| "Suddenly Last Summer" | ||||
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| Single by the Motels | ||||
| from the album Little Robbers | ||||
| B-side | "Some Things Never Change" | |||
| Released | August 1983 | |||
| Recorded | 1983 | |||
| Genre | New wave | |||
| Length | 3:42 | |||
| Label | Capitol | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Martha Davis | |||
| Producer(s) | Val Garay | |||
| The Motels singles chronology | ||||
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| "Suddenly Last Summer" on YouTube | ||||
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| "Suddenly Last Summer" on YouTube | ||||
"Suddenly Last Summer" is a new wave song by American new wave band the Motels, released as the lead single from their fourth album, Little Robbers (1983). The single peaked at number 9 on the US Billboard Hot 100 and topped the Billboard Rock Top Tracks chart. In Canada, it climbed to number 11 and ended 1983 as the country's 98th-best-selling single. The B-side of the 7-inch single is "Some Things Never Change," and the song was included on the 1990 compilation album, No Vacancy – The Best of The Motels.