Summer (War song) explained

Summer
Type:single
Artist:War
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:War
Producer:Jerry Goldstein
Prev Title:Me and Baby Brother
Prev Year:1976
Next Title:L.A. Sunshine
Next Year:1977

"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]

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

Chart (1976)Peak
position
Canada RPM Top Singles[4] 10
U.S. Billboard Hot 1007
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening1
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles4

Christmas version

In 2023, War released a re-recorded version of “Summer”, entitled “Christmas”, with holiday-themed lyrics.[5]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Joel Whitburn . 2004 . Record Research . 608.

  2. Book: Whitburn, Joel . Joel Whitburn

    . Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Joel Whitburn . 2002 . Record Research . 252.

  3. Web site: Graff . Gary . 2016-05-12 . Sound Check: War is still raging – happily . 2024-01-01 . MediaNews Group.
  4. Web site: Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada . Bac-lac.gc.ca . July 17, 2013 . October 10, 2016.
  5. Web site: First Listen: 70s band WAR returns with a summery jam for the holidays.