Boys (Summertime Love)

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“Boys (Summertime Love)”
“Boys (Summertime Love)” cover
Single by Sabrina
from the album Sabrina
B-side "Get Ready"
Released 1987
Format 7" single
12" maxi
Genre Italo dance
Length 3:55
Label Baby Records
Writer(s) M.Bonsanto, R.Rossi, C.Cecchetto, M.Charlton
Producer Claudio Cecchetto, mixed by M. Bonsanto and R. Rossi
Certification Gold SNEP, 1988
Sabrina singles chronology
"Lady Marmalade" (1987) "Boys (Summertime Love)" (1988) "Hot Girl"
(1987)

"Boys (Summertime Love)" is a 1987 song performed by Italian singer Sabrina. It is the first single from her eponymous album.

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[edit] Music video

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

Part of success of the song is due to its music video, filmed at the Florida hotel in Jesolo (Veneto, Italy). In it, Sabrina swims about in a swimming pool, while her bra keeps sliding down, thus revealing her breasts[1]. To date, it is one of the most downloaded videoclips on the Internet.[2] It was also the first videoclip to be censored in the United Kingdom.

During an interview with Nino Firetto on the Music Box program on Super Channel in late 1988 Sabrina explained that the video for Boys was originally created to be a segment in a magazine show. This was Sabrina's explanation of why its style more closely matched that of Italian magazine shows of the time (more overtly sexy) than that of the traditional music video.

[edit] Chart performances

"Boys (Summertime Love)" had its greatest success in Italy, staying at number one for two months[3].

It was also a big hit in France, staying for 5 weeks at #1. The single debuted at #29 and remained on the French SNEP Singles Chart for 25 weeks from December 12, 1987 to May 28, 1988. Sabrina was the only pin-up at that time to reach the top of the charts in France, as opposed to the French Lova Moor and the British Samantha Fox. Certified Gold disc by the SNEP, the single was the first number one by an Italian singer[4] [5]. According to the Infodisc Website, the song is the 292th best selling single of all time in France, with 683 000 copies sold[6]. It also reached #3 in the UK Singles Chart (even though, or perhaps because of, the video's ban there) and #11 in Australia.

[edit] Formats and track listings

7" single Chic
  1. "Boys (Summertime Love)" (3:56)
  2. "Get Ready (holiday rock)" (3:20)
7" single Dureco Benelux
  1. "Boys (Summertime Love)" (3:30)
  2. "Get Ready (holiday rock)" (3:30)
12" maxi
  1. "Boys (Summertime Love)" (5:30)
  2. "Boys (Summertime Love)" (dub version) (5:35)

[edit] Certifications and sales

Country Certification Date Sales
France[7] Gold 1988 683,000[8]
Germany[9] Gold 1987

[edit] Charts

Chart (1987-1988) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart 11
Austrian Singles Chart[10] 5
Dutch Singles Chart 5
Finnish Singles Chart 2
French Singles Chart[11] 1
German Singles Chart[12] 2
Irish Singles Chart[13] 3
Italian Singles Chart 1
Norwegian Singles Chart[14] 3
South African Singles Chart 14
Spanish Singles Chart 2
Swedish Singles Chart[15] 5
Swiss Singles Chart[16] 1
UK Singles Chart[17] 3

The song also peaked at #9 on Swedish Trackslistan on 14 November 1987[18].
End of the year chart (1987) Position
Swiss Singles Chart[19] 7
End of the year chart (1988) Position
Australian Singles Chart[20] 41
Preceded by
"Étienne" by Guesch Patti		 French (SNEP) number one single
February 6, 1988 - March 5, 1988		 Succeeded by
"Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You"
by Glenn Medeiros
Preceded by
"La Bamba" by Los Lobos		 Swiss number-one single
September 13, 1987 - October 11, 1987		 Succeeded by
You Win Again by Bee Gees

[edit] References

  1. ^ "La Discothèque du 20è siècle", 1988, Polygram Dierct, p. 15
  2. ^ Nos années Top, clips et 45 tours : 1984-1991, Marc Lemonier, 2008, p. 75 (ISBN 225807648X)
  3. ^ Sabrina's biography MCM.net (Retrieved December 12, 2007)
  4. ^ Elia Habib, Muz hit. tubes, 2002, p. 123 (ISBN 2-9518832-0-X)
  5. ^ Alex P. King, Hit-parade, 20 ans de tubes, 2005, Pascal Ed., p. 9 (ISBN 978-2350190099) Vingt ans de tubes (Retrieved April 23, 2008)
  6. ^ Best sales of singles of all times in France Infodisc.fr (Retrieved December 12, 2007)
  7. ^ Certifications, by SNEP Chartsinfrance.net (Retrieved December 9, 2007)
  8. ^ Sales and certifications Infodisc.fr (Retrieved December 9, 2007)
  9. ^ German certifications musikindustrie.de (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  10. ^ "Boys (Summertime Love)", Austrian Singles Chart Austriancharts.at (Retrieved December 9, 2007)
  11. ^ "Boys (Summertime Love)", French Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved December 9, 2007)
  12. ^ German Singles Chart Charts-surfer.de (Retrieved February 26, 2008)
  13. ^ Irish Singles Chart Irishcharts.ie (Retrieved January 17, 2008)
  14. ^ "Boys (Summertime Love)", Norwegian Singles Chart Norwegiancharts.com (Retrieved December 9, 2007)
  15. ^ "Boys (Summertime Love)", Swedish Singles Chart Swedishcharts.com (Retrieved December 9, 2007)
  16. ^ "Boys (Summertime Love)", Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved December 9, 2007)
  17. ^ UK Singles Chart Everyhit.com (Retrieved February 17, 2008)
  18. ^ Sveriges Radio Trackslistan 14 november 1987 Sr.se
  19. ^ 1987 Swiss Singles Chart Hitparade.ch (Retrieved April 20, 2008)
  20. ^ 1988 Australian Singles Chart aria.com (Retrieved April 20, 2008)