Summer Song (Joe Satriani song)

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"Summer Song"
Joe Satriani - 1992 - Summer Song.jpg
Single by Joe Satriani
from the album The Extremist
Released1992 (1992)
Recorded1990–1992 [1]
Genre Instrumental rock
Length5:00
Label Relativity
Songwriter(s) Joe Satriani
Producer(s) Joe Satriani, Andy Johns, John Cuniberti
Joe Satriani singles chronology
"Friends"
(1992)
"Summer Song"
(1992)
"Cryin'"
(1992)

"Summer Song" is a single by guitarist Joe Satriani, released in 1992 through Relativity Records. The Australian edition of the single contains two instrumental tracks from his Grammy-nominated [2] fourth studio album The Extremist , with "Summer Song" reaching No. 5 on the U.S. Billboard Mainstream Rock chart. [3] A music video was also released, in which Satriani is seen playing the guitar with his band. The music video opens with the band on stage at a demolition derby. The video is tinted orange. Joe Satriani plays guitar with his band as the cars drive by.

Contents

Track listing

European edition

All music is composed by Joe Satriani

No.TitleLength
1."Summer Song" (7" edit) 
2."Summer Song" (album version) 
3."Banana Mango (Version 2)" 

Australian edition

No.TitleLength
1."Summer Song" (7" edit) 
2."Why" 

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