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 | August 8, 1983 | |||
| Recorded | June 1983, Le Studio Grande Armée, Paris, France | |||
| Genre | Sophisti-pop | |||
| 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 by the English band The Style Council which was their third single to be released. 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 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 countries it was a conventional single with "Long Hot Summer" as the A-side. It 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 the position of number three in the UK singles chart making 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 would not have been known at the time the song was written and recorded.
In 1989, the band re-recorded the song as "Long Hot Summer '89" for The Singular Adventures of The Style Council. This version was released as the second single from that album, and ultimately became the band's last release before their split at the end of that year.
Compilation appearances[edit]
The original 1983 version is included on the 2000 Greatest Hits album. The 1998 box set The Complete Adventures of The Style Council includes both the 1983 and 1989 versions.
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.[1]
- Paul Weller – lead vocals, guitars
- Mick Talbot – keyboards
- Steve White – drums
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1983) | Peak position |
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| Australian Singles Chart | 28 |
| Canadian Hot 100 | 41 |
| Irish Singles Chart[2] | 3 |
| New Zealand Singles Chart[3] | 12 |
| UK Singles Chart[4] | 3 |
References[edit]
- ^ 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.
