Ĭritic Richard Meltzer later cited "When I Grow Up" as the moment when the Beach Boys "abruptly ceased to be boys". Academic Jody O'Regan interpreted the line as Wilson admitting that he had doubts about his marriage. To this effect, the narrator poses such question as "Will I love my wife for the rest of my life?" That line in particular marked the first instance of a Beach Boys song discussing falling out of love with someone, as opposed to just being in or out of a relationship. The lyrics describe a boy who is anxious of when he stops being a teenager. Wilson later revisited the topic of manhood in the 1966 song " Child Is Father of the Man".
In his 2016 memoir, Love wrote that the song was "probably influenced" by Murry Wilson, who constantly challenged Brian's manhood. I don't think I will now, and that is what inspired 'When I Grow Up'." In a 2011 interview, he commented that when he wrote the song, he had a dismal view of his future. At the time, Brian told the Birmingham Post, "When I was younger, I used to worry about turning into an old square over the years. "When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" was written and composed by Brian Wilson with additional lyrics by Mike Love. The song is also distinguished for its musical sophistication, featuring multiple key changes, a hook based on a dissonant, functionally ambiguous chord, tempo stretches, and a long pause as a climax. It is one of the first rock songs that discussed impending adulthood and is possibly the earliest US top 40 song to contain the expression " turn on" (from the lyric "Will I dig the same things that turned me on as a kid?"). It peaked at number 9 in the US, number 27 in the UK, and number 1 in Canada. Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, the lyrics describe a boy who is anxious of when he stops being a teenager, pondering such questions as "Will I love my wife for the rest of my life?" The song was first issued as a single, with the B-side " She Knows Me Too Well", on August 24, 1964. " When I Grow Up (To Be a Man)" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1965 album The Beach Boys Today!.
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