"Summer of ‘69" is a famous song from the Canadian recording artist, Bryan Adams.
It was written by him and Jim Vallance.
The song is part of his fourth album, "Reckless" and was produced by Bob Clearmountain and Bryan Adams. It’s an up-tempo rock song, like most of his songs and it was released in June 1985.
"Summer of ‘69's" sheet for piano is available in our download section. By the time of its release it had two B-Side tracks: "Kids Wanna Rock" and "The Best Was Yet To Come".
The single received positive reviews and had a major effect on the music charts worldwide. It reached number 1 in Germany and number four in Netherlands.
"Summer of ‘69" has duration of 3:32 minutes and was recorded in 1984.
It went through many changes during its production as the original version only featured the lyrics "Summer of ‘69" once and the writers planned to name the song "Best Days Of My Life".
The song won the BMI Citation Of Achievement for US radio airplay, in 1985. It was voted "the best driving song among Canadians who sing in their cars".
It was also voted "the hottest Summer song" in Germany and the fourth best song of all time in 2000, by Canadian magazine "Chart".
In 2008, "Summer of ‘69" became Adams’ second highest ranked song, after "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You".
By the time it was launched, the single peaked number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and became a financial and commercial success. It topped the charts worldwide: Norway, Canada, US, Austria, Sweden and many others.
The song’s video was directed by Steve Barron and released in 1985. It won a nomination at the MTV Video Music Awards. Lysette Anthony and Garwin Sanford also appear in the music video.
"Summer of ‘60" features Keith Scott as the lead guitarist and also responsible for the backing vocals, Dave Taylor for the bass, Pat Steward for the drums, Tommy Mandel for the keyboards and Bruce Paulen for backing vocals.
The single is still popular worldwide and Bryan Adams always receives a warm reception from the public in many countries.
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