"Summer" is a song by the band War, recorded on April 4, 1976 and released on June 21, 1976, as a single from their Greatest Hits album in 1976. "Summer" peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, hit number four on the R&B chart,[1] and reached number one on the Easy Listening chart. It was one of three entries to make the chart.[2]
| "Summer" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by War | ||||
| from the album Greatest Hits | ||||
| B-side | "All Day Music" | |||
| Released | June 21, 1976 | |||
| Genre | R&B | |||
| Length | 3:58 (7" version) 6:40 (full version) | |||
| Label | United Artists | |||
| Composer(s) | War | |||
| Producer(s) | Jerry Goldstein | |||
| War singles chronology | ||||
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Lonnie Jordan recalls the jingle from Burger King at the time, "Have it your way", was so catchy that he "borrowed" it as the melody for the line, "'Cause it's summer..."[3]
Chart positions
edit| Chart (1976) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Canada RPM Top Singles[4] | 10 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 7 |
| U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 1 |
| U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 4 |
Certifications
edit| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| United States (RIAA)[5] | Gold | 1,000,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
Christmas version
editIn 2023, War released a re-recorded version of “Summer”, entitled “Christmas”, with holiday-themed lyrics.[6]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 608.
- ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 252.
- ^ Graff, Gary (2016-05-12). "Sound Check: War is still raging – happily". MediaNews Group. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
- ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. July 17, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
- ^ "American single certifications – War – Summer". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
- ^ "First Listen: 70s band WAR returns with a summery jam for the holidays".
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