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"The Summer Is Magic"
Song

"The Summer is Magic" is a song by the Italian Eurodance group Playahitty. It was released in July 1994 as the first single of the eurodance Italian project; The song was a big success in the summer and autumn of 1994 in several countries of Continental Europe, mainly in Italy, where the track reached the number two position on the Top 40 singles chart.[1]

Giovanna Bersola provided the lead vocals for the song, who was also the original vocalist for the first hit of the euro-dance project Corona, "The Rhythm Of The Night"[1]

Particularly devoted to the dance floors, in the United Kingdom and North-America the single had a minor airplay and poor sales. However, in the rest of the world it had great success, reaching the top 40 positions in Austria, France, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Netherlands, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Sweden and Switzerland.[2][3] [1]

Cover Versions

  • July 1995 (1995-07): Exotica feat. Itsy Foster - The Summer is Magic (reached #68 in the UK Singles Chart)[4]
  • 2008 (2008): Daisy Dee - The Summer is Magic

Track listings

CD Maxi-single (Europe, 1994)
  1. "The Summer is Magic" (Gambrinus Club Mix) - 5:20
  2. "The Summer is Magic" (Acapella) - 3:39
  3. "The Summer is Magic" (Copa Cabana Beach Mix) - 5:31
  4. "The Summer is Magic" (Radio Mix) - 3:44

Charts

Chart (1994-1995) Peak
positions
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[5] 14
Canada Dance (RPM)[6] 8
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[5] 36
France (SNEP)[5] 36
Germany (Media Control Charts)[7] 39
Italy (FIMI)[8] 2
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[5] 37
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[5] 12

References

  1. ^ a b c "Playahitty (Italy) Eurodance group". eurokdj.com. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  2. ^ http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Playahitty&titel=The+Summer+Is+Magic&cat=s
  3. ^ http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/PLAYAHITTY/single
  4. ^ http://www.chartstats.com/songinfo.php?id=23366
  5. ^ a b c d e "The Summer is Magic", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 10, 2008)
  6. ^ Canadian dance peak
  7. ^ German peak position
  8. ^ Italian peak position (1994)
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