Bacardi Feeling (Summer Dreamin') Explained

Bacardi Feeling (Summer Dreamin')
Cover:Bacardi Feeling.jpg
Border:yes
Type:single
Artist:Kate Yanai
Released:1988
Genre:Pop, reggae
Length:3:30
Label:WEA
Producer:Olivier Bloch-Lainé

"Bacardi Feeling (Summer Dreamin')" is a song by American recording artist Kate Yanai. Initially a Bacardi Rum jingle that she recorded for the European market in 1988, it became so popular that Yanai was asked to transform it into a song about "summer love" rather than rum. Arnold McCuller, David Lasley and Valerie Carter served as backing vocalists on the track, which subsequently went to number-one in Austria and Germany.

Track listings

CD maxi single
  1. "Bacardi Feeling (Summer Dreamin')" (Radio Version) – 3:30
  2. "Bacardi Feeling (Summer Dreamin')" (Cocktail Mix) – 5:33
  3. "Bacardi Feeling" (Original) – 3:10
  4. "Bacardi Feeling (Summer Dreamin')" (Instrumental) – 4:21
7" single
  1. "Bacardi Feeling (Summer Dreamin')" (Radio Version) – 3:01
  2. "Bacardi Feeling" (Original) – 2:10

Charts

Year-end charts

Chart (1991) Position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[1] 11
Germany (Official German Charts)[2] 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[3] 25

Cover version

Summer Dreaming 2012
Cover:Summer Dreaming 2012.jpg
Type:single
Artist:Project B. featuring Kelly Rowland
Released:July 6, 2012
Recorded:2012
Genre:Dance-pop
Length:3:24
Label:Embassy of Music
Producer:Marek Pompetzki, Paul NZA, Cecil Remmler
Chronology:Project B.

In 2012, the song was re-recorded by American singer Kelly Rowland with German production team Project B., consisting of Marek Pompetzki, Paul NZA, and Cecil Remmler, to promote Bacardi. An accompanying music video was filmed in Barcelona, Spain in June 2012.[4]

Track listing

CD maxi single

  1. "Summer Dreaming 2012" – 3:24
  2. "Summer Dreaming 2012" (TV Mix) – 3:22
  3. "Summer Dreaming 2012" (DJ Sergey Fisun Mix) – 3:13
  4. "Summer Dreaming 2012" (Berlin Heights Retro Mix) – 2:55
  5. "Summer Dreaming 2012" (Extended Mix) – 4:50

Charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jahreshitparade Singles 1991. austriancharts.at. June 4, 2020.
  2. Web site: Top 100 Single-Jahrescharts. German. GfK Entertainment. offiziellecharts.de. June 4, 2020.
  3. Web site: Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1991. hitparade.ch. June 4, 2020.
  4. Web site: Project B feat. Kelly Rowland - Summer Dreaming 2012 . . June 18, 2012.