Summertime (DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince song)

"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 and K. Fingers, and it 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 (their highest charting single on the latter). It also became the duo's first single to enter the top ten of the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #8. The song is written in G minor.[2]

"Summertime"
Single by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
from the album Homebase
ReleasedMay 20, 1991
Recorded1990
GenreHip hop, R&B
Length4:30
Label
Songwriter(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
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince singles chronology
"Yo Home To Bel Air"
(1991)		 "Summertime"
(1991)		 "Ring My Bell"
(1991)
Music video
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - Summertime on YouTube

Content and reception

The song's instrumentation samples "Summer Madness" by Kool & the Gang, particularly the rising F# octaves played on an ARP 2600 synthesizer.

Steve Huey from AllMusic said that "Summertime" "was a warm, breezy reminiscence about growing up in Philadelphia and attending barbecues where the whole community showed up to see and be seen." He added, "It had all the good vibes of a typical Fresh Prince number, but it was clearly a more mature effort, and that's Homebase in a nutshell."[3] Larry Flick from Billboard magazine wrote, "Pop/rap duo returns with this steamy hip-hop jam that is sure to quickly heat up radio airwaves thanks to its catchy chorus and clever wordplay."[4] James Bernard from Entertainment Weekly described the song as "absolutely uplifting".[5] People stated that "the musical backing is more sophisticated", describing it as "a smooth Gershwin via Kool & the Gang version".[6] Rolling Stone magazine placed it at number 9 in its 2013 "Best Summer Songs of All Time", saying, "Over a funky laid back beat, a young Will Smith does a fantastic Rakim impression over a sample of Kool & the Gang's "Summer Madness" and drops a sweet ode to hanging out and driving around his native Philly: "Honking at the honey in front of you with the light eyes/ She turn around to see what you beeping at/ It's like the summer's a natural aphrodisiac." It's still hip-hop's finest summer celebration."[7]

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
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)[8]
  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 and certifications

See also

References
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  6. "Picks and Pans Review: Homebase". People. September 2, 1991. Retrieved November 13, 2020.
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  29. "British single certifications – DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince – Summertime". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved November 30, 2018. Select singles in the Format field. Select Gold in the Certification field. Type Summertime in the "Search BPI Awards" field and then press Enter.
  30. "American single certifications – DJ Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince – Summertime". Recording Industry Association of America. If necessary, click Advanced, then click Format, then select Single, then click SEARCH. 
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