Summer (War song)

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"Summer"
Single by War
from the album Greatest Hits
B-side "All Day Music"
ReleasedJune 21, 1976
Genre R&B
Length3:58 (7" version) 6:40 (full version)
Label United Artists
Composer(s) War
Producer(s) Jerry Goldstein
War singles chronology
"Me and Baby Brother"
(1976)
"Summer"
(1976)
"L.A. Sunshine"
(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]

Contents

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 100 7
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles 4

Certifications

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
United States (RIAA) [5] Gold1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Christmas version

In 2023, War released a re-recorded version of “Summer”, entitled “Christmas”, with holiday-themed lyrics. [6]

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