In mid-1966, Brian began writing songs with lyricist Van Dyke Parks for a new album tentatively called "Dumb Angel" (later "Smile") that was never finished but would have included "Good Vibrations". Wilson touted the album as a "teenage symphony to God" that would have surpassed "Pet Sounds". During the project's sessions, Wilson revisited the idea of a psychedelic comedy album, previously explored with the "Dick" and "Fuzz" outtakes from "Pet Sounds". In October, "Good Vibrations" was issued as a single and became an immediate worldwide hit. Noel Murray of "The A.V. Club" theorized that the success of "Good Vibrations" helped convert detractors of "Pet Sounds" who were confused by the album's "un-hip orchestrations and pervasive sadness didn't immediately get what Wilson was trying to do."