Four by the Beach Boys

Four by the Beach Boys (stylized as 4-By the Beach Boys^[1]) is the first EP by American rock band the Beach Boys, released September 1964 by Capitol Records. It consists of four selections from the album All Summer Long (June 1964). "Wendy" and "Little Honda" received enough airplay to enter the Billboard Hot 100. They peaked at #44 and #65, respectively.^[2] Four remains their only EP released in the United States (discounting the Holland bonus EP Mount Vernon and Fairway).

Four by the Beach Boys
EP by the Beach Boys
Released	September 21, 1964
Recorded	April 10 & 29, 1964
Studio	Western, Hollywood
Genre	Pop
Length	8:31
Label	Capitol
Producer	Brian Wilson
The Beach Boys chronology
All Summer Long (1964) Four by the Beach Boys (1964) Beach Boys Concert (1964)

Track listing

All tracks written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, except "Hushabye" by Doc Pomus and Mort Shuman.

Side one

1. "Wendy" – 2:05
2. "Don't Back Down" – 2:00

Side two

1. "Little Honda" – 2:33
2. "Hushabye" – 1:53

References

1. Tiegel, Eliot (September 1964). "4-in-1 Single to Be Bowed by Capitol". Billboard.
2. "Billboard Hot 100 - November 14, 1964". Billboard. Retrieved September 18, 2022.