Summer (War song)

1976 single by War

"Summer"

Single by War
from the album  Greatest Hits
B-side| "All Day Music"
Released| June 21, 1976
Genre| R&B
Length| 3:58 (7" version) 6:40 (full version)
Label| United Artists
Composer(s)| War
Producer(s)| Jerry Goldstein
War singles chronology
| "Me and Baby Brother"
(1976)  | "Summer"
(1976)  | "L.A. Sunshine"
(1977)

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"Summer" is a song by the band War, recorded on April 4, 1976 and released on June 21, 1976, as a single from their Greatest Hits album in 1976. "Summer" peaked at number seven on the Billboard Hot 100 pop singles chart, hit number four on the R&B chart,[1] and reached number one on the Easy Listening chart.[2]

Lonnie Jordan recalls the jingle from Burger King at the time, "Have it your way", was so catchy that he "borrowed" it as the melody for the line, "'Cause it's summer..."[3]

## Chart positions

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Chart (1976)  | Peak
position

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Canada RPM Top Singles[4] | 10
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 | 7
U.S. Billboard Easy Listening | 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Soul Singles | 4

## Certifications

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Region  | Certification | Certified units/sales

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United States (RIAA)[5] | Gold  | 1,000,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

## Christmas version

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In 2023, War released a re-recorded version of “Summer”, entitled “Christmas”, with holiday-themed lyrics.[6]

## See also

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* List of number-one adult contemporary singles of 1976 (U.S.)

## References

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1. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 608.
2. ^ Whitburn, Joel (2002). Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001. Record Research. p. 252.
3. ^ Graff, Gary (2016-05-12). "Sound Check: War is still raging – happily". MediaNews Group. Retrieved 2024-01-01.
4. ^ "Image : RPM Weekly - Library and Archives Canada". Bac-lac.gc.ca. July 17, 2013. Retrieved October 10, 2016.
5. ^ "American single certifications – War – Summer". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved August 21, 2019.
6. ^ "First Listen: 70s band WAR returns with a summery jam for the holidays".

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War

* Lonnie Jordan
* Marcos Reyes
* Howard E. Scott
* Harold Ray Brown
* Lee Oskar
Morris "B.B." Dickerson
* Charles Miller
* Eric Burdon
* Pat Rizzo
* J. B. Eckl

Studio albums|

* Eric Burdon Declares "War" (1970)
* The Black-Man's Burdon (1970)
* War (1971)
* All Day Music (1971)
* The World Is a Ghetto (1972)
* Deliver the Word (1973)
* Why Can't We Be Friends? (1975)
* Love Is All Around (1976)
* Platinum Jazz (1976)
* Galaxy (1977)
* Youngblood (1978)
* The Music Band (1979)
* The Music Band 2 (1979)
* Outlaw (1982)
* The Music Band – Jazz (1983)
* Life (Is So Strange) (1983)
* ☮ (Peace Sign) (1994)

Live albums|

* War Live (1973)
* Greatest Hits Live (2008)

Compilation albums|

* The Very Best of War (2003)

Songs|

* "Spill the Wine"
* "They Can't Take Away Our Music"
* "Slippin' into Darkness"
* "The World Is a Ghetto"
* "The Cisco Kid"
* "Gypsy Man"
* "Me and Baby Brother"
* "Why Can't We Be Friends?"
* "Low Rider"
* "Summer"

Related artists|

* Discography
* Lowrider Band

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