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 | |||
Format | Vinyl | |||
Recorded | Unknown | |||
Genre | Country rock, blues rock | |||
Length | 3:27 | |||
Label | Brother/Reprise | |||
Writer(s) | Brian Wilson Jack Rieley |
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Producer(s) | The Beach Boys | |||
The Beach Boys singles chronology | ||||
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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".
Performers
- Carl Wilson: Lead vocals
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".