Wilson has recounted that the genesis of the title "Good Vibrations" came from when his mother explained to him as a child that dogs sometimes bark at people in response to their bad vibrations.
Brian Wilson ha dicho que la génesis del título "Good Vibrations" vino de una anécdota que le dijo su madre, sobre que los perros le ladran a ciertas personas en respuesta de sus "malas vibraciones".