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409 (song)

1962 single by The Beach Boys

Field	Value
name	409
cover	409_-_The_Beach_Boys.jpg
type	single
artist	the Beach Boys
album	Surfin' Safari* and *Little Deuce Coupe
A-side	Surfin' Safari
released	June 4, 1962
recorded	April 19, 1962
studio	Western Studios, Los Angeles, California
genre	{{hlist	Hot rod rock{{cite book	title= Electric Shock: From the Gramophone to the iPhone - 125 Years of Pop Music	first=Peter	last=Doggett	date= 1 January 2015	chapter= Sorry, Parents	page= 331	publisher=The Bodley Head	location= London	isbn=978-1-847-92218-2
url	https://books.google.com/books?id=guSsCAAAQBAJ	access-date=21 February 2025}}	car song}}
length	1:59
label	Capitol
writer
producer	Murry Wilson
prev_title	Surfin'
prev_year	1961
next_title	Ten Little Indians
next_year	1962

| A-side = Surfin' Safari

"409" is a song written by Brian Wilson, Mike Love, and Gary Usher for the American rock and roll band the Beach Boys. The song features Love singing lead vocals. It was originally released as the B-side of the single "Surfin' Safari" (1962). It was later released on their 1962 album Surfin' Safari, and appeared again on their 1963 album Little Deuce Coupe.

The song is credited for initiating the hot rod music craze of the 1960s.

Composition

"409" was inspired by Gary Usher's obsession with hot rods. Its title refers to a 1962 Chevrolet Impala fitted with Chevrolet's 409-cubic-inch-displacement "big block" V-8 engine.

It stayed one week on the Billboard Hot 100, at number 76, in October 1962.

Personnel

Mike Love – lead vocals
David Marks – rhythm guitar, background vocals
Brian Wilson – bass guitar, background vocals, car sound effects tape
Carl Wilson – lead guitar, background vocals
Dennis Wilson – drums, background vocals

References

(1990). "Arts & Entertainment Fads, Volume 1". Haworth Press.
[http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=4567 Profile at Songfacts]
Breitenstein, Jeff. "Ultimate Hot Rod Dictionary: A-Bombs to Zoomies". MotorBooks International.
"The Beach Boys: 409". [[Rovi Corporation]].
Marion, Doug. (January 11, 2008). "40 Years of 348 and 409 W-Engines – W-ow!". superchevy.com.
[https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-beach-boys/chart-history/hsi/ Hot 100 – The Beach Boys 409 Chart History], ''Billboard.com''. Retrieved January 11, 2018.

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