You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone (song)
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| "You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone" | ||||
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| Single by The Beach Boys | ||||
| from the album Carl and the Passions – "So Tough" | ||||
| B-side | "Cuddle Up" | |||
| Released | May 15, 1972 | |||
| Recorded | Unknown | |||
| Genre | Country rock, blues rock | |||
| Length | 3:27 | |||
| Label | Brother/Reprise | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Brian Wilson Jack Rieley | |||
| Producer(s) | The Beach Boys | |||
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"You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone" is a song written by Brian Wilson and Jack Rieley for the American rock band the Beach Boys. It was the opening track on their 1972 album Carl and the Passions – "So Tough". In its only known chart entry internationally it peaked at No. 29 on the official Netherlands Top 100.
Performers
- Carl Wilson – lead vocals
- Ricky Fataar — drums
- Doug Dillard — banjo
Cover versions
British indie rock band Hefner released a cover of "You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone" as a bonus track to their 1999 single "The Hymn for the Cigarettes".
