File:Surfin' USA.ogg

Surfin'_USA.ogg ‎(Ogg Vorbis sound file, length 15 s, 44 kbps, file size: 80 KB)

Summary[edit]

This media file has an associated English-language subtitle file TimedText:Surfin' USA.ogg.en.srt

Non-free media data
Description	Sample of "Surfin' U.S.A." (1963) by The Beach Boys
Source	https://open.spotify.com/track/0wz1LjDb9ZNEYwOmDJ3Q4b CD
Portion used	Should be no more than ten percent of the recording (two minutes, 27 seconds), i.e. no more than fifteen seconds per MOS:SAMPLE
Low resolution?	Exported from Audacity: quality downgraded to "0" setting, sample rate set to 22,000 hertz, audio format downgraded from float to 16-bit PCM

Non-free media rationale for Surfin' U.S.A. (song)
Article	Surfin' U.S.A. (song)
Purpose of use	It illustrates an educational article that specifically discusses the song from which this sample was taken. The section of music used is discussed in the article in relation to the song's lyrics, musical and vocal style, and may contain part of the song's chorus.
Replaceable?	It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value.

Non-free media rationale for The Beach Boys
Article	The Beach Boys
Purpose of use	Demonstrates the band's early surf sound
Replaceable?	It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value.

Non-free media rationale for California sound
Article	California sound
Purpose of use	Article discusses a musical movement. The sample exemplifies the California Sound as it was identified with the Beach Boys. Author Luis Sanchez credits the song for "transform[ing] America into an endless beach, [and adding] vivid dimension to California mythos", signifying its importance and relevance to the movement.
Replaceable?	It is not replaceable with an uncopyrighted or freely copyrighted sample of comparable educational value.

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File history

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	Date/Time	Thumbnail	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	20:13, 14 February 2022		15 s (80 KB)	George Ho (talk \| contribs)	resampled from Spotify: downgrading quality to "0", sample rate to 22 kHz, format to 16-bit PCM, trimmed out 15 seconds per MOS:SAMPLE's ten-percent rule (rule of thumb)
	12:34, 13 October 2015	No thumbnail	30 s (422 KB)	ILIL (talk \| contribs)	Uploading an excerpt from a non-free work using File Upload Wizard

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Format	Bitrate	Download	Status	Encode time
MP3	172 kbps		Completed 20:13, 14 February 2022	1.0 s

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Software used	Xiph.Org libVorbis I 20200704 (Reducing Environment)