In the Summertime (Thirsty Merc song)

"In the Summertime"
Single by Thirsty Merc
from the album Thirsty Merc
Released 11 April 2005
Genre Rock
Length 3:40
Label Warner Music Australia
Writer(s) Rai Thistlethwayte
Thirsty Merc singles chronology
"Someday, Someday"
(2004)		 "In the Summertime"
(2005)		 "When the Weather Is Fine"
(2005)

"In the Summertime" is a song by Australian rock group Thirsty Merc. It was released in the Australian Summer of 2004. The track is a tribute to the Australian summer and is a reflection of the laidback Aussie style. The song reached #43 in the ARIA charts, and is used as the theme song for the Australian television program Bondi Rescue. Its music video was nominated for an ARIA Award in 2005.

Contents

Track listing

All songs written by Rai Thistlethwayte

  1. "In the Summertime" - 3:48
  2. "Magic Kinetic" - 3:30
  3. "My Completeness" (Live) - 3:53
  4. "Someday, Someday" (Live) - 4:44

Music video

The music video for "In the Summertime" features the band playing the song on sand dunes meanwhile cutting into shots of the beach, as is the theme of the song. The video clip was directed by Adrian Van De Velde and was nominated for the ARIA award for best video in 2005, losing to "O Yeah" by Perth band End of Fashion.

Chart Positioning

Chart (2004) Peak
Position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart 43
Australian Airplay Chart 9
New Zealand Singles Chart 50

References

Thirsty Merc
Rai Thistlethwayte · Phil Stack · Karl Robertson · Matt Smith · Sean Carey (former) · Matt Baker (former)
Studio albums
EPs
Singles
"Wasting Time" · "Emancipate Myself" · "My Completeness" · "Someday, Someday" · "In the Summertime" · "When the Weather Is Fine" · "20 Good Reasons" · "The Hard Way" · "Those Eyes" · "Homesick" · "Mousetrap Heart · "All My Life"