Long Hot Summer (Keith Urban song)
| "Long Hot Summer" | |
|---|---|
| Song |
"Long Hot Summer" is a song co-written and recorded by Australian country music artist Keith Urban. It was released in June 2011 as the third single from his 2010 album Get Closer.[1] The reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of 22 October 2011.[2] Urban wrote this song with Richard Marx.
Critical reception
Nate Chinen of The New York Times wrote that the song was "one of the friskier tunes" on the album.[3] Dan Milliken of Country Universe gave the song a B grade, saying that it is the "closest he’s come in two albums to capturing his old uptempo spark." Coyne states the song could function as a "prequel to the melancholy, ''Til Summer Comes Around'".[4] Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four and a half stars out of five, saying that the only criticism is the "early guitar work that runs beneath the song’s first verse". Dukes went on to say that it is a song that "only the grouchiest of grouchies can frown on."[5]
Music video
The music video was directed by Trey Fanjoy and premiered on 16 August 2011 on CMT.[6] It featured Summer Glau as the female lead.
Chart performance
| Chart (2011) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[7] | 82 |
| Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[8] | 35 |
| US Billboard Hot 100[9] | 45 |
| US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[10] | 1 |
Year-end charts
| Chart (2011) | Position |
|---|---|
| US Country Songs (Billboard)[11] | 22 |
References
- ^ "Future Releases for Country Radio Stations". All Access. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ "Chart Listings for "Long Hot Summer" - Keith Urban". Billboard. Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ Chinen, Nate (22 November 2010), CDs from Ne-Yo, Lloyd Banks and Keith Urban - Review - NYTimes.com, The New York Times, retrieved 11 December 2010
- ^ Milliken, Dan (17 August 2011). "Single Review: Keith Urban - Long Hot Summer". Country Universe. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ Dukes, Billy (15 June 2011). "Keith Urban — 'Long Hot Summer' Single Review". Taste of Country. Retrieved 10 October 2011.
- ^ "Keith Urban - "Long Hot Summer"". Retrieved 16 August 2011.
- ^ "The ARIA Report (Issue #1081)" (PDF). ARIA / PANDORA. Retrieved 5 May 2015.
- ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
- ^ "Keith Urban Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
- ^ "Best of 2011: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2011. Retrieved 10 December 2011.