Sommartider

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"Sommartider"
Gyllene Tider - Sommartider.jpg
Single by Gyllene Tider
from the album Puls
LanguageSwedish
B-side
  • "Tylö Sun"
  • "Vart tog alla vänner vägen?"
Released18 June 1982
Genre Pop rock
Length3:18
Label Parlophone
Songwriter(s) Per Gessle
Producer(s) Lasse Lindbom
Gyllene Tider singles chronology
"Ljudet av ett annat hjärta"
(1981)
"Sommartider"
(1982)
"Flickan i en Cole Porter-sång"
(1982)

"Sommartider", written by Per Gessle, is the song that throughout the years has become considered the signature song for Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider. It was released as a single on 18 June 1982. It was re-released both on 27 June 1989 and in 1995. The original version peaked at number six on the Swedish Singles Chart and number three on the Norwegian Singles Chart, and the 1989 version peaked at number three on the Swedish Singles Chart. It has been certified gold in Sweden. [1] "Sommartider" was also recorded with lyrics in the English language, with the name "Summer City". It has over the years become a popular long time hit song, often played by radio and other public media also after 2020.

Contents

Track listing and formats

A. "Sommartider" – 3:18
B1. "Tylö Sun" – 2:41
B2. "Vart tog alla vänner vägen?" – 2:49
  1. A. "Sommartider" (Remix '89) – 7:38
  2. B1. "Sommartider" – 3:18
  3. B2. "Tylö Sun" – 2:41
  4. B3. "Vart tog alla vänner vägen?" – 2:49

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Sommartider"
Chart (1982–2023)Peak
position
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista) [4] 12
Norway (VG-lista) [5] 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [6] 6

Sommartider Remix '89

Weekly chart performance for "Sommartider Remix '89"
Chart (1989)Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [7] 3

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References

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