My Own Summer (Shove It)

"My Own Summer (Shove It)"
Single by Deftones
from the album Around the Fur
ReleasedDecember 22, 1997
RecordedApril–June 1997 at Studio Litho in Seattle, Washington
Genre
Length3:35
LabelMaverick
(WO32CDX) (Part one)
(WO32CD) (Part two)
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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