^ 'Calvin Harris' New Song 'Summer' For First Play On Capital Friday 14th March'.

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'Calvin Harris scores his sixth UK Number 1 single with Summer'. 'Calvin Harris Returns as a Vocalist on New Single 'Summer ''. 'Calvin Harris premieres new single 'Summer' – listen'. Streaming-only figures based on certification alone. Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. * Sales figures based on certification alone. Venezuela Rock General ( Record Report) ĭecade-end charts Chart (2010–2019) US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs ( Billboard) Track listings Digital single No.Ĭzech Republic ( Singles Digitál Top 100) Įuro Digital Song Sales ( Billboard) The music video for 'Summer' was directed by Emil Nava and premiered on 6 April 2014, with a cameo appearance by English actor Jason Statham.Īs of July 2020, the music video has received over 1.4 billion views on YouTube. Time listed 'Summer' as the seventh worst song of 2014. In September 2014, 'Summer' was named the song of the summer by Spotify it was the most listened track since June 2014 with more than 160 million plays. One of Harris' trademark gigantic synth hooks doesn't hurt its digestibility, either.' Robbie Daw of Idolator viewed the track as 'a shameless bid at nabbing an ' Umbrella'/' California Gurls'/' Blurred Lines'-like Song Of The Summer anthem'. Jamieson Cox of Time magazine felt that the song 'doesn't have much lyrical meat on its bones, but coming on the heels of one of the most severe winters in recent memory, listeners are likely hungry for anything that suggests a warmer, sunnier season. Lewis Corner of Digital Spy rated 'Summer' three-and-a-half out of five stars, calling it 'a bright and vibrant banger destined to soundtrack the warmer months'. The song received mixed to positive reviews. Harris's vocal range spans from G 2 to D 4. It follows the chord progression C–Em–D–Am–G/B–C.

'Summer' is composed in the key of G major and has a tempo of 128 beats per minute. On 11 March 2014, Harris posted fifteen-second clips of the song on Instagram up until 14 March, when it was released digitally in certain territories and made its radio debut on Capital FM.

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