The Boys of Summer (DJ Sammy song)

Infobox Single
Name = The Boys of Summer


Artist = DJ Sammy/Loona
from Album = Heaven
Released = flagicon|United Kingdom24th February 2003 [ [http://www.ukmix.org/reviews/release.php?release_id=1619 UKMIX - Reviews - DJ Sammy - The Boys Of Summer ] ]
Recorded = 2001
Genre = Trance, Dance music
Length = 4:55
Label = Robbins
Writer = Don Henley
Chart position = * #2 (UK)
* #10 (AUS)
Last single = "Heaven"
(2002)
This single = "The Boys of Summer"
(2002)
Next single = "Rise Again"
(2004)

"The Boys of Summer" is a song by DJ Sammy with vocals done by Loona. It is a cover of the 1984 song by Don Henley. It was the third and last single of the album Heaven.

List of Remixes

#Soulside Mix
#Green Court Remix
#Original Version
#Humate Remix
#Martin Eyerer Remix
#Original Radio Mix
#Original Extended Version
#Single Version
#Klubbheads Remix
#Jessy Remix
#BCD Project Remix

Music video

There were two music videos for the single. The official one features DJ Sammy driving a car along winding roads on cliffs beside a seashore and Loona singing the lyrics while there are scenes of young people enjoying themselves at a beach. Sammy arrives in the evening at a dance party on the beach and meets a female acquaintance at the end of the video.

The alternate version features DJ Sammy driving a Mercedes-Benz 190SL around Barcelona and is accompanied by a seemingly boisterous young man. Two young women are shown riding on a scooter and playing basketball. The video ends when Sammy gets fed up with his opinionated passenger, stops his car, gets out and walks around and drags the man out, pushes him down and punches him in the face. Meanwhile, the two young women who witness the incident get in and drive away in the unattended car with DJ Sammy watching them drive off.

Chart Performance

Reviews of the single were generally positive, the single charted at no2 on the UK Singles Chart on 2nd March 2003. [ [http://www.everyhit.com/searchsec.php everyHit.com search results ] ]

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