Long Hot Summer (Keith Urban song)

"Long Hot Summer" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released in June 2011 as the third single from his 2010 album Get Closer.^[1] They reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of 22 October 2011.^[2] Urban wrote this song with Richard Marx.

"Long Hot Summer"
Single by Keith Urban
from the album Get Closer
Released	27 June 2011
Recorded	2010
Genre	Country
Length	4:33 (album version) 3:52 (radio version)
Label	Capitol Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Richard Marx Keith Urban
Producer(s)	Dann Huff Keith Urban
Keith Urban singles chronology
"Without You" (2011) "Long Hot Summer" (2011) "You Gonna Fly" (2011)

Critical reception

Nate Chinen of The New York Times wrote that the song was "one of the friskier tunes" on the album.^[3] Dan Milliken of Country Universe gave the song a B grade, saying that it is the "closest he’s come in two albums to capturing his old uptempo spark." Coyne states the song could function as a "prequel to the melancholy, ''Til Summer Comes Around'".^[4] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four and a half stars out of five, saying that the only criticism is the "early guitar work that runs beneath the song’s first verse" and that "only the grouchiest of grouchies can frown on."^[5]

Music video

The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and premiered on 16 August 2011 on CMT.^[6] It featured Summer Glau as the female lead.

Charts

Weekly charts

Weekly chart performance for "Long Hot Summer"

Chart (2011)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[7]	82
Canada Country (Billboard)^[8]	1
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[9]	35
US Billboard Hot 100^[10]	45
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[11]	1

Year-end charts

Year-end chart performance for "Long Hot Summer"

Chart (2011)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[12]	22

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)^[13]	Gold	35,000^‡
United States (RIAA)^[14]	Platinum	1,000,000^‡
^‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

1. "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". All Access. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
2. "Chart Listings for "Long Hot Summer" - Keith Urban". Billboard. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
3. Chinen, Nate (22 November 2010), "CDs from Ne-Yo, Lloyd Banks and Keith Urban - Review - NYTimes.com", The New York Times, retrieved 11 December 2010
4. Milliken, Dan (17 August 2011). "Single Review: Keith Urban - Long Hot Summer". Country Universe. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
5. Dukes, Billy (15 June 2011). "Keith Urban — 'Long Hot Summer' Single Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
6. "Keith Urban - "Long Hot Summer"". Retrieved 16 August 2011.
7. "The ARIA Report (Issue #1081)" (PDF). ARIA / PANDORA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 November 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
8. "Keith Urban Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 April 2020.
9. "Keith Urban Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
10. "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
11. "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
12. "Best of 2011: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.
13. "ARIA Charts – Accreditations – 2021 Singles" (PDF). Australian Recording Industry Association. Retrieved 4 February 2022.
14. "American single certifications – Keith Urban – Long Hot Summer". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved 24 August 2019.