My Own Summer (Shove It)

"My Own Summer (Shove It)"
Single by Deftones
from the album Around the Fur
ReleasedDecember 22, 1997
StudioStudio Litho in Seattle, Washington
Genre
Length3:35
LabelMaverick
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Terry Date
Deftones singles chronology
"Bored"
(1996) 		"My Own Summer (Shove It)"
(1997) 		"Be Quiet and Drive (Far Away)"
(1998)
Alternative cover

"My Own Summer (Shove It)" is a song by American alternative metal band Deftones, released in 1997 by Maverick Records as the first single from their second album Around the Fur.[1] It was Deftones' first charting single, reaching number 29 in the UK Singles Chart. The song also features backing vocals from bassist Chi Cheng, in the chorus.[2] The song has been described as a defining track of the nu metal[3][4][5][6] and alternative metal[7] genres.

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