Six-Pack Summer

"Six-Pack Summer"
Single by Phil Vassar
from the album Phil Vassar
B-side	"Carlene"
Released	June 4, 2001
Format	CD Single
Recorded	1999
Genre	Country
Length	3:40
Label	Arista Nashville
Writer(s)	Charlie Black Phil Vassar Tommy Rocco
Producer(s)	Phil Vassar, Byron Gallimore
Phil Vassar singles chronology
"Rose Bouquet" (2001) "Six-Pack Summer" (2001) "That's When I Love You" (2001)

"Six-Pack Summer" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Phil Vassar. It was released in June 2001 as the fourth single from his album Phil Vassar. It peaked at number 9 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks and at number 56 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by Vassar, Tommy Rocco and Charlie Black.

Content

The song paints a vivid picture of summer joys such as barbecuing, suntanning and partying.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably, calling it "one of those tunes that will want to make you reach for a six-pack of your favorite beverage and just kick back with the sun on your face." She goes on to say that the song boasts a melody "as breezy as a day at the beach."^[1]

Music video

The music video was directed by Glen Rose, and was filmed in a recording studio. It was released on June 26, 2001.

Chart positions

It peaked at number 9 on the Hot Country Songs chart on September 15, 2001 and number 56 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 22, 2001.

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	9
US Billboard Hot 100[3]	56

Year-end charts

Chart (2001)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[4]	52

References

1. Billboard, June 9, 2001
2. "Phil Vassar – Chart history" Billboard Hot Country Songs for Phil Vassar.
3. "Phil Vassar – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Phil Vassar.
4. "Best of 2001: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2001. Retrieved August 14, 2012.

• Allmusic

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics