| "In the Summertime" | ||||
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| Single by Mungo Jerry | ||||
| from the album Electronically Tested | ||||
| B-side | "Mighty Man" | |||
| Released | 1970 | |||
| Studio | Pye, London | |||
| Genre | Skiffle[1][2] | |||
| Length | 3:30 | |||
| Label | Dawn | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Ray Dorset | |||
| Producer(s) | Barry Murray | |||
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"In the Summertime" is the debut single by British rock band Mungo Jerry, released in 1970.[3] It reached number one in charts around the world, including seven weeks on the UK Singles Chart, two weeks at number one on the Canadian charts, and number three on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US. It became one of the best-selling singles of all-time, eventually selling 30 million copies.[4][5][6] Written and composed by the band's lead singer, Ray Dorset, while working in a lab for Timex, the lyrics of the song celebrate the carefree days of summer. The track was included on the second album by the band, Electronically Tested, issued in March 1971.
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- ^ McCormick, Moira (18 May 1996). "Elfin's Listening-Post Towers Bring Children's Artists to Upscale Market". Billboard. Vol. 108, no. 20. p. 50. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ In the Summertime by Mungo Jerry, retrieved 5 July 2022
- ^ Harris, Craig. "Ray Dorset – Artist Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 January 2019.
- ^ "The essential summer mix". The Guardian. 29 July 2006.
- ^ Nightingale, Laura (7 October 2015). "Mungo Jerry celebrates 45 years of In the Summertime at Camberley Theatre". Get Surrey. Retrieved 10 February 2019.