▁V ibr ations " ▁was ▁not ▁yet ▁ready , ▁" G od ▁Only ▁Kn ows " ▁was ▁issued ▁instead . ▁ ▁On ▁July ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 6 6 , ▁it ▁was ▁issued ▁as ▁the ▁B - side ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁" W ould n ' t ▁It ▁Be ▁Nice " ▁single . ▁In ▁other ▁territ ories , ▁the ▁song ▁was ▁the ▁A - side . ▁The ▁song ▁only ▁reached ▁ 3 9 ▁on ▁the ▁Billboard ▁Hot ▁ 1 0 0 ▁chart ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 6 . ▁Tre ated ▁as ▁the ▁A - side ▁across ▁Europe , ▁it ▁was ▁a ▁success , ▁pe aking ▁at ▁number ▁ 2 ▁in ▁the ▁UK , ▁and ▁in ▁national ▁charts ▁c ited ▁contempor arily ▁by ▁Billboard : ▁ 4 ▁in ▁the ▁Netherlands ▁and ▁Belg ium , ▁ 6 ▁in ▁Ireland ▁and ▁Norway , ▁ 2 2 ▁in ▁Germany ; ▁and ▁ 1 7 ▁in ▁Australia . ▁In ▁September , ▁the ▁song ▁pe aked ▁at ▁ 6 ▁in ▁Canada ▁and ▁ 2 4 ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁D omen ic ▁Pri ore ▁reports ▁that ▁in ▁some ▁parts ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States , ▁" G od ▁Only ▁Kn ows " ▁was ▁b anned ▁from ▁radio ▁for ▁bl as ph emy . ▁ ▁Vari ations ▁The ▁song ▁appears ▁in ▁several ▁stages ▁of ▁the ▁recording ▁process ▁on ▁The ▁Pet ▁S ounds ▁S essions ▁box ▁set , ▁including ▁its ▁original ▁mon oph onic ▁mix ; ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁original ▁s tere oph onic ▁mix ▁of ▁the ▁song