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Hot Summer (song)
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"Hot Summer" is a dance-pop
song recorded by German
pop group Monrose
for their second studio album, Strictly Physical
(2007). It was written and co-produced by Danish
songwriters Remee
and Thomas Troelsen
.
Released as the band's third single and the album's leading single
on 29 June 2007 (see 2007 in music
) in German-speaking Europe
, "Hot Summer" became the band's second non-consecutive number-one hit in a stretch of seven month, reaching the top of the charts in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland
. It eventually emerged as one of the biggest-selling songs of the year on German online music store
s, and moreover, garnered the group success in Finland
, the Netherlands
and Slovenia
, where it served as the band's musical debut.
stereotype associated with the group. The band has described the up-tempo track as a perfect "good mood song": "The song is cool and sexy and goes straight into your dancing legs, [it's] our contribution to great summer parties," Monrose member Senna Guemmour
said in an interview with the band's official website. She also discussed the 1980s and house music
elements incorporated into the recording. Mandy Capristo
called the song a "promise
": "It instantly raises your spirits, no matter if you're sitting in your car, dancing on the floor or eating ice-cream - 'Hot Summer' is just brimful of life."
Although a twenty-second clip of "Hot Summer" was previewed on the ProSieben network's daily gossip television magazine taff on 24 May 2007, the band officially premiered the song during the season finale of the second cycle
of Germany's Next Topmodel. Officially released on 29 June 2007, both the CD
and digital single contain remixes by Tai Jason, Beathoavens and Patrick Flo Macheck of production team Mozart & Friends
.
Later in 2007 the single's bonus track "Scream" was covered by Korean band Anyband
in Korean
under the name "Daydream".
The song "Scream" is also featured as a cover on Korean singer BoA
's self-entitled US debut hit album "BoA"
, while the song "Hot Summer" was covered (under the name "Hot Winter") by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai
on her album "Butterfly".
The song was most recently covered by Korean quintet F(x)
and serves as the lead single from the re-packaged version of their debut album, Pinocchio
.
The music video
for "Hot Summer" was directed by Bernard Wedig and shot on 18 June 2007 in Berlin
, Germany
. It premiered on 26 June 2007 on the band's official website, and received its first official airing on German music television network VIVA's show VIVA Live by 28 June 2007.
The video does not have a substantial plot, instead the band is primarily shown dancing in front of white, black, blue and red backgrounds, intercut by several sequences of three male dancers. The camera work is hectic. In the middle of the video the black bars that appear on a 4:3 television at the top and bottom of the screen are displayed as video footage. The group members are able to interact with these bars and climb outside the screen. The version used in the video is different to the album version (aka radio edit) featuring a longer intro and an extended bridge featuring additional lyrics. Media sources compared it with Dolce & Gabbana
's 2006 television commercial "Dancefloor."
at number two due to strong first week sales of Mark Medlock
's simultaneouly-released single "You Can Get It
." It climbed to number one the next week, becoming the band's second number-one hit within a period of seven months, and also reached the top of the national download chart and number eight on the German Dance Chart
. One of the biggest-selling songs of the year on German online music store
s, it was eventually certified gold by the BVMI.
In Austria, "Hot Summer" instantly debuted at on top of the charts, leading to a Gold certification by the IFPI Austria
, and in Switzerland, the charts were topped in its fifth week of release. "Hot Summer" also entered the top 30 of the airplay chart in Slovenia
.
, covered the song, with altered lyrics. The song was featured on various Channel Ten promotional advertisements, and advertised upcoming shows on the network over the summer period in Australia
. It was also being used as NSW Central Coast radio station 101.3 Sea FM
as the backing to their promotional pieces for summer.
In 2009 singer BoA
covered the song "Scream" on her first USA album.
And the Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai
covered the song "Hot Summer", giving a new name "Hot Winter" on her new album "Butterfly"
In 2011, South Korea
n girl group f(x)
covered the song as the title track for their repackaged album Hot Summer
.
Dance-pop
Dance-pop is dance-oriented pop music that originated in the early 1980s. Developing from post-disco, it is generally up-tempo music intended for clubs with the intention of being danceable or merely dancey...
song recorded by German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
pop group Monrose
Monrose
Monrose was a German pop band, first established in November 2006. Formed on the fifth installment of the German adaption of the international television talent show Popstars on the ProSieben network, the trio consisted of singers and songwriters Mandy Capristo, Senna Guemmour, and Bahar...
for their second studio album, Strictly Physical
Strictly Physical (album)
Samples* "Just like That" Contains a sample of Olive's 1996 song "You're Not Alone."-Credits and personnel:* Christian Ballard - drums, percussion* Tim Hawes - guitar* Pete Kirtley - bass* Andrew Murray - keyboards* Thomas Troelsen - keyboards...
(2007). It was written and co-produced by Danish
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
songwriters Remee
Remee
Remee is a Danish producer, composer and song writer.-Career:Throughout his career Remee has written more than 60 hits around the world and has sold over 25 million records...
and Thomas Troelsen
Thomas Troelsen
Thomas Troelsen is a composer and producer from Denmark.- History :Thomas Troelsen is a singer, songwriter, and producer responsible for chart-topping hits, like Junior Senior's "Move Your Feet", Monrose's "Hot Summer", PRIVATE's "My Secret Lover", and BoA’s “Eat You Up." He was also the lead...
.
Released as the band's third single and the album's leading single
Lead single
A lead single is usually the first single released by a musician or a band before the release of its home album.During the era of the grammophone record, all music arrived in the marketplace as what is now termed a single, one potential hit song backed by an additional song of generally less...
on 29 June 2007 (see 2007 in music
2007 in music
This is a list of notable events in music that took place in the year 2007.-January:*January 1 - George Shearing is knighted for services to music in the Queen's New Year Honours List. Evelyn Glennie becomes a Dame...
) in German-speaking Europe
German-speaking Europe
The German language is spoken in a number of countries and territories in West, Central and Eastern Europe...
, "Hot Summer" became the band's second non-consecutive number-one hit in a stretch of seven month, reaching the top of the charts in Austria, Germany, and Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It eventually emerged as one of the biggest-selling songs of the year on German online music store
Online music store
An online music store is an online business which sells audio files, usually music, on a per-song and/or subscription basis. It may be differentiated from music streaming services in that the music store offers the actual music file, while streaming services offer partial or full listening without...
s, and moreover, garnered the group success in Finland
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
, the Netherlands
Netherlands
The Netherlands is a constituent country of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, located mainly in North-West Europe and with several islands in the Caribbean. Mainland Netherlands borders the North Sea to the north and west, Belgium to the south, and Germany to the east, and shares maritime borders...
and Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
, where it served as the band's musical debut.
Writing and recording
"Hot Summer" was one of the first collaborations producers Remee and then-new partner Thomas Troelsen worked on in the Delta Lab White recording studios in Copenhagen, Denmark in fall 2006. The song was selected out of a total of three hundred songs as the album's lead single unanimously, aiming to break away from the balladBallad
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas, Australia and North Africa. Many...
stereotype associated with the group. The band has described the up-tempo track as a perfect "good mood song": "The song is cool and sexy and goes straight into your dancing legs, [it's] our contribution to great summer parties," Monrose member Senna Guemmour
Senna Guemmour
Senna Guemmour is a German singer-songwriter and a member of the pop group Monrose.- Early life :Guemmour was born in Frankfurt to an Algerian father and a Moroccan mother. She grew up in the housing estate of Frankfurt-Nordweststadt. Senna Guemmour's father died in 1992...
said in an interview with the band's official website. She also discussed the 1980s and house music
House music
House music is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in Chicago, Illinois, United States in the early 1980s. It was initially popularized in mid-1980s discothèques catering to the African-American, Latino American, and gay communities; first in Chicago circa 1984, then in other...
elements incorporated into the recording. Mandy Capristo
Mandy Capristo
Mandy Grace Capristo is a German singer who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the pop group Monrose. She was the only blonde girl in the group and was also the "strong voice" of Monrose as she sang almost all of the high notes in their songs...
called the song a "promise
Promise
A promise is a commitment by someone to do or not do something.In the law of contract, an exchange of promises is usually held to be legally enforceable, according to the Latin maxim pacta sunt servanda.- Types :...
": "It instantly raises your spirits, no matter if you're sitting in your car, dancing on the floor or eating ice-cream - 'Hot Summer' is just brimful of life."
Although a twenty-second clip of "Hot Summer" was previewed on the ProSieben network's daily gossip television magazine taff on 24 May 2007, the band officially premiered the song during the season finale of the second cycle
Germany's Next Topmodel, Cycle 2
Germany's Next Topmodel Cycle 2, started airing on March 1, 2007 with a batch of 15 fresh wannabe models and the judges that would determine the winner. Two girls, Sophie and Alina, left during the second episode after deciding that their education was more important...
of Germany's Next Topmodel. Officially released on 29 June 2007, both the CD
CD single
A CD single is a music single in the form of a standard size Compact Disc, not to be confused with the 3-inch CD single, which uses a smaller form factor. The format was introduced in the mid-1980s, but did not gain its place in the market until the early 1990s...
and digital single contain remixes by Tai Jason, Beathoavens and Patrick Flo Macheck of production team Mozart & Friends
Mozart & Friends
Mozart & Friends is a record production and songwriting team working in genres of Pop, R&B and Hip hop. The team was founded in 2006 and is consisting of producers and songwriters located in different countries:...
.
Later in 2007 the single's bonus track "Scream" was covered by Korean band Anyband
AnyBand
AnyBand is the K-pop EP, released by South Korean project group AnyBand. It featured two songs "TPL" and "Promise U"....
in Korean
Korean language
Korean is the official language of the country Korea, in both South and North. It is also one of the two official languages in the Yanbian Korean Autonomous Prefecture in People's Republic of China. There are about 78 million Korean speakers worldwide. In the 15th century, a national writing...
under the name "Daydream".
The song "Scream" is also featured as a cover on Korean singer BoA
BoA
Boa Kwon , commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, which is a backronym for Beat of Angel, is a Korean singer, active in South Korea, Japan, and the United States and sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Korean Pop Music"....
's self-entitled US debut hit album "BoA"
BoA (album)
*1Cover of the 2007 B-side by German girl group Monrose.*2English self-cover of the song with the same name from her fifth Korean studio album.-BoA: Deluxe bonus tracks:Note: * The bonus tracks are on the CD track 1, 2 and 3...
, while the song "Hot Summer" was covered (under the name "Hot Winter") by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai
Jolin Tsai
Jolin Tsai was born on 15 September 1980. She is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning Mandopop singer, dancer and actor. She is managed by Mars Entertainment Ltd .-Career:...
on her album "Butterfly".
The song was most recently covered by Korean quintet F(x)
F(x) (band)
f is a five member South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2009. The name is a play on the mathematical notation for function, and when input with different 'x', there can be many different outcomes. f strives to be the kind of girl group that can change and adapt to many situations....
and serves as the lead single from the re-packaged version of their debut album, Pinocchio
Pinocchio (album)
Pinocchio is the first full-length studio album and third overall physical release by South Korean girl group f, released on April 20, 2011 by SM Entertainment in South Korea....
.
Music video
Music video
A music video or song video is a short film integrating a song and imagery, produced for promotional or artistic purposes. Modern music videos are primarily made and used as a marketing device intended to promote the sale of music recordings...
for "Hot Summer" was directed by Bernard Wedig and shot on 18 June 2007 in Berlin
Berlin
Berlin is the capital city of Germany and is one of the 16 states of Germany. With a population of 3.45 million people, Berlin is Germany's largest city. It is the second most populous city proper and the seventh most populous urban area in the European Union...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
. It premiered on 26 June 2007 on the band's official website, and received its first official airing on German music television network VIVA's show VIVA Live by 28 June 2007.
The video does not have a substantial plot, instead the band is primarily shown dancing in front of white, black, blue and red backgrounds, intercut by several sequences of three male dancers. The camera work is hectic. In the middle of the video the black bars that appear on a 4:3 television at the top and bottom of the screen are displayed as video footage. The group members are able to interact with these bars and climb outside the screen. The version used in the video is different to the album version (aka radio edit) featuring a longer intro and an extended bridge featuring additional lyrics. Media sources compared it with Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana
Dolce & Gabbana is an Italian luxury industry fashion house. The company was started by the Italian designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana in Milan, Italy. By 2005 their turnover was €597 million....
's 2006 television commercial "Dancefloor."
Chart performance
"Hot Summer" was released on 29 June 2007, debuting on the German Media Control Singles ChartMedia Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
at number two due to strong first week sales of Mark Medlock
Mark Medlock
Mark Medlock is a German singer and the winner of the season 4 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar , the German version of Pop Idol.-Early life:...
's simultaneouly-released single "You Can Get It
Mark Medlock
Mark Medlock is a German singer and the winner of the season 4 of Deutschland sucht den Superstar , the German version of Pop Idol.-Early life:...
." It climbed to number one the next week, becoming the band's second number-one hit within a period of seven months, and also reached the top of the national download chart and number eight on the German Dance Chart
Media Control Charts
The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie...
. One of the biggest-selling songs of the year on German online music store
Online music store
An online music store is an online business which sells audio files, usually music, on a per-song and/or subscription basis. It may be differentiated from music streaming services in that the music store offers the actual music file, while streaming services offer partial or full listening without...
s, it was eventually certified gold by the BVMI.
In Austria, "Hot Summer" instantly debuted at on top of the charts, leading to a Gold certification by the IFPI Austria
IFPI
The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland...
, and in Switzerland, the charts were topped in its fifth week of release. "Hot Summer" also entered the top 30 of the airplay chart in Slovenia
Slovenia
Slovenia , officially the Republic of Slovenia , is a country in Central and Southeastern Europe touching the Alps and bordering the Mediterranean. Slovenia borders Italy to the west, Croatia to the south and east, Hungary to the northeast, and Austria to the north, and also has a small portion of...
.
Formats and tracklistings
These are the formats and track listings of major single-releases of "Hot Summer."CD single
- "Hot Summer" (radio edit)" - 3:28
- "Hot Summer" (Tai Jason remix)" - 3:38
- "Hot Summer" (Beathoavenz club remix)" - 3:42
- "Hot Summer" (Mozart & Friends PFM house mix)" - 3:58
- "Hot Summer" (Nachtwandler Club Remix)" - 4:05 (hidden trackHidden trackIn the field of recorded music, a hidden track is a piece of music that has been placed on a CD, audio cassette, vinyl record or other recorded medium in such a way as to avoid detection by the casual listener...
) - "Scream" - 3:10
2-Track
- "Hot Summer" (Radio edit)" - 3:28
- "Hot Summer" (Beathoavenz club remix)" - 3:42
Credits and personnel
- Vocals: M. CapristoMandy CapristoMandy Grace Capristo is a German singer who rose to fame as one of the founding members of the pop group Monrose. She was the only blonde girl in the group and was also the "strong voice" of Monrose as she sang almost all of the high notes in their songs...
, S. GuemmourSenna GuemmourSenna Guemmour is a German singer-songwriter and a member of the pop group Monrose.- Early life :Guemmour was born in Frankfurt to an Algerian father and a Moroccan mother. She grew up in the housing estate of Frankfurt-Nordweststadt. Senna Guemmour's father died in 1992...
, B. KızılBahar KizilBahar Kızıl is a German singer-songwriter of Turkish descent, best known as one of the founding members of the pop group Monrose, which won the fifth season of the German version of Popstars. Bahar Kızıl is from a Turkish family from Antalya, and her first name, Bahar, means "spring" in Turkish... - Backing vocals: Remee
- WritersSongwriterA songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
: Remee, Thomas Troelsen - Producers: Remee, T. Troelsen
- KeyboardElectronic keyboardAn electronic keyboard is an electronic or digital keyboard instrument.The major components of a typical modern electronic keyboard are:...
and programming: T. Troelsen - Recorded at delta lab Studios, Copenhagen, Denmark
- Vocal recording: Claus Üblacker
- ArtworkCover artCover art is the illustration or photograph on the outside of a published product such as a book , magazine, comic book, video game , DVD, CD, videotape, or music album. The art has a primarily commercial function, i.e...
: Claudia Macias
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 Ö3 Austria Top 40 is the name of the official Austrian singles chart, as well as the radio show which presents it, aired Fridays on Hitradio Ö3. The show presents the Austrian singles, ringtones and downloads chart. It premiered on 26 November 1968 as Disc Parade and was presented by Ernst Grissemann... |
1 |
| Czech IFPI IFPI The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry is the organisation that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It is a not-for-profit members' organisation registered in Switzerland... Airplay Chart |
32 |
| Dutch Mega Single Top 100 Mega Single Top 100 The Single Top 100 is a Dutch chart, based on official physical single sales and legal downloads and composed by MegaCharts. It is one of the three official charts, the other two being the Dutch Top 40 and the Mega Top 50. The difference is that these charts also include airplay data.The list is... |
68 |
| European Hot 100 Singles Eurochart Hot 100 Singles The European Hot 100 Singles has been compiled by Billboard and Music & Media magazine since March, 1984. The chart is based on national singles sales charts in 15 European countries: Austria, Belgium , Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden,... |
6 |
| Finnish Singles Chart | 19 |
| German Singles Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
1 |
| German Dance Chart Media Control Charts The official music charts in Germany are gathered and published by the company Media Control GfK International on behalf of Bundesverband Musikindustrie... |
8 |
| Slovenian Airplay Chart | 3 |
| Swiss Singles Chart Swiss Music Charts The Swiss Music Charts are Switzerland's main music sales charts. The charts are a record of the highest-selling singles and albums in various genres in Switzerland.The Swiss Charts include:* Singles Top 75... |
1 |
End of Year Charts
| Year | Chart | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Austrias Singles Chart Austria Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the... |
#9 |
| German Singles Chart | #15 | |
| Swiss Singles Chart | #16 |
Certifications
Cover versions
In 2008, Rhys Bobridge, runner up on the inaugural season of So You Think You Can Dance Australia 2008So You Think You Can Dance Australia (season 1)
Season one of So You Think You Can Dance Australia, the Australian version of the American reality dance-off series So You Think You Can Dance, is hosted by Rogue Traders vocalist Natalie Bassingthwaighte, with Jason Coleman, Matt Lee and Bonnie Lythgoe acting as the judges...
, covered the song, with altered lyrics. The song was featured on various Channel Ten promotional advertisements, and advertised upcoming shows on the network over the summer period in Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
. It was also being used as NSW Central Coast radio station 101.3 Sea FM
101.3 Sea FM
101.3 Sea FM is an Australian radio station located on the New South Wales Central Coast, part of the Southern Cross Media Group . Sea FM broadcasts from the Central Coast Radio Centre on Henry Parry Drive, in Gosford, along with sister station 2GOFM...
as the backing to their promotional pieces for summer.
In 2009 singer BoA
BoA
Boa Kwon , commonly stylized and known by her stage name BoA, which is a backronym for Beat of Angel, is a Korean singer, active in South Korea, Japan, and the United States and sometimes referred to as the "Queen of Korean Pop Music"....
covered the song "Scream" on her first USA album.
And the Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai
Jolin Tsai
Jolin Tsai was born on 15 September 1980. She is a Taiwanese Golden Melody Award-winning Mandopop singer, dancer and actor. She is managed by Mars Entertainment Ltd .-Career:...
covered the song "Hot Summer", giving a new name "Hot Winter" on her new album "Butterfly"
In 2011, South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
n girl group f(x)
F(x) (band)
f is a five member South Korean girl group formed by SM Entertainment in 2009. The name is a play on the mathematical notation for function, and when input with different 'x', there can be many different outcomes. f strives to be the kind of girl group that can change and adapt to many situations....
covered the song as the title track for their repackaged album Hot Summer
Pinocchio (album)
Pinocchio is the first full-length studio album and third overall physical release by South Korean girl group f, released on April 20, 2011 by SM Entertainment in South Korea....
.