The Summer (Josh Pyke song)

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"The Summer"
Single by Josh Pyke
from the album Chimney's Afire
ReleasedFebruary 2009
Length3:23
Label Ivy League Records
Songwriter(s) Josh Pyke
Producer(s) Wayne Connolly, Josh Pyke
Josh Pyke singles chronology
"Make You Happy""
(2008)
"The Summer"
(2009)
"No One Wants a Lover"
(2011)
Music video
"The Summer" on YouTube

"The Summer" is a song by Australian singer-songwriter Josh Pyke. It was released in February 2009 as the third and final single from Pyke's second studio album, Chimney's Afire (2008). In the song Pyke weaves stories from childhood memories and idyllic dreams of a life by the sea. [1] It was certified gold in Australia in 2020.

Certification

RegionCertification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA) [2] Gold35,000Double-dagger-14-plain.png

Double-dagger-14-plain.pngsales+streaming figures based on certification alone

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References

  1. "Josh Pyke". Sydney Morning Herald. February 2009. Retrieved 1 July 2020.
  2. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2020 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.