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"In the Summertime" is the debut single by British rock band Mungo Jerry, released in 1970. [3] It reached number one in charts around the world, including seven weeks on the UK Singles Chart, two weeks at number one on the Canadian charts, and number three on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US.
Mungo Jerry (formerly known as Mungo Jerry Blues Band) are a British rock band formed by Ray Dorset in Ashford, Middlesex, in 1970.Experiencing their greatest success in the early 1970s, with a changing line-up always fronted by Dorset, the group's biggest hit was "In the Summertime", which sold 30 million copies worldwide and is the biggest-selling single of all-time by a British band.
As Will Hodgkinson has pointed out, the song is essentially Mungo Jerry's In the Summertime with similar but different lyrics. The Mixtures had previously had a hit with a version of In The Summertime in Australia. [2] (Mungo Jerry subsequently covered The Pushbike Song in 1990).
“In the Summertime” by Mungo Jerry. ... With its suggestive lyrics, “Hot in Herre” raised some eyebrows back in the day. Even so, the song spent seven weeks at No. 1 during the summer of 2002.
'In The Summertime' -Mungo Jerry (1970) This classic feel-good jam will have you feeling ready to enjoy the sweet summer sun. 'Get Lucky' - Daft Punk (featuring Pharrell Williams, Nile Rodgers) (2013)
In 1970, with further line-up changes, the group became Mungo Jerry with hits to follow such as "In the Summertime". The song took Dorset only ten minutes to compose on a second-hand Fender Stratocaster while he was taking time off work from his regular job, working in a laboratory for Timex. [2]
Mungo Jerry is the debut album by Mungo Jerry, released in 1970.The initial British release featured lettering on the front of the sleeve and a group photo inside which appeared to be three-dimensional when viewed through a pair of 3D red and green lenses included in the packaging.
In the Summertime" is a 1970 song by British rock band Mungo Jerry. In the Summertime may also refer to: "In the Summertime" (Thirsty Merc song) "On the Beach (In the Summertime)", a 1970 song by The 5th Dimension "In the Summertime", a 1965 song by Roger Miller from The Return of Roger Miller