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{{Infobox song
| name     = Catch a Wave
| cover    =
| alt      =
| type     =
| artist   = [[the Beach Boys]]
| album    = [[Surfer Girl]]
| released = September 16, 1963
| format   =
| recorded = June 12 and July 14, 1963<ref name="gigs63">{{cite web|first=Andrew G.|last= Doe|title=gigs63|url= http://bellagio10452.com/gigs63.html|accessdate=20 January 2025}}</ref>
| studio   = [[United Western Recorders|Western]], Hollywood
| venue    =
| genre    = [[Surf music|Surf rock]]<ref name="Ainsley 2024">{{cite web|first=Will|last=Ainsley|title=Every Beach Boys Album, Ranked|website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]|date=May 24, 2024|url= https://www.spin.com/2024/05/every-beach-boys-album-ranked/|accessdate=August 19, 2024}}</ref>
| length   = {{duration|m=2|s=11}}
| label    = [[Capitol Records|Capitol]]
| writer   = {{hlist|[[Brian Wilson]]|[[Mike Love]]}}
| producer = Brian Wilson
| misc     = {{External music video|header=Licensed audio|type=song|{{YouTube|X_CBWxmTlRI|"Catch a Wave"}}}}
}}
"'''Catch a Wave'''" is a song written by [[Brian Wilson]] and [[Mike Love]] for the American [[rock music|rock]] band [[the Beach Boys]], released on their 1963 album ''[[Surfer Girl]]''.

In 1964, a rewritten version of the song was recorded by [[Jan and Dean]] as "[[Sidewalk Surfin']]". It was released as a single and reached No. 25 on the [[Billboard Hot 100|''Billboard'' Hot 100]].

==Personnel== 

===The Beach Boys===
* [[Al Jardine]] – [[bass guitar]], [[Singing|vocals]]
* [[Mike Love]] – [[lead vocals]]
* [[David Marks (musician)|David Marks]] – [[rhythm guitar]]
* [[Brian Wilson]] – [[electronic organ|organ]], [[piano]], lead vocals
* [[Carl Wilson]] – lead guitar, vocals
* [[Dennis Wilson]] – [[Drum kit|drums]], vocals

===Additional musicians===
* Maureen Love – [[harp]]

==Other recordings==
''[[D-TV|DTV]]'' set the original Beach Boys recording to the [[Disney]] shorts ''[[Hawaiian Holiday]]'' and ''[[How to Swim (1942 film)|How to Swim]]'' and was featured on the ''Groovin' for a '60s Afternoon'' video.

The ''[[Kidsongs]]'' Kids released their version of "Catch a Wave" on their ''The Wonderful World of Sports'' video.

''[[The Rock-afire Explosion]]'' covered the song on their first show tape.


==References==
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{{The Beach Boys}}
{{Surfer Girl}}

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[[Category:1963 songs]]
[[Category:The Beach Boys songs]]
[[Category:Songs written by Brian Wilson]]
[[Category:Songs written by Mike Love]]
[[Category:Song recordings produced by Brian Wilson]]