Honkin' Down the Highway

"Honkin' Down the Highway"
Single by The Beach Boys
from the album The Beach Boys Love You
B-side	"Solar System"
Released	May 30, 1977
Recorded	Unknown
Genre	Rock
Length	2:48
Label	Brother
Songwriter(s)	Brian Wilson
Producer(s)	Brian Wilson
The Beach Boys singles chronology
"Everyone's in Love with You" (1976) "Honkin' Down the Highway" (1977) "Peggy Sue" (1978)

"Honkin' Down the Highway" is a song written by Brian Wilson for the American rock band The Beach Boys. It was released on their 1977 album The Beach Boys Love You with a lead vocal by Al Jardine. A remake of this song is included on Jardine's album A Postcard from California, with Brian Wilson making a guest appearance.

A slightly edited version was released on a single, in which the drum intro is cut off. The single version appeared on the 1991 cassette and CD reissue of The Beach Boys Love You on the Caribou label.

Personnel

The Beach Boys

• Al Jardine – lead, harmony and backing vocals
• Mike Love – harmony and backing vocals
• Brian Wilson – harmony and backing vocals; moog synthesizer
• Carl Wilson – harmony and backing vocals; guitar
• Dennis Wilson – harmony and backing vocals; drums

Cover versions

• In the mid-eighties, Alex Chilton played "Honkin' Down the Highway" in concert with revised lyrics.