▁vocal ▁track ▁was ▁recorded ▁between ▁March ▁and ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 6 ▁at ▁CBS ▁Columbia ▁Square , ▁Hollywood , ▁with ▁the ▁session ▁engine ered ▁by ▁Ralph ▁Bal antin ▁and ▁produced ▁by ▁Brian . ▁The ▁song ▁features ▁three ▁voices ▁on ▁the ▁track . ▁Carl ▁is ▁featured ▁on ▁lead ▁vocals , ▁with ▁Brian ▁and ▁John ston ▁backing ▁him . ▁John ston ▁explained ▁that , ▁" The ▁really ▁c ute ▁thing ▁is ▁that ▁at ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁session , ▁Carl ▁was ▁really ▁tired , ▁and ▁he ▁went ▁home . ▁So ▁Brian   ... ▁remember , ▁this ▁was ▁ 8 - track , ▁so , ▁he ▁now ▁has ▁these ▁extra ▁tracks ▁at ▁his ▁dispos al . ▁But ▁there ▁were ▁just ▁the ▁two ▁of ▁us . ▁So ▁in ▁the ▁fade , ▁he ' s ▁singing ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁parts . ▁He ▁sang ▁the ▁top ▁and ▁the ▁bottom ▁part ▁and ▁I ▁sang ▁in ▁the ▁middle ." ▁Brian ▁used ▁the ▁production ▁technique ▁of ▁double - track ing ▁Carl ' s ▁voice , ▁so ▁that ▁his ▁voice ▁is ▁simultaneously ▁singing ▁the ▁same ▁part ▁twice , ▁to ▁give ▁the ▁vocal ▁a ▁full er ▁and ▁rich er ▁sound ; ▁Brian ▁used ▁this ▁technique ▁often ▁during ▁the ▁recording ▁of ▁Pet ▁S ounds . ▁The ▁song ' s ▁sessions ▁concluded ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 1 . ▁ ▁Person nel ▁Per ▁band ▁archiv ist ▁Craig ▁S low in ski . ▁ ▁The ▁Beach ▁Boys ▁ ▁Bruce ▁John ston ▁– ▁backing ▁vocals ▁ ▁Brian ▁Wilson ▁– ▁backing ▁vocals ▁ ▁Carl ▁Wilson ▁– ▁lead ▁vocals