Summertime (DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince song)

"Summertime"
Single by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
from the album Homebase
Released	May 20, 1991
Format	CD single
Recorded	1991
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:30
Label	Jive
Writer(s)	Smith, Townes
Producer	K. Fingers (Craig Simpkins), Hula (Lamar Hula Mahone)
Certification	Platinum (RIAA)
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince singles chronology
"Yo Home To Bel Air" (1991) "Summertime" (1991) "Ring My Bell" (1991)

"Summertime" is the first single taken from DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince's fourth studio album, Homebase. The song was produced by Chicago-based producers Hula & K. Fingers and won a Grammy Award for best rap single in 1991. It spent a week at number #1 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart, as well as reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also became the duo's first single to enter the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #8. The song's music is a replay of "Summer Madness", a popular hit released by Kool & the Gang in 1974. From 1996 to 1998, CBBC used the background music of the song for links between programmes. It was also used in a series of commercials for supermarket chain Wal-mart (Asda). The song was also used in the introduction of NBC's sitcom 1992 special Saved by the Bell. In 1998, the song was remixed and given the additional title of "'98". It was released as one of the duo's last singles in summer 1998.

Track listing

CD Single

1. "Summertime" (Single Edit) - 3:57
2. "Summertime" (DJ Jazzy Jeff Mix) - 5:37
3. "Summertime" (Street Club Remix) - 6:06
4. "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble" (Shorter Single Edit) - 3:58

12" Vinyl

1. "Summertime" (DJ Jazzy Jeff Mix) - 5:37
2. "Summertime" (LP Version) - 4:30
3. "Summertime" (Instrumental) - 4:30
4. "Girls Ain't Nothing But Trouble" (Shorter Single Edit) - 3:58

American CD Single

1. "Summertime" (Single Edit) - 3:57
2. "Summertime" (LP Version) - 4:30
3. "Summertime" (DJ Jazzy Jeff Mix) - 5:37
4. "Summertime" (Extended Club Mix) - 5:43
5. "Summertime" (Extended Bass Mix) - 5:36
6. "Summertime" (Street Club Remix) - 6:06
7. "Summertime" (DJ Jazzy Jeff Instrumental) - 5:50
8. "Summertime" (Instrumental) - 4:30

Summertime '98 CD Single / 12" Vinyl

1. "Summertime '98" (SoulPower Radio Mix) - 4:12
2. "Summertime '98" (SoulPower Hip Hop Mix) - 4:40
3. "Summertime '98" (SoulPower Instrumental) - 4:16
4. "Summertime" (Original Version) - 4:31

Charts

Chart (1991)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot 100	4
U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles	1
U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles	1
Canadian Singles Chart	28
Swedish Singles Chart	17
Swiss Singles Chart	11
UK Singles Chart	8

"Summertime '98"
Single by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
from the album Greatest Hits
Released	1998
Format	CD single
Recorded	1997
Genre	Hip hop
Length	4:05
Label	Jive
Writer(s)	Smith, Hula, K. Fingers, Taylor, Mickens, Bell, Brown, Thomas, Westfield
Producer	Hula & K. Fingers
DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince singles chronology
"Twinkle Twinkle (I'm Not A Star)" (1994) "Summertime '98" (1998) "Lovely Daze" (1998)

The single was DJ Jazzy and The Fresh Prince's most popular song, and is still played in rotation around the world, especially in the United Kingdom during the summer months.

See also

• List of number-one R&B singles of 1991 (U.S.)