Long Hot Summer (Girls Aloud song)

"Long Hot Summer"
Single by Girls Aloud
from the album Chemistry
B-side"Love Machine" (live)
Released22 August 2005 (2005-08-22)
Recorded2005
Genre
Length3:52
LabelPolydor
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Girls Aloud singles chronology
"Wake Me Up"
(2005)
"Long Hot Summer"
(2005)
"Biology"
(2005)
Audio sample
Music video
"Long Hot Summer" on YouTube
Alternative cover
UK Maxi CD cover

"Long Hot Summer" is a song by English-Irish all-female pop group Girls Aloud, taken as the first single from their third studio album Chemistry (2005). The song was written by Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins and his production team Xenomania, and produced by Higgins and Xenomania. "Long Hot Summer" was written for inclusion in the Disney film Herbie: Fully Loaded (2005), but plans fell through. Higgins later described the track as "a disaster record." Released in August 2005, it became Girls Aloud's first single to miss the top five on the UK Singles Chart, peaking at number seven.

The music video drew inspiration from the possibility of inclusion on the Herbie soundtrack, taking place at a garage where Girls Aloud work as auto mechanics. "Long Hot Summer" was promoted through numerous live appearances and has since been performed on two of the group's concert tours. The "upbeat pop tune" received mixed reviews from contemporary music critics; some reviewers thought the song felt "flat."

The song has been covered by Taiwanese singer Amber An for her 2011 album Evil Girl, reworked in Mandarin as 惡女.[1]

Background and composition

The song is produced in the key of D flat major. Described as an "upbeat pop tune",[2] the song received comparisons to Bananarama.[3] It was also called "brilliantly barmy, with its lyrics about transvestite boyfriends running down the Old Kent Road."[4]

"Long Hot Summer" was written by Xenomania while they were in Los Angeles to meet with Disney.[5] It was recorded for inclusion on the soundtrack to the 2005 Disney film, Herbie: Fully Loaded.[5] The plans fell through (although the music video would take inspiration from the film).[6] Brian Higgins has expressed his disdain with the song, saying that "chasing the soundtrack [...] disrupted us creatively. It was making us miserable. Something had to come out and that was Long Hot Summer. It was made in a panic. It was a disaster record. I can't stand it."[7]

Release

The single was released on 22 August 2005.[8] It was available on two CD single formats and a 12-inch vinyl. The first disc included a live track of "Love Machine", recorded at the Hammersmith Apollo during Girls Aloud's What Will the Neighbours Say...? Tour.[9] The second disc featured a recording of "Real Life", as well as the Benitez Beats remix of "Long Hot Summer".[10] Each member of Girls Aloud created their own cocktail recipe to complement the cover art of the second CD.[5] Meanwhile, the 12-inch included the Tony Lamezma Rides Again remix of the single as well as the Almighty Remix of "Jump".[11] A live version of "Long Hot Summer" from G-A-Y with altered lyrics was released as an iTunes exclusive.[12]

Reception

Critical response

The song received mixed reviews from most music critics. Although the song was called a "well-produced, upbeat pop tune, with a great hook in the chorus" by The Sentinel,[2] most reviewers felt otherwise. Stylus Magazine said that the song was "a misstep, fizzy and sparkling, but if pop can only be described as such, then it goes flat long before October rolled on."[13] Alexis Kirke of musicOMH noted, "The Girls' songwriters, Brian Higgins and Miranda Cooper of Xenomania, suffer from the weaknesses of their strength - which is the courage to try something "pop-new" each time."[3] John Murphy of musicOMH later praised the song in his review of Chemistry that the song "seemed to be greeted with disappointment by GA aficionados, but with its lyrics about cross dressing boyfriends running down the Old Kent Road with their pants on fire, it sounds beautifully, brilliantly insane here. It's also the only summer record that sounds just as good on a wet windy night in November as it does in August."[14] "Long Hot Summer" was described as "effervescent but relatively unexciting" by Virgin Media.[15]

Chart performance

"Long Hot Summer" debuted and peaked at number seven on the UK Singles Chart,[16] making it Girls Aloud's first single to miss the top five after a string of eight top five hits.[17] The single fell seven places to number fourteen in its second week on the chart.[18] The song spent only eight weeks in the UK's top 75.[17] "Long Hot Summer" peaked at number sixteen on the Irish Singles Chart, making it their first single to miss the top ten.[19] It slipped to number twenty in its second week.[20] Overall, the single spent just seven weeks in Ireland's top fifty.[21]

Music video

The music video for "Long Hot Summer" was directed by Max & Dania.[22] It was influenced by Herbie: Fully Loaded, even though the song never actually made the film's soundtrack.[6] The video opens with scenes of the band members wearing coveralls, working in a garage called Pit Stop. "GA Auto" is written in pink on their coveralls, the walls and a calendar. In accordance with the song's title, it is a hot day so the girls are attempting to cool themselves as they work. Each girl takes off her coveralls to reveal a skimpy clubbing outfit, and the girls proceed to do a dance routine as the song concludes.

In a review of the single, musicOMH referenced the video. Alexis Kirke wrote, "half of the Girls Aloud phenomenon is about these ladies "forms", so I'm "content" to merge this piece of media into its stylist-driven and over-thinned orange-tinted video."[3] The video can be found on the DVD release of 2005's What Will the Neighbours Say? Live, as well as 2007's Style.

Live performances

"Long Hot Summer" was performed live for the first time on CD:UK on 24 July 2005, using fans in their dance routine. They returned to the show the following month and performed the single the weekend ahead of its release, accompanied by a Jeep as a prop. They also performed the song on shows such as GMTV, Ministry of Mayhem, Pepsi Max Downloaded, Smile, Top of the Pops, and Top of the Pops Reloaded. Girls Aloud also performed at London gay nightclub G-A-Y to promote the release of "Long Hot Summer". They also appeared at the summer open-air concerts Big Gay Out, Live on the Lawn, and pop2thepark.[23][24][25]

Girls Aloud performed "Long Hot Summer" on 2006's Chemistry Tour, 2007's The Greatest Hits Tour and 2024's The Girls Aloud Show.

Track listings

Credits and personnel

  • Bass guitar: Shawn Lee
  • Keyboards: Brian Higgins, Tim "Rolf" Larcombe
  • Mastering: Dick Beetham for 360 Mastering
  • Mixing: Jeremy Wheatley
  • Production: Brian Higgins, Xenomania
  • Programming: Tim "Rolf" Larcombe
  • Songwriting: Miranda Cooper, Brian Higgins, Tim "Rolf" Larcombe, Shawn Lee, Lisa Cowling, Giselle Sommerville, Myra Boyle
  • Vocals: Girls Aloud
  • Published by Warner/Chappell Music and Xenomania Music

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
European Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[27] 27
Ireland (IRMA)[28] 16
Scotland (OCC)[29] 6
UK Singles (OCC)[30] 7

References

  1. ^ 惡女 by Amber An, 26 August 2011, retrieved 16 October 2022
  2. ^ a b "Long hot summer of anthems". The Sentinel. 26 August 2005. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
  3. ^ a b c Alexis Kirke (4 August 2005). "Girls Aloud - Long Hot Summer (Polydor)". musicOMH. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  4. ^ John Murphy (3 October 2006). "Girls Aloud - The Sound Of: The Greatest Hits (Polydor)". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 25 January 2010. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  5. ^ a b c Robinson, Peter (2009). "Long Hot Summer". The Singles Boxset (Booklet). Girls Aloud. London, England: Fascination Records. p. 23.
  6. ^ a b In the audio commentary on Girls Aloud's Style DVD, Sarah and Cheryl mention the potential use of the song in said movie.
  7. ^ "Master of melody enjoys life at the top". Music Week. United Business Media. 18 November 2006. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  8. ^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 20 August 2005. p. 49.
  9. ^ "Girls Aloud - Long Hot Summer (CD, Single)". Discogs. Zink Media Inc. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  10. ^ "Girls Aloud - Long Hot Summer (CD, Maxi, Enh)". Discogs. Zink Media Inc. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  11. ^ "Girls Aloud - Long Hot Summer (12")". Discogs. Zink Media Inc. Retrieved 26 August 2010.
  12. ^ "Long Hot Summer (GAY Live) - Single". iTunes Store. Apple Inc. 22 August 2005. Retrieved 30 June 2009.
  13. ^ "Girls Aloud - Chemistry". Stylus Magazine. 12 December 2005. Archived from the original on 17 March 2008. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
  14. ^ John Murphy (2 November 2005). "Girls Aloud - Chemistry (Polydor)". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 10 December 2008. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  15. ^ "Girls Aloud - Biology review". Virgin Media. Virgin Group. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  16. ^ "Oasis single hits number one spot". BBC News. 28 August 2005. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
  17. ^ a b "Girls Aloud". The Official UK Charts Company. British Phonographic Industry. Archived from the original on 27 April 2012. Retrieved 28 February 2008.
  18. ^ "Archive Chart - 10th September 2005". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  19. ^ "Top 50 singles, week ending 25 August 2005". Irish Singles Chart. GfK. Archived from the original on 6 October 2016. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  20. ^ "Top 50 singles, week ending 1 September 2005". Irish Singles Chart. GfK. Archived from the original on 16 May 2012. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
  21. ^ "Long Hot Summer". aCharts.us. Retrieved 28 February 2009.
  22. ^ Long Hot Summer (CD liner). Girls Aloud. Polydor Records. 2005.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  23. ^ "Grills Aloud". The Daily Mirror. Trinity Mirror. 23 July 2005. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  24. ^ "Girls Aloud to storm castle Live on the Lawn". Evening Times. Newsquest. 13 August 2005. Retrieved 24 August 2010. [dead link]
  25. ^ Jo Deahl (9 August 2005). "Carlisle rocks out at Pop2thePark 2005". BBC North East and Cumbria. BBC. Archived from the original on 30 May 2011. Retrieved 24 August 2010.
  26. ^ "Girls Aloud - Long Hot Summer EP". Spotify. 3 March 2024.
  27. ^ "Girls Aloud – Chart Search" Billboard European Hot 100 Singles for Girls Aloud. [dead link]
  28. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Long Hot Summer". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  29. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 July 2023.
  30. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.

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