Summerfling

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"Summerfling"
Summerfling kd lang cover.png
Single by k.d. lang
from the album Invincible Summer
B-side "Constant Craving" (live)
ReleasedJune 19, 2000 (2000-06-19)
Genre Pop [1]
Length4:16
Label Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • k.d. lang
  • Damian LeGassick
K.d. lang singles chronology
"Anywhere but Here"
(1999)
"Summerfling"
(2000)
"The Consequences of Falling"
(2000)

"Summerfling" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter k.d. lang. It was released in June 2000 as the first single from her fifth solo album, Invincible Summer (2000). [2] It peaked at number 83 on the UK Singles Chart and number 16 on the US Billboard Maxi-Singles Sales chart. The music video for the song was directed by Liz Friedlander. [3]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]

Jose F. Promis of AllMusic gave the single 4 out of 5 stars, writing: "This is the type of seminal recording that, since it was never a hit upon initial release, deserves to be rediscovered by a music supervisor and used in a film -- it's that good, and it's a true shame that something as timeless and lovely as this ditty can't muster enough muscle to dent the U.S. pop charts." [2] Jay Lustig of NJ.com called it "a quintessential summertime song -- warm, relaxed and effortlessly catchy." [4]

Track listings

  1. "Summerfling" (Victor Calderone extended vocal remix) – 8:57
  2. "Summerfling" (Wamdue's Summer Bliss extended mix) – 6:27
  3. "Summerfling" (Ananda's Sweet Bird of Summer extended mix) – 8:40
  4. "Summerfling" (Victor Calderone dub version) – 5:59
  5. "Summerfling" (Wamdue's Makin' Me High dub) – 5:25
  6. "Summerfling" (Ananda's Sweet Dub of Summer) – 7:18
  7. "Summerfling" (album version) – 4:16
A1. "Summerfling" (Victor Calderone extended vocal remix) – 8:57
A2. "Summerfling" (Victor Calderone dub version) – 5:59
B1. "Summerfling" (Wamdue's Summer Bliss extended mix) – 6:27
B2. "Summerfling" (Wamdue's Makin' Me High dub) – 5:25
  1. "Summerfling" (radio edit) – 3:52
  2. "Summerfling" (Propellerheads mix) – 3:48
  3. "Constant Craving" (live in Sydney) – 5:45
  1. "Summerfling" (radio edit) – 3:52
  2. "Summerfling" (Calderone radio mix) – 4:10
  3. "Summerfling" (Propellerheads mix) – 3:49
  4. "Constant Craving" (live in Sydney) – 5:37
  5. "Summerfling" (extended vocal mix) – 8:57

Charts

Chart (2000)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [9] 124
Scotland (OCC) [10] 92
UK Singles (OCC) [11] 83
US Adult Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [12] 28
US Dance Club Songs ( Billboard ) [13] 25
US Dance Singles Sales ( Billboard ) [14] 16

Release history

RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)Ref(s).
United StatesJune 19, 2000 Warner Bros. [15] [16]
United KingdomJuly 17, 2000CD [17]

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