Long Hot Summer (The Style Council song)
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| "Long Hot Summer" | ||||
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| Single by The Style Council | ||||
| from the album Introducing The Style Council | ||||
| A-side | "Long Hot Summer" | |||
| B-side | "Le Départ" | |||
| Released | 8 August 1983 | |||
| Recorded | June 1983, Le Studio Grande Armée, Paris, France | |||
| Genre | New wave, soul, sophisti-pop[1] | |||
| Length | 7:04 | |||
| Label | Polydor | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Paul Weller | |||
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| The Style Council singles chronology | ||||
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| "Long Hot Summer" on YouTube | ||||
"Long Hot Summer" is a song recorded by the English band The Style Council. It was composed by lead singer Paul Weller, recorded between 12 and 17 June 1983 in the Grande Armée Studios in Paris, and released on 8 August 1983. In the UK "Long Hot Summer" was the lead track of an EP, released as the group's third single, titled À Paris, which also contained the song "The Paris Match" (a different version of which, featuring Tracey Thorn from Everything But The Girl on lead vocal, was included on the band's first album Café Bleu) plus two keyboard instrumentals, "Party Chambers" and "Le Depart". In other territories a conventional single was released that had "Long Hot Summer" as the A-side. The song was also included on the 1983 mini-album Introducing The Style Council.
The promotional video for "Long Hot Summer" was filmed on the River Cam in Cambridge. The song reached number three in the UK singles chart; this, it transpired, made it the Style Council's biggest hit, and it remains a staple of Paul Weller's live concerts.
By coincidence, the British summer heat wave of 1983, most notably July, turned out to be one of the hottest on record – something that could not have been known at the time the song was written and recorded.
Compilation appearances
[edit]The song appears on The Singular Adventures of The Style Council (1989), Greatest Hits (2000) and the box set The Complete Adventures of The Style Council (1998).
Track listing
[edit]- 12" single (TSCX3)
- "Long Hot Summer" (Extended Version)
- "Party Chambers"
- "The Paris Match"
- "Le Départ"
- 7" single (815 276-7)
- "Long Hot Summer"
- "Le Départ"
Personnel
[edit]Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[2]
- Paul Weller – lead vocals and backing vocals, electric guitar
- Mick Talbot – synthesizers, hammond organ, electric piano and backing vocals
- Steve White – Roland TR-808 drum machine, congas and hi hat
- uncredited: other backing vocals
Charts
[edit]| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 28 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 41 |
| Irish Singles Chart[3] | 3 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[4] | 12 |
| UK Singles Chart[5] | 3 |
References
[edit]- ^ Gibbs, Ryan (15 November 2022). "An introduction to Sophisti-pop". In Between Drafts. Retrieved 12 October 2024.
- ^ Introducing The Style Council liner notes. Polydor Records. 1983.
- ^ "The Irish Charts - All there is to know". www.irishcharts.ie. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
- ^ Steffen Hung. "New Zealand charts portal". Charts.nz. Retrieved 19 April 2012.
- ^ Roberts, David (2006). British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 537. ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
