Endless Summer (Oceana song)

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"Endless Summer"
Endless Summer Oceana.jpg
Single by Oceana Mahlmann
from the album My House
Released4 May 2012
Genre Dance-pop
Length3:11(Video version)
3:30 (Single mix)
3:40 (Reggae version)
Label Embassy of Music
Songwriter(s) Oceana Mahlmann, Marc F. Jackson, Andreas Litterscheid, Blair Mackichan, Hugo Oscar, Reinhard Raith, Mense Reents, Jakobus Siebels
Oceana Mahlmann singles chronology
"La La"
(2010)
"Endless Summer"
(2012)
"Put Your Gun Down"
(2012)
Music video
"Endless Summer" on YouTube

"Endless Summer" is a song by German singer Oceana Mahlmann, from her second album My House (2012), serving as the lead single. It was the official song of the UEFA Euro 2012 held in Poland and Ukraine.

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The song is prominently based on the synth part of Alexandra Stan's 2010 single "Mr. Saxobeat". [1] It also uses a sample of the electro track "Blaue Moschee" by German project Die Vögel.

An excerpt of the song can be heard on the UEFA Euro 2012 video game, with it playing before every match in the tournament modes as well as in the intro.

Charts and certifications

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Endless Summer"
Chart (2012)Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [2] 17
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [3] 24
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [4] 39
Czech Republic (Rádio – Top 100) [5] 1
France (SNEP) [6] 182
Germany (Official German Charts) [7] 5
Greece Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [8] 3
Hungary (Dance Top 40) [9] 8
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [10] 4
Italy (FIMI) [11] 2
Luxembourg Digital Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 3
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [13] 83
Poland (Polish Airplay Top 100) [14] 1
Romania (Romanian Top 100) [15] 8
Russia (2M) [16] 6
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [17] 26
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [18] 6
Ukrainian Airplay (Russian Music Charts) [19] 15

Year-end charts

2012 year-end chart performance for "Endless Summer"
Chart (2012)Position
Germany (Official German Charts) [20] 45
Hungary (Dance Top 40) [21] 45
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40) [22] 31
Italy (FIMI) [23] 21
Poland (ZPAV) [24] 22
Russia Airplay (TopHit) [25] 82
Ukraine Airplay (TopHit) [26] 25
2013 year-end chart performance for "Endless Summer"
Chart (2013)Position
Russia Airplay (TopHit) [27] 132

Certifications

Certifications for "Endless Summer"
RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Italy (FIMI) [28] Platinum30,000*
Germany (BVMI) [29] Gold150,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

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