Celebrated Summer
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| Single by Hüsker Dü from the album New Day Rising |
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| Released | December 1984 | ||||
| Recorded | July 1984 at Nicollet Studios, Minneapolis, Minnesota | ||||
| Genre | Punk Rock, Alternative Rock | ||||
| Length | 3:59 (A side) 2:31 (B side) |
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| Label | SST | ||||
| Writer(s) | Bob Mould | ||||
| Producer | Hüsker Dü and Spot | ||||
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"Celebrated Summer" is a song by Hüsker Dü from their album New Day Rising. It was written by guitarist Bob Mould. The song was released as a promotional single given to radio stations in December of 1984, along with the album's title track, "New Day Rising."[1]
The song is known for its opening guitar riff, as well as its twelve-string acoustic guitar breaks towards the middle and at the end of the song. This was something that was very different for a band labeled as hardcore punk, although the song "Never Talking To You Again" from their previous album, Zen Arcade, had also been recorded with an acoustic guitar.
The lyrics of the song recall summers past with lines like "Getting drunk out on the beach or playing in a band / Getting out of school meant getting out of hand" as well as its chorus of "Is this your celebrated summer? / Was that your celebrated summer?".
The song was called "a prime example of Hüsker Dü's unique ability to effectively combine wistful, even tender moments with the hardest elements of rock & roll" in a review on All Music Guide. The reviewer added that "Celebrated Summer" is "a step toward the mainstream — unflinchingly melodic and well-produced — but it never compromises the passionate spirit of the band nor the ferocious energy that fuels them."[2]
In 1996, the song was covered by the heavy metal band Anthrax.
In 2005, a punk/hardcore record store opened in Towson, MD naming itself after the song
[edit] Track listing
A side
- Celebrated Summer (Mould)
B side
- New Day Rising (Mould, Hüsker Dü)
[edit] Notes and references
- ^ Husker Du Annotated Discography/Record Company Promo/DJ Material
- ^ Celebrated Summer (http). allmusic.com. Retrieved on January 22, 2007.
Hüsker Dü annotated discography
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