"I Get Around" is a song by American rock band the Beach Boys and the opening track from their 1964 album All Summer Long.

Written by Brian Wilson and Mike Love, the autobiographical lyrics describe the group's reaction to their newfound fame and success, as well as their restlessness concerning the status quo, and their desire to find new places "where the kids are hip".

Biographer Jon Stebbins states that the song was one of several that Wilson had based on the life experiences of his brother Dennis.

[10] He later wrote, I tinkered with Brian's first verse, which was about this bored kid driving around but was really about our own experiences: how we had this instant fame, some fortune, had traveled all over the country, but did any of that bring us happiness?

[11]In the first verse, the narrator expresses his boredom with "driving up and down the same old strip" and a need to "find a new place where the kids are hip".

[13]"I Get Around" begins in the key of G major with an a cappella intro section that contains a slower version of the chord progression used in the chorus: I–VI–ii–♭VII–V.

[11] The verses alternate between ii and V, one of Wilson's favorite progressions, which he had previously used in "Little Deuce Coupe" and "Little Saint Nick".

[17] Wilson produced the backing track with his bandmates and a selection of session musicians on April 2, 1964, at Western Studios in Hollywood.

[26] Cash Box described it as an "exciting, tailored-for-teen- tastes hot rod stomp'er...that should be getting around at a quick clip.

[31] According to author James Perone, "I Get Around" represented both a successful response by Wilson to the British Invasion, and the beginning of an unofficial rivalry between him and the Beatles, principally Paul McCartney.

[30] Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger gave the song a positive endorsement during an appearance on the British television program Ready Steady Go!.

[35] A recording of the group's August 1 performance of "I Get Around" at the Civil Memorial Auditorium in Sacramento, California was included on the live album Beach Boys Concert, released in October.

[36] Rolling Stone critic Anthony DeCurtis referenced the song as an example of Wilson's ability to "be very complex and have every single thing you do have an emotional impact, and have the listener not even be aware of it—just hear it the first time and get it.

Each band member's voice is showcased, and this helps to make this single as good as any pop record ever made.