Summer Holiday (song)

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"Summer Holiday"
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Single by Cliff Richard, The Shadows and the Norrie Paramor Strings
from the album Summer Holiday
B-side "Dancing Shoes"
ReleasedFebruary 1963
Recorded9 May & 19 November 1962
Studio EMI Studios, London
Genre Pop
Length2:03
Label Columbia DB 4977 [1]
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Norrie Paramor [1]
Cliff Richard, The Shadows and the Norrie Paramor Strings singles chronology
""The Next Time" / "Bachelor Boy""
(1962)		"Summer Holiday"
(1963)		"Lucky Lips"
(1963)
Audio sample

"Summer Holiday" is a song recorded by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, written by rhythm guitarist Bruce Welch and drummer Brian Bennett. [1] It is taken from the film of the same name, [1] and was released as the second single from the film in February 1963. It went to number one in the UK Singles Chart for a total of two weeks. [2] After that, the Shadows' instrumental "Foot Tapper"—also from the same film—took over the top spot for one week, before "Summer Holiday" returned to the top spot for one further week. [3] The track is one of Richard's best known titles and it remains a staple of his live shows. It was one of six hits Richard performed at his spontaneous gig at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships when rain stopped the tennis.

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The melody of the song is used in the chorus of the 1986 rap tune "Holiday Rap", by the Dutch duo MC Miker G & DJ Sven. [4]

In 2019, the UK Government's Drinkaware campaign parodied Summer Holiday for a string of radio adverts and videos for the "No Alcoholiday" initiative to encourage people to have drink-free days. [5]

This song is used in the 2023 film Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget .

Chart performance

Summer Holiday

Chart (1963)Peak
position
Australia (Kent Music Report) [6] 3
Australia (Music Maker, Sydney) [7] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [8] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia) [9] 18
Canada (CHUM) [10] 1
Denmark (Quan Musikbureau) [11] [12] 1
Finland (IFPI Finland) [13] 6
France (SNEP) [14] 46
Hong Kong [15] [16] 2
Ireland (IRMA) [17] 2
Israel (Kol) [7] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [18] 2
New Zealand [15] 2 [*]
Norway (VG-lista) [19] 1
Spain (Promusicae) [20] 1
South Africa (SARMDA) [7] 10
UK Singles (OCC) [21] 1

Notes:

Dancing Shoes

The B-side "Dancing Shoes" also entered some charts, some of which are listed below.

Chart (1963)Peak
position
Hong Kong [11] 6
South Africa (SARMDA) [15] 4
UK (NME) [22] 25

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