Endless Summer (Scooter song)

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"Endless Summer"
Scooter - Endless Summer single.jpg
Single by Scooter
from the album ... and the Beat Goes On!
B-side "Across the Sky"
Released24 July 1995
Recorded1995
Length5:14
Label
  • Club Tools
  • Scorpio Music
Songwriter(s)
  • H. P. Baxxter
  • Rick J. Jordan
  • Jens Thele
  • Ferris Bueller
Producer(s)
  • H. P. Baxxter
  • Rick J. Jordan
  • Jens Thele
  • Ferris Bueller
Scooter singles chronology
"Friends"
(1995)
"Endless Summer"
(1995)
"Back in the U.K."
(1995)
Music video
"Endless Summer" on YouTube

"Endless Summer" is a song by German group Scooter, released in July 1995 as the fourth and final single from their debut album, ... and the Beat Goes On! (1995). Its accompanying music video was directed by Eric Will. [1]

Contents

Track listings

Charts

Certifications

CountryCertificationDateSales certified
Germany [13] Gold1995250,000 +

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