▁Japanese ▁radio ▁station ▁... ▁I ▁didn ' t ▁think ▁long ▁and ▁hard ▁on ▁it ▁but ▁I ▁po pped ▁that ▁[ G od ▁Only ▁Kn ows ] ▁on ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁my ▁list . ▁It ' s ▁very ▁deep . ▁Very ▁emot ional , ▁always ▁a ▁bit ▁of ▁a ▁ch oker ▁for ▁me , ▁that ▁one ." ▁Spe