One Summer (song)

"One Summer" is a single by Daryl Braithwaite from his 1988 album Edge. Braithewaite was inspired to write the song by the British television series One Summer. The single reached No. 8 in Australia,[1] No. 5 in Norway[2] and No. 4 in Sweden.[3] It was certified gold in Australia.[4]

"One Summer"
Single by Daryl Braithwaite
from the album Edge
A-side"One Summer"
B-side"Pretending To Care"
Released27 January 1989
GenrePop, acoustic
Length3:43
LabelCBS
Songwriter(s)Daryl Braithwaite
Producer(s)Simon Hussey
Daryl Braithwaite singles chronology
"All I Do"
(1988)
"One Summer"
(1989)
"Let Me Be"
(1989)

A music video was created for the song. It features footage of various people at the beach mixed with shots of Braithwaite and two friends (Chuck Hargreaves in a red shirt and Jak Housden in a yellow shirt) playing the song on the front porch of a rural property.

Braithwaite performed the song live on Hey, Hey, It's Saturday on 16 February 1989.[5]

Track listing

  • Side A "One Summer" (3:42)
  • Side B "Pretending To Care" (3:39)

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (1988) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[6] 8
Norway (VG-lista)[7] 5
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] 4

Year-end charts

(1989) Position
Australia (ARIA Charts) 45[9]

Certification

Region CertificationCertified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[9] Gold 35,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. "Daryl Braithwaite singles". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  2. "Daryl Braithwaite". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  3. "Daryl Braithwaite". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
  4. Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
  5. Six Moons (CD). Daryl Braithwaite. Sony Music Australia. 1994.CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. "Australian-charts.com – Daryl Braithwaite – One Summer". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  7. "Norwegiancharts.com – Daryl Braithwaite – One Summer". VG-lista. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  8. "Swedishcharts.com – Daryl Braithwaite – One Summer". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  9. "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1989". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 26 February 2015.
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