In the Summer

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

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. ↑ "Radio 1 Programmes - Nick Grimshaw, With Crystal Fighters on the phone". BBC. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Radio 1 Programmes - Rob da Bank, Fanfarlo in Session, Mount Kimbie in the Studio". BBC. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  3. ↑ "Radio 1 Programmes - Zane Lowe, Hype Night". BBC. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Radio 2 Programmes - Dermot O'Leary, 10/07/2010". BBC. 10 July 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  5. ↑ "Radio 1 Programmes - Zane Lowe, Huw's T In The Park Mixtape". BBC. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  6. ↑ "Promo News » Blog Archive » Crystal Fighters’ In The Summer by Tobias Stretch » Promo News". Promonews.tv. 16 July 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
  7. ↑ "Crystal Fighters - In The Summer at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  8. ↑ "Single Review: Crystal Fighters / ‘In The Summer’ (Zirkulo) / Single Reviews". The-Fly.Co.Uk. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
  9. ↑ "Archive Chart". Theofficialcharts.com. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
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