In the Summer

"In The Summer"
Single by Crystal Fighters
from the album Star of Love
Released July 5, 2010 (2010-07-05)
Format CD single, 12-inch single
Genre Electronic
Length 03:56
Label Zirkulo
Writer(s) Crystal Fighters
Producer Crystal Fighters
Crystal Fighters singles chronology
"I Love London"
(2009)		 "In The Summer"
(2010)		 "Follow / Swallow"
(2010)

"In The Summer" is the third single by English electronic band Crystal Fighters from their album Star of Love. The single was released on 5 July 2010 through Zirkulo records to positive reviews.

Contents

Release

This single was named by the BBCs Nick Grimshaw as one of his "Records of the Week".[1] "In The Summer" received wide radio coverage, being played by Rob da Bank and Zane Lowe;[2][3] being featured as a record to "Go buy Monday" by Dermot O'Leary;[4] and even featuring as one of Huw Stephens' "Hottest records in the world".[5]

Music video

The video was directed by Tobias Stretch and filmed in the Appalachian Mountains.[6]

Track Listing

No. Title Length
1. "In The Summer"   03:56
2. "In The Summer" (Tek-One Mix) 05:35
3. "In The Summer" (dBridge's In The Shade Mix) 05:39
4. "In The Summer" (Sepalcure Dub) 04:54
Total length:
 20:04

[7]

Reception

The single was well reviewed by music magazine The Fly who awarded the single 4 (out of 5) flies with the following review:

'In The Summer' sounds like Empire Of The Sun taking on M.I.A. with uzi-like drum beats, optimism-laden lyrics ("Show me something wrong with the summer?") and an abundance of typically peculiar, thinking-outside-thebox explosions of electronica. Perfect.
—Harriet Gibsone, [8]

Charts

Chart (2010) Peak
position
Top 40 NME Singles[9] 40

References

  1. ^ 22:00 (2010-06-08). "Radio 1 Programmes - Nick Grimshaw, With Crystal Fighters on the phone". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00smq1m. Retrieved 2011-07-20. 
  2. ^ 05:00 (2010-07-31). "Radio 1 Programmes - Rob da Bank, Fanfarlo in Session, Mount Kimbie in the Studio". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t5gnj. Retrieved 2011-07-20. 
  3. ^ 19:00 (2010-07-26). "Radio 1 Programmes - Zane Lowe, Hype Night". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t4lwg. Retrieved 2011-07-20. 
  4. ^ 15:00 (2010-07-10). "Radio 2 Programmes - Dermot O'Leary, 10/07/2010". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00t0bsc. Retrieved 2011-07-20. 
  5. ^ 19:00 (2010-07-08). "Radio 1 Programmes - Zane Lowe, Huw's T In The Park Mixtape". BBC. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00sy4yf. Retrieved 2011-07-20. 
  6. ^ "Promo News » Blog Archive » Crystal Fighters’ In The Summer by Tobias Stretch » Promo News". Promonews.tv. 2010-07-16. http://www.promonews.tv/2010/07/16/crystal-fighters%E2%80%99-in-the-summer-by-tobias-stretch/. Retrieved 2011-07-20. 
  7. ^ "Crystal Fighters - In The Summer at Discogs". Discogs.com. http://www.discogs.com/Crystal-Fighters-In-The-Summer/release/2397120. Retrieved 2011-10-21. 
  8. ^ "Single Review: Crystal Fighters / ‘In The Summer’ (Zirkulo) / Single Reviews". The-Fly.Co.Uk. 2010-07-27. http://www.the-fly.co.uk/words/reviews/single-reviews/8206/single-review:-crystal-fighters. Retrieved 2011-08-24. 
  9. ^ "Archive Chart". Theofficialcharts.com. 2010-07-31. http://www.theofficialcharts.com/archive-chart/_/43/2010-07-31. Retrieved 2011-08-23. 
Crystal Fighters
Sebastian Pringle · Gilbert Vierich · Graham Dickson · Mimi Borelli · Laure Stockley · Andrea Marongiu
Studio albums
Singles
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