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Summer Son

December 12, 2023

For the Craig Lancaster novel, see The Summer Son.

"Summer Son" is a song by Scottish band Texas, released as the second single from their fifth studio album, The Hush (1999). The song was released in Europe on 9 August 1999 and in the United Kingdom on 16 August 1999, peaking at number five on the UK Singles Chart. In mainland Europe, "Summer Son" became one of the band's biggest hits, reaching the top five in Austria, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Switzerland, and Wallonia. It has received gold certifications in Belgium and Germany and a silver certification in the United Kingdom.

"Summer Son"
Artwork used for most releases
Single by Texas
from the album The Hush
B-side"Don't You Want Me" (live)
Released9 August 1999 (1999-08-09)
StudioShar's house, Park Lane (Glasgow, Scotland)
Length4:06
LabelMercury
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Johnny Mac
Texas singles chronology
"In Our Lifetime"
(1999) 		"Summer Son"
(1999) 		"When We Are Together"
(1999)
Alternative cover
UK CD2 artwork
Music video
"Summer Son" on YouTube

Critical reception edit

J.D. Considine from The Baltimore Sun noted that the band are infusing the song with "an ABBA-esque melancholy."[1] Howard Cohen from The Miami Herald said they do "some Garbage/ABBA melding", picking it as "this CD's catchiest number."[2] Stephen Dalton from NME wrote that "these 12 tracks perform their ear-soothing job with ruthless efficiency", noting the "Abba-tinged retro-disco" of "Summer Son".[3] A reviewer from Sunday Mercury stated that "the new single from Texas, is a great wedge of Scot pop. With its tubular bells chorus, catchy riff and Sharleen's breathy vocals, it's one of the best singles for weeks and deserves to go straight into the top 10."[4] Sunday Tribune complimented its title as "really clever, right, because it's called 'Summer Son', and she's talking about a bloke, but it sounds a bit like 'Summer Sun'".[5] Australian newspaper Sydney Morning Herald deemed it "hugely infectious".[6]

Music video edit

A music video was made to accompany the song. It features Spiteri writhing with a hunky male model on a bed. The video was banned from daytime TV, as it was deemed too provocative.[7]

Track listings edit

Credits and personnel edit

Credits are lifted from The Hush album booklet.[14]

Studios

  • Recorded at Shar's house and Park Lane (Glasgow, Scotland)
  • Mixed at the Mix Suite, Olympic Studios (London, England)

Personnel

  • Texas – all instruments, programming
  • Robert Hodgens – writing
  • Tony McGovern – guitars
  • Paul Smith – guitars
  • Richard Hynd – drums, additional programming
  • Mark "Spike" Stent – mixing

Charts edit

Certifications edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Belgium (BEA)[44] Gold 25,000*
Germany (BVMI)[45] Gold 250,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[46] Silver 200,000‡

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history edit

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
Europe 9 August 1999 CD Mercury [31]
United Kingdom 16 August 1999
  • CD
  • cassette
 [47]

References edit

  1. ^ Considine, J.D. (10 June 1999). "Early, quirky Randy Newman is back in 'Bad Love'". p. 10. The Baltimore Sun.
  2. ^ Cohen, Howard (4 June 1999). "Jamiroquai retreats further into '70s". p. 18G. The Miami Herald.
  3. ^ Dalton, Stephen. . NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ^ "New Releases". Sunday Mercury. 15 August 1999. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  5. ^ Sunday Tribune. 15 August 1999. p. 35. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  6. ^ (23 May 1999). "Spins". p. 17. Sydney Morning Herald.
  7. ^ Scott, James (20 August 1999). "SEXING UP THE STATE OF TEXAS; Sharleen Spiteri Changed Her Band's Image and They Hit Paydirt, but JAMES SCOTT Finds She's Still Down to Earth". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
  8. ^ Summer Son (UK CD1 liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 1999. MERCD 520, 562 275-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  9. ^ Summer Son (UK CD2 liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 1999. MERDD 520, 562 276-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  10. ^ Summer Son (UK 12-inch single vinyl disc). Texas. Mercury Records. 1999. MERJJ520.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  11. ^ Summer Son (UK cassette single cassette notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 1999. MERMC 520, 562 275-4.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  12. ^ Summer Son (European CD single liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 1999. 562 244-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ^ Summer Son (Australian CD single liner notes). Texas. Mercury Records. 1999. 562 382-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ^ The Hush (UK CD album sleeve). Texas. Mercury Records. 1999. 538 972-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  15. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 277.
  16. ^ "Texas – Summer Son" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  17. ^ "Texas – Summer Son" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  18. ^ "Texas – Summer Son" (in French). Ultratop 50. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  19. ^ a b "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 45. 6 November 1999. p. 23. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  20. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 43. 23 October 1999. p. 11. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  21. ^ "Texas: Summer Son" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  22. ^ "Texas – Summer Son" (in French). Les classement single. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  23. ^ "Texas – Summer Son" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  24. ^ "Top National Sellers" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 16, no. 41. 9 October 1999. p. 16. Retrieved 26 June 2018.
  25. ^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (NR. 339 Vikuna 2.8. – 9.9. 1999)". DV (in Icelandic). 3 September 1999. p. 12. Retrieved 13 July 2018.
  26. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Summer Son". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  27. ^ "Classifiche". Musica e dischi (in Italian). Retrieved 4 June 2022. Set "Tipo" on "Singoli". Then, in the "Artista" field, search "Texas".
  28. ^ "Texas – Summer Son" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  29. ^ "Texas – Summer Son". VG-lista. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  30. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  31. ^ a b "Texas – Summer Son" Canciones Top 50. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  32. ^ "Texas – Summer Son". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  33. ^ "Texas – Summer Son". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
  34. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  35. ^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay" (Select week 17.06.2023–23.06.2023.) (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  36. ^ "Jaaroverzichten 1999" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  37. ^ "Rapports annuels 1999" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  38. ^ "Year in Focus – Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1999" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 1. 1 January 2000. p. 11. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  39. ^ "Tops de L'année | Top Singles 1999" (in French). SNEP. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  40. ^ "Top 100 Single–Jahrescharts 1999" (in German). GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  41. ^ (in Romanian). Romanian Top 100. Archived from the original on 22 January 2005.
  42. ^ "Schweizer Jahreshitparade 1999" (in German). Retrieved 15 March 2019.
  43. ^ "Most Broadcast of 1999: Airplay Top 50" (PDF). Music Week. 22 January 2000. p. 31. Retrieved 24 April 2022.
  44. ^ "Ultratop − Goud en Platina – singles 1999". Ultratop. Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 September 2018.
  45. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Texas; 'Summer Son')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
  46. ^ "British single certifications – Texas – Summer Son". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 30 June 2023.
  47. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 16 August, 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 14 August 1999. p. 23. Retrieved 22 July 2021.

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For the Craig Lancaster novel see The Summer Son Summer Son is a song by Scottish band Texas released as the second single from their fifth studio album The Hush 1999 The song was released in Europe on 9 August 1999 and in the United Kingdom on 16 August 1999 peaking at number five on the UK Singles Chart In mainland Europe Summer Son became one of the band s biggest hits reaching the top five in Austria Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Switzerland and Wallonia It has received gold certifications in Belgium and Germany and a silver certification in the United Kingdom Summer Son Artwork used for most releasesSingle by Texasfrom the album The HushB side Don t You Want Me live Released9 August 1999 1999 08 09 StudioShar s house Park Lane Glasgow Scotland Length4 06LabelMercurySongwriter s Johnny McElhone Sharleen Spiteri Eddie Campbell Robert HodgensProducer s Johnny MacTexas singles chronology In Our Lifetime 1999 Summer Son 1999 When We Are Together 1999 Alternative coverUK CD2 artworkMusic video Summer Son on YouTube Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Music video 3 Track listings 4 Credits and personnel 5 Charts 5 1 Weekly charts 5 2 Year end charts 6 Certifications 7 Release history 8 ReferencesCritical reception editJ D Considine from The Baltimore Sun noted that the band are infusing the song with an ABBA esque melancholy 1 Howard Cohen from The Miami Herald said they do some Garbage ABBA melding picking it as this CD s catchiest number 2 Stephen Dalton from NME wrote that these 12 tracks perform their ear soothing job with ruthless efficiency noting the Abba tinged retro disco of Summer Son 3 A reviewer from Sunday Mercury stated that the new single from Texas is a great wedge of Scot pop With its tubular bells chorus catchy riff and Sharleen s breathy vocals it s one of the best singles for weeks and deserves to go straight into the top 10 4 Sunday Tribune complimented its title as really clever right because it s called Summer Son and she s talking about a bloke but it sounds a bit like Summer Sun 5 Australian newspaper Sydney Morning Herald deemed it hugely infectious 6 Music video editA music video was made to accompany the song It features Spiteri writhing with a hunky male model on a bed The video was banned from daytime TV as it was deemed too provocative 7 Track listings editUK CD1 MERCD 520 8 Summer Son enhanced version Don t You Want Me live at Glastonbury 99 Summer Son Giorgio Moroder radio mix Enhanced CD includes video and photo gallery UK CD2 MERDD 520 9 Summer Son Summer Son Giorgio Moroder alternative 12 inch Summer Son Tee s Freeze mix 7 30UK 12 inch single MERJJ520 10 A1 Summer Son Sunburn mix 7 39 A2 Summer Son Love to Infinity radio mix 3 57 B1 Summer Son Giorgio Moroder alternative 12 inch 5 14 B2 Summer Son Giorgio Moroder radio mix 3 39 UK cassette single and European CD single MERMC 520 562 244 2 11 12 Summer Son 4 04 Summer Son Giorgio Moroder radio mix 3 39Australian CD single 562 382 2 13 Summer Son Don t You Want Me live at Glastonbury 99 Summer Son Giorgio Moroder alternative 12 inch Summer Son Love to Infinity Sunburn mix Summer Son Tee s Freeze mix Say What You Want live at 2Day FM in Sydney 28 May 1997 Credits and personnel editCredits are lifted from The Hush album booklet 14 Studios Recorded at Shar s house and Park Lane Glasgow Scotland Mixed at the Mix Suite Olympic Studios London England Personnel Texas all instruments programming Johnny McElhone writing production as Johnny Mac Sharleen Spiteri writing Eddie Campbell writing Ally McErlaine Robert Hodgens writing Tony McGovern guitars Paul Smith guitars Richard Hynd drums additional programming Mark Spike Stent mixingCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 1999 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 15 95Austria O3 Austria Top 40 16 3Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 17 14Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 18 4Denmark IFPI 19 10Europe Eurochart Hot 100 20 6Finland Suomen virallinen lista 21 3France SNEP 22 4Germany Official German Charts 23 3Greece IFPI 24 3Hungary Mahasz 19 4Iceland Islenski Listinn Topp 40 25 17Ireland IRMA 26 18Italy Musica e dischi 27 39Netherlands Single Top 100 28 63Norway VG lista 29 15Scotland OCC 30 3Spain PROMUSICAE 31 8Sweden Sverigetopplistan 32 31Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 33 3UK Singles OCC 34 5Chart 2023 PeakpositionPoland Polish Airplay Top 100 35 65 Year end charts edit Chart 1999 PositionBelgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 36 91Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 37 44Europe Eurochart Hot 100 38 27France SNEP 39 42Germany Official German Charts 40 36Romania Romanian Top 100 41 78Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 42 28UK Airplay Music Week 43 28Certifications editRegion Certification Certified units salesBelgium BEA 44 Gold 25 000 Germany BVMI 45 Gold 250 000 United Kingdom BPI 46 Silver 200 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Release history editRegion Date Format s Label s Ref Europe 9 August 1999 CD Mercury 31 United Kingdom 16 August 1999 CDcassette 47 References edit Considine J D 10 June 1999 Early quirky Randy Newman is back in Bad Love p 10 The Baltimore Sun Cohen Howard 4 June 1999 Jamiroquai retreats further into 70s p 18G The Miami Herald Dalton Stephen Texas The Hush NME Archived from the original on 17 August 2000 Retrieved 24 November 2020 New Releases Sunday Mercury 15 August 1999 Retrieved 1 December 2020 Sunday Tribune 15 August 1999 p 35 Retrieved 28 November 2020 23 May 1999 Spins p 17 Sydney Morning Herald Scott James 20 August 1999 SEXING UP THE STATE OF TEXAS Sharleen Spiteri Changed Her Band s Image and They Hit Paydirt but JAMES SCOTT Finds She s Still Down to Earth Daily Mirror Retrieved 1 December 2020 Summer Son UK CD1 liner notes Texas Mercury Records 1999 MERCD 520 562 275 2 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Summer Son UK CD2 liner notes Texas 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