Cultural References
The Beach Boys' version of the song appears on several movie releases.
- It underscores a lengthy montage sequence near the end of the Paul Thomas Anderson 1997 film Boogie Nights.
- The song features in the finale of the Richard Curtis 2003 movie Love Actually, with the final chorus looped repeatedly against a montage of people greeting each other at the airport.
- The song served as the opening title credit score for the HBO series Big Love during the first three seasons. Natalie Maines covered the song in the series finale.
- The song was also featured in the films My Life Without Me and the live action adaption of Scooby Doo.
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