Summertime (DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince song)

"Summertime"
Single by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
from the album Homebase
Released	May 20, 1991
Format	CD
Recorded	1990–1991
Genre	Hip hop, R&B
Length	4:30
Label	Jive
Writer(s)	Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George "Funky" Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Lamar Hula Mahone, Craig Simpkins, Jeffrey A. Townes, Will Smith, Charles Smith, Alton Taylor, Dennis "D.T." Thomas, Richard Westfield
Producer(s)	K. Fingers (Craig Simpkins), Hula (Lamar Hula Mahone), Roland Edison
Certification	Platinum (RIAA)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince singles chronology
"Yo Home To Bel Air" (1991) "Summertime" (1991) "Ring My Bell" (1991)

"Summertime" is a song by American hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. It was released in May 1991 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Homebase. The song was produced by Chicago-based producers Hula & K. Fingers and won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 1992 Grammy Awards. It spent a week at number #1 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart,^[1] as well as reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also became the duo's first single to enter the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #8.^[2]

Content

The song's instrumental samples "Summer Madness" by Kool & the Gang.

Track listing

CD Single

1. "Summertime" (Single Edit) - 3:57
2. "Summertime" (DJ Jazzy Jeff Mix) - 5:37
3. "Summertime" (Street Club Remix) - 6:06
4. "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble" (Shorter Single Edit) - 3:58

12" Vinyl

1. "Summertime" (DJ Jazzy Jeff Mix) - 5:37
2. "Summertime" (LP Version) - 4:30
3. "Summertime" (Instrumental) - 4:30
4. "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble" (Shorter Single Edit) - 3:58

	"Summertime" DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's "Summertime" from Homebase
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American CD Single

1. "Summertime" (Single Edit) - 3:57
2. "Summertime" (LP Version) - 4:30
3. "Summertime" (DJ Jazzy Jeff Mix) - 5:37
4. "Summertime" (Extended Club Mix) - 5:43
5. "Summertime" (Extended Bass Mix) - 5:36
6. "Summertime" (Street Club Remix) - 6:06
7. "Summertime" (DJ Jazzy Jeff Instrumental) - 5:50
8. "Summertime" (Instrumental) - 4:30

Summertime '98 CD Single / 12" Vinyl

1. "Summertime '98" (SoulPower Radio Mix) - 4:12
2. "Summertime '98" (SoulPower Hip Hop Mix) - 4:40
3. "Summertime '98" (SoulPower Instrumental) - 4:16
4. "Summertime" (Original Version) - 4:31

Summertime (DJ Jazzy Jeff's 2007 Remixes)^[3]

1. "Summertime" (DJ Jazzy Jeff's Still Summertime Remix) (Radio Edit) -
2. "Summertime" (DJ Jazzy Jeff's SoleFul Remix)
3. "Summertime" (DJ Jazzy Jeff's Still Summertime Remix)
4. "Summertime" (Original 1991 Album Version)

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[4]	52
Canada Top Singles (RPM)	29
Ireland (IRMA)	12
Germany (Official German Charts)[5]	12
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[6]	20
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[7]	5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8]	17
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[9]	11
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	8
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	4
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles	1
Chart (2012)	Peak position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	50
Chart (2013)	Peak position
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)	36

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 1991 (U.S.)

References

1. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004. Record Research. p. 161.
2. Whitburn, Joel (2004). Hot Dance/Disco: 1974-2003. Record Research. p. 79.
3. http://www.discogs.com/DJ-Jazzy-Jeff-The-Fresh-Prince-Summertime-DJ-Jazzy-Jeffs-2007-Remixes/release/1339765
4. "Australian-charts.com – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Summertime". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
5. "Offiziellecharts.de – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Summertime". GfK Entertainment.
6. "Nederlandse Top 40 – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince search results" (in Dutch) Dutch Top 40.
7. "Charts.org.nz – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Summertime". Top 40 Singles.
8. "Swedishcharts.com – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Summertime". Singles Top 100.
9. "Swisscharts.com – DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince – Summertime". Swiss Singles Chart.

External links

• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics