Boys (Summertime Love)

1987 single by Sabrina

"Summertime Love" redirects here. For other uses, see Summertime Love (disambiguation).

"Boys (Summertime Love)"

Single by Sabrina
from the album  Sabrina
B-side| "Get Ready (Holiday Rock)"
Released| 1987
Genre| Italo disco[1]
Length| 3:55
Label| Baby
Songwriter(s)|

* Matteo Bonsanto
* Roberto Rossi
* Malcom Charlton
* Claudio Cecchetto

Producer(s)| Claudio Cecchetto
Sabrina singles chronology
| "Lady Marmalade"
(1987)  | "Boys (Summertime Love)"
(1987)  | "Hot Girl"
(1987)

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Audio video
"Boys (Summertime Love)" on YouTube

"Boys (Summertime Love)" is a song by Italian singer Sabrina, released in May 1987 as the third single from her self-titled debut studio album (1987). The song topped the charts in France (where it became the first number-one single by an Italian singer since 1984[2]) and Switzerland, while peaking within the top five in Austria, Belgium, Finland, West Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Spain, and Sweden.

It was Sabrina's first single to be released in the United Kingdom, reaching number three on the UK singles chart in June 1988. Outside Europe, "Boys (Summertime Love)" peaked at number 11 in Australia and number six in South Africa. The song was re-released as a remixed version twice: in France in 1995, retitled as "Boys '95", and in 2003 as "Boys Boys Boys (The Dance Remixes)".

## Critical reception

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William Shaw from Smash Hits wrote that Sabrina "sings a rather nicely inane tune about boys which jigs about infectiously enough as eurodisco tunes invariably do, but which is somewhat marred by the fact that it's all about hanging around on the beach in the summertime, which is rather inappropriate in January."[3] Another editor, Richard Lowe, said, "Well, it's another brilliantly tragic disco record and if it's not a hit this summer after spurring millions of people to make buffoons of themselves in discos while on 'vacation' I'll eat my hat."[4] In his review published in Record Mirror, James Hamilton described the song as a "plaintively squawked simple sing-song 120bpm Eurobeat canterer from Italy".[5]

## Music video

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Sabrina in the music video for
"Boys (Summertime Love)"

The accompanying music video for "Boys (Summertime Love)" was filmed at the Florida hotel in Jesolo, Italy. In it, Sabrina splashes about in a swimming pool, while her bikini top keeps sliding down, thus repeatedly revealing varying amounts of her nipples.[6] As a result, the BBC added black bars around the image when the video was aired on Top of the Pops (TOTP) in June 1988, effectively cropping it into widescreen. It remains one of the most downloaded video clips on the Internet.[7]

## Track listings

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* 7-inch single

A. "Boys (Summertime Love)" – 3:56
B. "Get Ready (Holiday Rock)" – 3:20

* Dutch 7-inch single

A. "Boys (Summertime Love)" – 3:30
B. "Get Ready (Holiday Rock)" – 3:30

* 12-inch single

A. "Boys (Summertime Love)" – 5:30
B. "Boys (Summertime Love)" (dub version) – 5:35

* German 12-inch single – Remixed

A. "Boys (Summertime Love)" (remix by Wally Brill) – 8:43
B. "Boys (Summertime Love)" (dub version) – 5:40

* UK and Australian 12-inch single

A. "Boys (Summertime Love)" – 5:40
B1. "Boys (Summertime Love)" (dub version) – 5:40
B2. "Get Ready (Holiday Rock)" – 3:30

* French CD single

1. "Boys (Summertime Love)" – 3:50
2. "Boys (Summertime Love)" (remix) – 5:40
3. "Hot Girl" – 3:22

* 12-inch single – Remix by Pete Hammond

A. "Boys (Summertime Love)" (remix by Pete Hammond) – 7:01
B1. "Boys (Summertime Love)" (dub version) – 5:35
B2. "Get Ready (Holiday Rock)" – 3:20

* US and Canadian 12-inch single

A1. "Boys (Summertime Love)" (12″ version) – 7:01
A2. "Boys (Summertime Love)" (7″ version) – 3:50
B1. "Boys (Summertime Love)" (Summertime mix) – 5:40
B2. "Boys (Summertime Love)" (dub) – 5:40
B3. "Get Ready (Holiday Rock)" – 3:30

* French CD single (1995)[8]

1. "Boys" (Radio Lovers remix) – 5:36
2. "Boys" (N.Y.D.P. mix) – 3:40

* French 12-inch single (1995)

A1. "Boys" (Radio Lovers remix) – 5:36
A2. "Boys" (N.Y.D.P. mix) – 3:40
B1. "Boys" (Chorus remix) – 5:35
B2. "Boys" (Only Music remix) – 5:35

* German 12-inch single – The Dance Remixes (2003)

A. "Boys (Summertime Love)" (Renegade Master's remix) – 6:38
B1. "Boys (Summertime Love)" (Doug Laurent remix) – 5:08
B2. "Boys (Summertime Love)" (Future Shock Less Vocal mix) – 5:08

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## Charts

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### Weekly charts

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1987–1988 weekly chart performance for "Boys (Summertime Love)"  | Chart (1987–1988)  | Peak
position

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Australia (ARIA)[9] | 11
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[10] | 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[11] | 2
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[12] | 2
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[13] | 3
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[14] | 2
France (SNEP)[15] | 1
Greece (IFPI)[16] | 2
Ireland (IRMA)[17] | 3
Italy (Musica e dischi)[18] | 5
Luxembourg (Radio Luxembourg)[19] | 3
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[20] | 5
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[21] | 4
Norway (VG-lista)[22] | 3
Portugal (AFP)[23] | 3
South Africa (Springbok Radio)[24] | 6
Spain (AFYVE)[25][26] | 3
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[27] | 5
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[28] | 1
UK Singles (OCC)[29] | 3
UK Dance (Music Week)[30] | 4
West Germany (GfK)[31] | 2
2025 weekly chart performance for "Boys (Summertime Love)"  Chart (2025)  | Peak
position

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Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[32] | 5

### Monthly charts

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2025 monthly chart performance for "Boys (Summertime Love)"  | Chart (2025)  | Peak
position

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Lithuania Airplay (TopHit)[33] | 8

### Year-end charts

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1987 year-end chart performance for "Boys (Summertime Love)"  Chart (1987)  | Position

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Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[34] | 18
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[35] | 52
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[36] | 36
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[37] | 36
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] | 7
West Germany (Media Control)[39] | 24
1988 year-end chart performance for "Boys (Summertime Love)"  Chart (1988)  | Position

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Australia (ARIA)[40] | 41
Canada Dance/Urban (RPM)[41] | 11
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[42] | 13
UK Singles (Gallup)[43] | 35
UK Dance (Music Week)[44] | 15

## Certifications

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Certifications for "Boys (Summertime Love)"  Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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France (SNEP)[45] | Gold  | 500,000*
Germany (BVMI)[46] | Gold  | 500,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[47] | Gold  | 500,000^

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## Other versions

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In 1988, Japanese TV personality Aya Sugimoto released a cover version of the song in Japanese. In 2006, the song was covered by Iranian-Norwegian professional poker player and former nude model Aylar Lie.[48] Dutch gay dance music band Bearforce 1 made a cover of the song in 2008, including the chorus of "Boys (Summertime Love)". Its music video features four men dancing to the song and lip syncing.[49]

## See also

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* List of number-one singles of 1988 (France)

## References

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1. ^ "The complete story of Italo disco". Far Out Magazine. 1 December 2020.
2. ^ Pessis, Jacques (2005). 20 ans de tubes (in French). Editions Pascal. p. 123\. ISBN 978-2-3501-9009-9.
3. ^ Shaw, William (27 January 1988). "Singles". Smash Hits. p. 41. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
4. ^ Lowe, Richard (18 May 1988). "Singles". Smash Hits. p. 63. Retrieved 9 March 2023.
5. ^ Hamilton, James (19 December 1987). "BPM by James Hamilton" (PDF). Record Mirror. London: Spotlight Publications Ltd. p. 20\. ISSN 0144-5804. Retrieved 6 November 2023 - via World Radio History.
6. ^ "La Discothèque du 20è siècle". Polygram Direct. 1988. p. 15.
7. ^ Lemonier, Marc (2008). Nos années Top, clips et 45 tours: 1984–1991. Presses de la Cité. p. 75\. ISBN 978-2-258-07648-8.
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12. ^ "RPM 20 Dance Singles". RPM. Vol. 49, no. 8\. 10 December 1988. p. 14\. ISSN 0033-7064.
13. ^ "European Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 5, no. 10\. 5 March 1988. p. 16\. OCLC 29800226.
14. ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "Sabrina". Sisältää hitin – Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish) (2nd ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 223\. ISBN 978-952-7460-01-6.
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25. ^ Salaverrie, Fernando (September 2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Madrid: Fundación Autor/SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
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41. ^ "Top 25 Dance Singles of '88". RPM. Vol. 49, no. 10\. 24 December 1988. p. 10\. ISSN 0033-7064.
42. ^ "1988 Year End Eurocharts – Hot 100 Singles". Music & Media. Vol. 6, no. 52/1. 1 January 1989. p. 30\. OCLC 29800226.
43. ^ "Top 100 Singles – Year-End Chart 1988". Music Week Awards. Music Week. 4 March 1989. p. 12\. ISSN 0265-1548.
44. ^ "Year-End Chart 1988 – Top 20 Dance Singles". Music Week Awards. Music Week. 4 March 1989. ISSN 0265-1548.
45. ^ "French single certifications – Sabrina – Boys" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 16 December 2020. Select SABRINA and click OK.
46. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Sabrina; 'Boy's')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
47. ^ "British single certifications – Sabrina – Boys". British Phonographic Industry. 1 August 1988. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
48. ^ Vibeke Johnsen (12 December 2006). "Aylar Lie skal ha takket ja til å spille i Aune Sands nye film". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 October 2023.
49. ^ "Bearforce1 videoclip". YouTube. 25 July 2007. Archived from the original on 12 December 2021.

## External links

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* "Boys (Summertime Love)" at Discogs (list of releases)

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* Sabrina
* Super Sabrina
* Over the Pop
* Maschio dove sei
* A Flower's Broken
* Erase/Rewind Official Remix

Compilations|

* Something Special
* Super Remix

Singles|

* "Sexy Girl"
* "Lady Marmalade"
* "Boys (Summertime Love)"
* "Hot Girl"
* "All of Me (Boy Oh Boy)"
* "My Chico"
* "Like a Yo-Yo"
* "Doctor's Orders"
* "Gringo"
* "Yeah Yeah"
* "Siamo donne"
* "Angel Boy"
* "Erase/Rewind"
* "Call Me"

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