Summer of '69

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"Summer of '69"
Bryan Adams - Summer of '69.jpg
Single by Bryan Adams
from the album Reckless
B-side
  • "Kids Wanna Rock"
  • "The Best Was Yet to Come"
ReleasedJune 17, 1985
Recorded1984
Genre
Length3:36
Label A&M
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Bryan Adams singles chronology
"Heaven"
(1985)
"Summer of '69"
(1985)
"One Night Love Affair"
(1985)
Audio sample
"Summer of '69"

Certifications and sales

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [68] 8× Platinum560,000
Denmark (IFPI Danmark) [69] 3× Platinum270,000
Germany (BVMI) [70] 3× Gold750,000
Italy (FIMI) [71] Platinum100,000
United Kingdom (BPI) [72] 5× Platinum3,000,000
United States1,606,647 [73]

Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Notes

  1. The Billboard Top Rock Tracks chart did not include re-currents so the song's popularity on album-oriented rock radio in mid-1985 is not reflected on that chart.

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