| Gettin' Hungry | |
| Cover: | Beach boys gettin' hungry.PNG |
| Border: | yes |
| Type: | single |
| Artist: | Brian Wilson & Mike Love |
| Album: | Smiley Smile |
| B-Side: | Devoted to You |
| Released: | August 28, 1967 |
| Recorded: | July 14, 1967 |
| Studio: | Beach Boys |
| Length: | 2:25 |
| Label: | Brother/Capitol |
| Producer: | The Beach Boys |
| Chronology: | Brian Wilson |
| Prev Title: | Caroline, No |
| Prev Year: | 1966 |
| Next Title: | Let's Go to Heaven in My Car |
| Next Year: | 1987 |
"Gettin' Hungry" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1967 album Smiley Smile. Credited on the label to Brian Wilson and Mike Love, it was released as a single on August 28, 1967, the second and last released on the original iteration of Brother Records.[1]
Asked for comment, Wilson said that he "just thought it would be a good single".[2] It is one of the few songs on Smiley Smile that lack a definite connection to the aborted Smile project.[3]
"Gettin' Hungry" was recorded at Brian Wilson's Bellagio home studio on July 14, 1967.[4]
Billboard reviewed "Gettin' Hungry" as an "unusual piece of material — as off-beat as their current 'Heroes and Villains' smash. Should prove to be an important chart item."[5] Cash Box said that the "use of abrupt changes of speed, overwhelming organ atmosphere and the sort of 'soul' sound that is Beach Boys" make the song "distinctive."[6]
Among biographers, Byron Preiss characterized it as "an odd combination of energetic chorus, electric bass, and bluesy meandering".[2] Mark Dillon noted the song as a "flop single".[7]
See also: List of cover versions of Beach Boys songs.