Summertime (New Kids on the Block song)

Single infobox
Name = Summertime


Artist = New Kids on the Block
from Album = The Block
Released = flagicon|USAflagicon|CAN May 13 2008
flagicon|AUS August 4 2008
flagicon|UK September 1 2008
Format = CD single
Recorded = 2008
Genre = Pop/R&B/Rocksteady
Length = 3:25
Label = Interscope
Writer = Nasri, Donnie Wahlberg
Producer = Hakim Abdulsamad, Nasri, & Adam Messinger
NoReviews =
Last single = "Never Let You Go"
(1994)
This single = "Summertime"
(2008)
Next single = "Single"
(2008)
"Summertime" is the name of the first single off of the New Kids on the Block album titled " The Block". The single was released on May 13th and was the first new single released by the group since 1994. [cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003797587|title=New Kids On The Block Welcome 'Summertime'|last=Vrabel|first=Jeff |date=2008-05-1|publisher=Billboard.com|accessdate=2008-05-05]

On May 5, 2008 "Summertime" was posted on the group's MySpace page. [cite web|url=http://www.myspace.com/nkotb|title=www.myspace.com/nkotb|date=2008-05-05|publisher=myspace.com|accessdate=2008-05-07]

The song's introduction has Joey McIntyre screaming out "Jones Beach! 1988!", referring to their rising popularity in that year.

The music video to the song premiered on VH1 on Sunday, June 8, 2008. The video was directed by Thomas Kloss and Donnie Wahlberg.

Official Versions

*Summertime [Radio Version] 3:12
*Summertime [Album Version] 3:21
*Summertime [Red One Remix] 3:30

Chart performance

The song has so far peaked at #35 on the "Billboard" Hot 100, becoming their first Top 40 hit since 1992's "If You Go Away". It has also peaked at #24 on the Pop 100.

On the Canadian Hot 100 the song has reached the top ten, peaking at #9.

In Australian ARIA Singles Chart the song peaked at number 90, after a physical release. [http://www.ariacharts.com.au/pages/chartifacts.htm]

Chart

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