In the Summer

For the 1868 painting, see In Summer (Renoir). For the song by Twice, see Perfect World (Twice album).

"In The Summer"
Single by Crystal Fighters
from the album Star of Love
Released	5 July 2010 (2010-07-05)
Genre	Electronic
Length	3:56
Label	Zirkulo
Songwriter(s)	Crystal Fighters
Producer(s)	Crystal Fighters
Crystal Fighters singles chronology
"I Love London" (2009) "In The Summer" (2010) "Follow / Swallow" (2010)

"In The Summer" is the third single by English electronic band Crystal Fighters from their album Star of Love. The single was released on 5 July 2010 through Zirkulo records to positive reviews.

Release

This single was named by the BBCs Nick Grimshaw as one of his "Records of the Week".[1] "In The Summer" received wide radio coverage, being played by Rob da Bank and Zane Lowe;[2][3] being featured as a record to "Go buy Monday" by Dermot O'Leary;[4] and even featuring as one of Huw Stephens' "Hottest records in the world".[5]

Music video

The video was directed by Tobias Stretch and filmed in the Appalachian Mountains.[6]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"In The Summer"	03:56
2.	"In The Summer" (Tek-One Mix)	05:35
3.	"In The Summer" (dBridge's in the Shade Mix)	05:39
4.	"In The Summer" (Sepalcure Dub)	04:54
Total length:		20:04

[7]

Reception

The single was well reviewed by music magazine The Fly who awarded the single 4 (out of 5) flies with the following review:

'In The Summer' sounds like Empire of the Sun taking on M.I.A. with uzi-like drum beats, optimism-laden lyrics ("Show me something wrong with the summer?") and an abundance of typically peculiar, thinking-outside-thebox explosions of electronica. Perfect.

— Harriet Gibsone, [8]

Charts

Chart (2010)	Peak position
Top 40 NME Singles[9]	40

References

1. "Radio 1 Programmes - Nick Grimshaw, With Crystal Fighters on the phone". BBC. 8 June 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
2. "Radio 1 Programmes - Rob da Bank, Fanfarlo in Session, Mount Kimbie in the Studio". BBC. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
3. "Radio 1 Programmes - Zane Lowe, Hype Night". BBC. 26 July 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
4. "Radio 2 Programmes - Dermot O'Leary, 10/07/2010". BBC. 10 July 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
5. "Radio 1 Programmes - Zane Lowe, Huw's T in the Park Mixtape". BBC. 8 July 2010. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
6. "Promo News » Blog Archive » Crystal Fighters' In The Summer by Tobias Stretch » Promo News". Promonews.tv. 16 July 2010. Archived from the original on 7 September 2012. Retrieved 20 July 2011.
7. "Crystal Fighters - In The Summer at Discogs". Discogs. 12 August 2010. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
8. "Single Review: Crystal Fighters / 'In The Summer' (Zirkulo) / Single Reviews". The-Fly.Co.Uk. 27 July 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2011.
9. "Archive Chart". Theofficialcharts.com. 31 July 2010. Archived from the original on 17 February 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.