"Sloop John B" is a traditional folk song from The Bahamas, "The John B. Sails", which was included in Carl Sandburg's 1927 collection of folk songs, The American Songbag. It is best known as a recording by the Beach Boys—the seventh track on their 1966 album Pet Sounds. Brian Wilson sang, produced, and arranged the Beach Boys' recording. Released as an A-sided single two months before Pet Sounds, it peaked at number 3 in the US and number 2 in the UK.