That's Why God Made The Radio

This dreamy slice of five-part harmony is the first single from The Beach Boys first album of new material for two decades. The band wrote and recorded the set ahead of their 50th anniversary tour, which started on April 24, 2012. "It's like an accolade to the radio and what it's meant to so many people," vocalist and songwriter Mike Love said in a promotional trailer.

"It's our new single from our new album... if you like harmony it's going to knock your socks off," added guitarist Al Jardine. The song made it's national radio debut on April 25, 2012 on ESPN's Mike and Mike in the Morning.

The song was the first new Beach Boys recording with Brian Wilson on vocals since 1989's "In My Car."

Brian Wilson wrote the song with Jim Peterik (formerly of Survivor), Joe Thomas and Larry Millas in the summer of 1998. According to Peterik, they were gathered at a Chicago restaurant called Bice when he started talking about the good old days when he would hear the hits coming out of the speaker in his 1964 Plymouth Valiant. Brian Wilson agreed, and added, "Guess that's why God made the radio." Peterik wrote that down and started crafting a melody for the song. Millas came up with the verse ideas, and they completed the song over the next few months. When the song was revived more than a decade later, Millas, Peterik and Thomas got together again to compose another track for the album with Brian Wilson and Mike Love. That turned out to be "Isn't It Time," which was the second single.