"God Only Knows" is a song by the American rock band the Beach Boys from their 1966 album "Pet Sounds". Written by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher, it is a baroque-style love song noted for its harmonic complexity, unusual instrumentation, and deviation from typical popular music conventions. The song has been widely regarded as one of the greatest songs of all time and as one of the Beach Boys' most accomplished recordings. Musically, "God Only Knows" features three contrapuntal vocal parts and a weak tonal center

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