An article revisits "Caroline, No", a track from The Beach Boys' 1966 album Pet Sounds, arguing it deserves the same recognition as more celebrated Brian Wilson songs like "God Only Knows" and "Wouldn't It Be Nice". Wilson himself regarded it as a personal favourite, describing how the song was given "new life" during production at Western Recorders, comparing the finished result to "a breathing person". Though often overshadowed by other tracks on the same album, the piece is presented as a deeply personal and emotionally rich piece of songwriting.

The song emerged from a period when Wilson, then in his early twenties and roughly two years into his marriage to Marilyn, felt he and his wife had lost the innocence of youth amid the pressures of adult life. He shared these feelings with co-writer Tony Asher, who was going through his own heartbreak after a break-up, and together they channelled that shared sense of loss into the song. Wilson has said he felt a particular ownership over the track, valuing his own vocal performance on it especially highly.