"Surfin' U.S.A." is a song by the Americanrockbandthe Beach Boys, credited toChuck BerryandBrian Wilson. It is a rewritten version of Berry's "Sweet Little Sixteen" set to new lyrics written by Wilson and an uncreditedMike Love. The song was released as a single on March 4, 1963, backed with "Shut Down". It was then placed as the opening track on theiralbum of the same name.