All Summer Long (Kid Rock song)

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"All Summer Long"
Single by Kid Rock
from the album Rock n Roll Jesus
Released April 5, 2008 (2008-04-05)
(see release history)
Recorded Allen Roadhouse
Genre Southern rock
Length 4:56 (album version)
3:46 (radio edit)
Label Atlantic, Top Dog
Writer(s) Edward King
Kid Rock
Gary Rossington
Uncle Kracker
Ronnie Van Zant
Robert Wachtel
Warren Zevon
Leroy Marinell
Producer Kid Rock with Mike Clark
Certification Platinum (RIANZ)
Kid Rock singles chronology
"Amen"
(2007)		 "All Summer Long"
(2008)		 "Roll On"
(2008)
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"All Summer Long" is the title of a song recorded by Kid Rock. It was released in 2008 as the third single from his ninth studio album Rock n Roll Jesus. The song contains musical and lyrical references to several hit songs of the 1970s, including Warren Zevon's "Werewolves of London", and Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Sweet Home Alabama"; the idea for the mashup was suggested by Mike E. Clark.[1] The song was a number-one hit in eight countries across Europe, Australia and the United Kingdom. It even crossed over to country music radio, giving Kid Rock his first top-ten country hit.[2] The song was the official theme song to WWE's pay-per view event, Backlash 2008. Also, the song was performed on the MTV music awards with rapper Lil Wayne in 2008.

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[edit] Music video

The music video for the song was shot in Nashville, Tennessee and features Kid Rock driving a Grand Craft Grand Sport[3] boat out on the Old Hickory Lake, while two teenagers are shown enacting the song's lyrics. Kid Rock is also shown partying with girls or women on a different boat, and singing the song on a platform on the lake during night time. The platform, float & lights are an homage to the "Playboy girls" scene in the film Apocalypse Now. As the video ends, the small boat Kid Rock is driving can be seen with the word "cowboy" on the back.

[edit] Release history

Region Date
United Kingdom July 28, 2008 (2008-07-28)
United States April 5, 2008 (2008-04-05)

[edit] Charts

"All Summer Long" is Kid Rock's fourth song to chart on the Billboard Hot 100, and overall his biggest hit of his career. It reached number 23 on the Hot 100, based solely on airplay, since Kid Rock has not made his catalog available for legal digital download (therefore, the song received no assistance from digital sales). It peaked at number three on the Billboard Hot 100 Airplay chart, making it his highest peaking single on this chart. It is his third top 40 hit on the Hot 100. The song has become Kid Rock's second pop crossover hit (after "Picture"), reaching the top ten on Mainstream Top 40 radio. "All Summer Long" has also reached the top ten on Billboard's Adult Top 40.

It marks Kid Rock's third entry on the American Billboard Hot Country Songs chart, after "Picture" and "Single Father", both in 2003, reaching number four, his first top 20 and top 10 on that chart. It was a moderate hit on U.S. rock, peaking at number 17 on the Mainstream Rock Tracks chart and number 38 on the Modern Rock Tracks chart.

The song is Kid Rock's first international hit as well. The song went to number one in the United Kingdom, where it knocked off Dizzee Rascal's "Dance Wiv Me" and was replaced at the summit by Katy Perry's "I Kissed a Girl". In the rest of Europe, where there are physical and digital releases of the single, it has also topped the charts in Ireland, Austria, Germany, and Switzerland. It has reached the top five in Norway, Sweden, Turkey and Poland. In Australia, the song is his first top ten and number one single.

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Australian Singles Chart[4] 1
Austrian Singles Chart[5] 1
Canadian Hot 100[6] 12
Danish Singles Chart[5] 7
Dutch Singles Chart[7] 2
Eurochart Hot 100 Singles 1
French Singles Chart[5] 28
German Singles Chart[5] 1
Irish Singles Chart[5] 1
Italian Singles Chart 7
New Zealand Singles Chart[8] 3
Norwegian Singles Chart[5] 4
Swedish Singles Chart[5] 3
Swiss Singles Chart[5] 1
UK Singles Chart 1
UK Rock Chart 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100[9] 23
U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks[9] 14
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs[9] 4
U.S. Billboard Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks[9] 17
U.S. Billboard Hot Modern Rock Tracks[9] 38
U.S. Billboard Pop 100[9] 16

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)[10] 42
Chart (2008) Rank
German Singles Chart [11] 3

[edit] Year-end charts

Chart (2009) Position
Hungarian Singles Chart[12] 139
Swiss Singles Chart[13] 85

[edit] Decade-end charts

(2000–2009) Position
German Singles Chart[14] 23

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Sales
Germany 3x Gold [15] 450,000+

[edit] Hit Masters version

"All Summer Long"
Single by Hit Masters
Released August 12, 2008
Format Digital download
Recorded 2008
Genre Rock
Length 3:48
Label Hip Kiddy Records
Producer Hit Masters

A recording of the song was released digitally by "Hit Masters", a karaoke company whose version was made available in the iTunes Store in North America. Due to Kid Rock's decision to withhold his music from the iTunes market,[16] sales from the karaoke version eventually caused it to overtake Kid Rock's original on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States peaking at number 19. This version also peaked at number 28 on the Canadian Hot 100 due to digital downloads. As Rock's version remained in the top 30 based on radio airplay alone, Hit Masters jumped into the top 20 due to its sales strength.[17][18] However, the radio success of "All Summer Long" propelled Rock N Roll Jesus back up to number two on the Billboard 200, nearly a year after its release.[19]

[edit] Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 19
U.S. Billboard Pop 100 28
Canadian Hot 100 28
Hot Canadian Digital Singles 16

[edit] The Rock Heroes version

"All Summer Long"
Single by The Rock Heroes
from the album A Salute to Kid Rock[20]
Released September 2008
Format Digital download
Recorded 2008
Genre Rock
Length 4:56
Label Big Eye

Another recording of the song by a karaoke band called "The Rock Heroes" has been released on iTunes for digital downloads in North America. In the U.S. it debuted at number 38 on the Billboard Hot 100 and then rose to number 29 the next week, and also in Canada it debuted at number 16 on the Canadian Hot 100 due to digital downloads in both countries.

[edit] Charts

Chart (2008) Peak
position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 29
Canadian Hot 100 16
Hot Canadian Digital Singles 8

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ Graham, Adam (2008-07-17). "Hot Rock: Album, talent put genre mixer into spotlight". The Detroit News. http://www.kidrock.com/news/?p=581. Retrieved 2008-07-20. 
  2. ^ "Billboard.com". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/. Retrieved 2008-07-19. 
  3. ^ A Grand heritage
  4. ^ "Top 50 Singles Chart - Australian Recording Industry Association". Australian Recording Industry Association. http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/charts_display_singles.asp?chart=1U50. Retrieved 2008-07-27. 
  5. ^ a b c d e f g h "Kid Rock - All Summer Long worldwide track positions and trajectories". acharts.us. http://acharts.us/song/36157. Retrieved 2008-07-26. 
  6. ^ "Canadian Hot 100 2008-08-09". Canadian Hot 100. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/charts/chart_display.jsp?f=Canadian+Hot+100&pageNumber=11-50&g=Singles. Retrieved 2008-07-18. 
  7. ^ "nederlandse top 40 Week 33 2008-08-16". Dutch Top 40. http://www.top40.nl/index.aspx?week=33&jaar=2008. Retrieved 2010-09-22. 
  8. ^ "RIANZ". Rianz.org.nz. http://www.rianz.org.nz/rianz/chart.asp. Retrieved 2008-10-14. 
  9. ^ a b c d e f "Billboard.com - Kid Rock Chart History". Billboard. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.chartFormatGroupName=Singles&model.vnuArtistId=12517&model.vnuAlbumId=1077161. Retrieved 2008-07-18. 
  10. ^ "Best of 2008: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2008. http://www.billboard.com/#/charts-year-end/hot-country-songs?year=2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008. 
  11. ^ [1][dead link]
  12. ^ "Éves összesített listák - MAHASZ Rádiós TOP 100 (súlyozott)". Mahasz. Mahasz. http://www.mahasz.hu/?menu=slagerlistak&menu2=eves_osszesitett_listak&id=radios&ev=2009. 
  13. ^ "2009 Year End Swiss Singles Chart". Swiss Music Charts. 2009. http://swisscharts.com/year.asp?key=2009. Retrieved 2010-07-16. 
  14. ^ "Die ultimative Chart Show | Hits des neuen Jahrtausends | Download". RTL.de. http://www.rtl.de/cms/unterhaltung/tv-programm/show/die-ultimative-chartshow/hits-neue-jahrtausend-download.html. Retrieved 2012-01-04. 
  15. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank ('All Summer Long')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=All+Summer+Long&strInterpret=&strTtArt=alle&strAwards=checked. 
  16. ^ Waddell, Ray (2008-08-29). "Kid Rock Living Large Without iTunes". Billboard magazine. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003844114. Retrieved 2008-08-29. 
  17. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (2008-08-28). "T.I. Sets New Record With Hot 100 No. 1 Jump". Billboard magazine. http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003843472. Retrieved 2008-08-28. 
  18. ^ Chart Beat Chat, Billboard magazine
  19. ^ Caulfield, Keith (2008-08-27). "Bonus Jonas! A Second Week At No. 1 For The Brothers". Billboard magazine. http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/content_display/charts/chart_alert/e3i066557ae265766af3225ea2d79c1ee88. Retrieved 2008-08-27. 
  20. ^ "iTunes - Music - A Salute to Kid Rock by The Rock Heroes". Itunes.apple.com. 2008-08-01. http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/a-salute-to-kid-rock/id289874202. Retrieved 2012-01-04. 

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