"With Me Tonight" is a song written by Brian Wilson for the American rock band the Beach Boys.
The piece has been characterized as "psychedelic doo wop"[1] and the similar descriptor "do it yourself acid casualty doo-wop".
"[3] In the liner notes of the Smiley Smile/Wild Honey set, the song is described as "probably the best of the non-official Smile tunes on the LP.
The intro was recorded as a vocal chant; later, it was expanded into a song for Smiley Smile and the "you're" in its title was omitted.
[4] Early versions of the song entitled "You're With Me Tonight" appear on the compilations Hawthorne, CA (2001) and The Smile Sessions (2011).