Summer Jam (song)

"Summer Jam"
Single by The Underdog Project
from the album It Doesn't Matter
B-side Summer Jam (Sunclub Remix)
Released July 24, 2000
September 22, 2003 (vs Sunclub)
Format CD single, CD maxi, 12" maxi
Genre Freestyle, 2-step garage (2-step & B-15 Project mixes)
Length 3:28 (original)
3:48 (vs Sunclub)
Label Polygram
Writer(s) Vic Krishna, Christoph Brüx, Toni Cottura, Craig Scott Smart, Stephan Browarczyk, Shahin Moshirian
Producer(s) Toni Cottura
The Underdog Project singles chronology
"Summer Jam"
(2000)
"Tonight"
(2000)
Alternative cover
2003 release

"Summer Jam" is a song by German dance music group The Underdog Project. It was released on November 14, 2000. It is the first single from their album It Doesn't Matter. The song was considered a big hit in Europe, as it stayed at number three on the German pop charts and was number one on both charts in Belgium, and number one in the Netherlands. After that, the single aired on some of the most popular radio stations in the US like WPOW in Miami and New York City's WKTU. The song was released in the UK in 2001, and re-released as "Summer Jam 2003" in 2003.

This song features samples of the original hit from 1997, "Fiesta" by The Sunclub.

Lyrics and music

Songwriter/composer(s): Vic Krishna, Christoph Brüx, Toni Cottura, Craig Scott Smart, Stephan Browarczyk, Shahin Moshirian[1]

Track listings

2000 release

CD single - Germany
  1. "Summer Jam" (Original Radio Edit)
  2. "Summer Jam" (2-step Radio Edit)
  3. "Summer Jam" (Acappella)
  4. "Summer Jam" (Dennis The Menace Club Mix)
UK CD single (2001)
  1. "Summer Jam" (Radio Edit) - 3:29
  2. "Summer Jam" (Full Version) - 4:30
  3. "Summer Jam" (The B-15 Project Remix) - 5:28
  4. "Summer Jam" (Mr. Shabz Remix) - 3:53
  5. "Summer Jam" (Free Heads Club Mix) - 6:30
  6. "Summer Jam" (Greenfields Pancake Jam) - 5:47

2003 release

CD single
  1. "Summer Jam 2003" (DJ F.R.A.N.K.'s Summermix Radio Version) — 3:48
  2. "Summer Jam 2003" (DJ Hardwell Bubbling Mix/F Edit) — 3:40
CD single
  1. "Summer Jam 2003" (DJ F.R.A.N.K.'s Summermix Radio Version) — 3:48
  2. "Summer Jam 2003" (DJ F.R.A.N.K.'s Summermix Extended Version) — 5:08
  3. "Summer Jam 2003" (DJ Hardwell Bubbling Mix) — 5:08
12" maxi
  1. "Summer Jam 2003" (Dubaholics Wailing Mix) — 5:16
  2. "Summer Jam 2003" (Original Extended Mix) — 4:30
  3. "Summer Jam 2003" (Free Heads Mix) — 6:30
  4. "Summer Jam 2003" (Free Heads Dub)

Charts and sales

Peak positions

Chart (2000) Peak
position
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[2] 10
Germany (Media Control Charts)[3] 3
Italy (FIMI)[4] 14
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 17
Chart (2003)1 Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[6] 1
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[7] 1
Denmark (Tracklisten)[8] 2
France (SNEP)[9] 3
Germany (Media Control Charts)[10] 86
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[11] 1
Romania (Romanian Top 100)[12] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[13] 36
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[14] 24
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[15] 14

1 "Summer Jam 2003", The Underdog Project vs The Sunclub

Year-end charts

Chart (2003) Position
Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart[16] 1
Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart[17] 2
Dutch Top 40[18] 1
French Singles Chart[19] 30

Certifications

Country Certification Date Sales certified
Belgium[20] Platinum July 19, 2003 40,000
France[21] Gold December 18, 2003 250,000
Germany[22] Gold 2000 250,000

Chart successions

Preceded by
"For You" by Peter
Belgian (Flanders) number-one single
June 14, 2003 – August 9, 2003
Succeeded by
"Allemaal" by Wim Soutaer
Preceded by
"Get Busy" by Sean Paul
Dutch Top 40 number-one single
June 14, 2003 – August 9, 2003
Succeeded by
"Never Leave You (Uh Oooh, Uh Oooh)" by Lumidee
Preceded by
"Sur un air latino" by Lorie
"Je voulais te dire que je t'attends" by Jonatan Cerrada
Belgian (Wallonia) number-one single
July 26, 2003
August 23, 2003 – September 9, 2003
Succeeded by
"Je voulais te dire que je t'attends" by Jonatan Cerrada
"DJ" by Diam's

References

  1. "Austriancharts.at – The Underdog Project – Summer Jam" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40.
  2. "Chartverfulgong > The Underdog Project > Summer Jam – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  3. "Hit Parade Italia - Indice per Interprete: U". Hit Parade Italia. Retrieved July 6, 2012.
  4. "Swisscharts.com – The Underdog Project – Summer Jam". Swiss Singles Chart.
  5. "Ultratop.be – The Underdog Project vs. Sunclub – Summer Jam 2003" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50.
  6. "Ultratop.be – The Underdog Project vs. Sunclub – Summer Jam 2003" (in French). Ultratop 50.
  7. "Danishcharts.com – The Underdog Project vs. Sunclub – Summer Jam 2003". Tracklisten.
  8. "Lescharts.com – The Underdog Project vs. Sunclub – Summer Jam 2003" (in French). Les classement single.
  9. "Chartverfulgong > The Underdog Project vs. Sunclub > Summer Jam 2003 – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  10. "Nederlandse Top 40 – The Underdog Project vs. Sunclub search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
  11. Romanian Top 100: Editia 39, saptamina 13.10 - 19.10, 2003
  12. "Swedishcharts.com – The Underdog Project vs. Sunclub – Summer Jam 2003". Singles Top 60.
  13. "Swisscharts.com – The Underdog Project vs. Sunclub – Summer Jam 2003". Swiss Singles Chart.
  14. UK Singles Chart Chartstats.com (Retrieved March 28, 2008)
  15. 2003 Belgian (Flanders) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved September 17, 2008)
  16. 2003 Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart Ultratop.be (Retrieved September 17, 2008)
  17. "Single top 100 over 2003" (PDF) (in Dutch). Top40. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
  18. 2003 French Singles Chart Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved September 17, 2008)
  19. Belgian certifications Ultratop.be (Retrieved September 17, 2008)
  20. French certifications Disqueenfrance.com (Retrieved September 17, 2008)
  21. "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('Summer+Jam')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved September 17, 2008.

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