Long Hot Summer (Girls Aloud song)
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| Single by Girls Aloud from the album Chemistry |
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| B-side | "Real Life" [Live at Hammersmith Apollo] |
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| Released | August 22, 2005 | ||||
| Format | CD single, 12" vinyl | ||||
| Recorded | 2005 | ||||
| Genre | Pop | ||||
| Length | 3:54 | ||||
| Label | Polydor | ||||
| Writer(s) | Miranda Cooper Brian Higgins Tim "Rolf" Larcombe Shawn Lee Lisa Cowling Giselle Sommerville Myra Boyle |
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| Producer | Xenomania | ||||
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"Long Hot Summer" is the ninth single by British girl group Girls Aloud, and the lead single to their third album Chemistry.
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[edit] Release and reception
"Long Hot Summer" is a feel-good summer song, which featured live songs from their tour as b-sides. A live version of the song from G-A-Y with altered lyrics was released as an iTunes exclusive.
The song was called a "well-produced, upbeat pop tune, with a great hook in the chorus" by The Sentinel.[1] Stylus Magazine said that the song was "a misstep, fizzy and sparkling, but if pop can only be described as such, then it goes flat long before October rolled on."[2]
The song was earmarked for release on the soundtrack of the 2005 remake of Herbie: Fully Loaded. The plans fell through, however the music video had taken inspiration from the movie about cars and they had a set resembling a mechanics.[3]
[edit] Music video
The video for "Long Hot Summer" opens with scenes of the band members wearing overalls , working in a garage called Pit Stop, however 'GA Auto' was written in pink on their overalls on the walls and on a calender. In accordance with the song's title, it is a hot day, so the girls are attempting to cool themselves as they work. Each girl takes off to rreveal a skimpy clubbing outfit, and the girls proceed to a dance routine as the song concludes. As cheryl sings 'in my shoes' there is a shot of Sarah's feet not Cheryl's and the viewer is lead to believe that they are her's as it is here solo.[4]
In 2007, FHM TV viewers voted "Long Hot Summer" the third sexiest music video of all time.[citation needed]
[edit] Track listings and formats
These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Long Hot Summer".
| # | Title | Time |
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| CD1: Polydor / 9873410 (UK) | ||
| 1. | "Long Hot Summer" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Love Machine" [Live at Hammersmith Apollo] | 4:55 |
| CD2: Polydor / 9873589 (UK) | ||
| 1. | "Long Hot Summer" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Long Hot Summer" [Benitez Beats] | 5:12 |
| 3. | "Real Life" [Live at Hammersmith Apollo] | 3:52 |
| 4. | "Long Hot Summer" [Video] | 3:59 |
| 5. | "Long Hot Summer" [Karaoke Video] | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Long Hot Summer" [Game] | |
| 7. | "Long Hot Summer" [Ringtone] | |
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| 1. | "Long Hot Summer" | 3:52 |
| 2. | "Long Hot Summer" [Tony Lamezma Rides Again] | 7:12 |
| 3. | "Jump" [Almighty Remix] | 7:34 |
| UK iTunes exclusive download | ||
| 1. | "Long Hot Summer" [Live at G-A-Y] | 3:52 |
[edit] Versions and appearances
These are the official versions and remixes and the release they appear on, of:
"Long Hot Summer"
| Version | Release appearance |
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| Album Version | "Long Hot Summer" single, Chemistry, The Sound of Girls Aloud |
| Benitez Beats | "Long Hot Summer" single |
| Tony Lamezma Rides Again | |
| Video | "Long Hot Summer" single, What Will The Neighbours Say? Live [DVD], Style [DVD] |
| Live at G-A-Y | UK iTunes exclusive download |
[edit] Charts
Long Hot Summer debuted and peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart.[5] The single spent only four weeks in the top forty. It peaked at a mere number sixteen on the Irish Singles Chart and spent six weeks in the top forty there.
| Chart (2005) | Peak position |
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| UK Singles Chart | 7 |
| Irish Singles Chart | 16 |
| Poland Singles Chart | 90 |
[edit] References
- ^ Long hot summer of anthems. The Sentinel (2005-08-26). Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
- ^ Girls Aloud - Chemistry. Stylus Magazine (2005-12-12). Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
- ^ In the audio commentary on the Girls Aloud Style DVD Sarah and Cheryl mention the potential use of the song in said movie.
- ^ In the audio commentary on the Girls Aloud Style DVD Sarah and Cheryl talk about sarah's feet bing used and not Cheryl's.
- ^ Oasis single hits number one spot. BBC News (2005-08-28). Retrieved on 2008-02-28.
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