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"Summer of Love" is the first single from the album Bouncing off the Satellites by American new wave band The B-52's.

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"Summer of Love"
Artwork for U.S. 7-inch vinyl single
Single by The B-52's
from the album Bouncing off the Satellites
B-side	"Housework"
Released	1986
Recorded	1985
Genre	New wave synth-pop
Length	4:02
Label	Warner Bros.
Songwriter(s)	Kate Pierson Keith Strickland Cindy Wilson Ricky Wilson
Producer(s)	Tony Mansfield Shep Pettibone
The B-52's singles chronology
"Song for a Future Generation" (1983) "Summer of Love" (1986) "Girl from Ipanema Goes to Greenland" (1986)

The single peaked at No. 3 on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart, making it their highest entry up to that point (although 1994's "(Meet) The Flintstones" would reach the same position on the chart).

The original 1985 demo version was released on the B-52's 1998 compilation album Time Capsule: Songs for a Future Generation.

The single was reissued in 2017 as a limited edition 12" red vinyl.[1]

Track listing

7" single

1. "Summer of Love" – 4:02
2. "Housework" – 4:04

12" single

1. "Summer of Love" (Summer Party Mix) – 6:04
2. "Summer of Love" (Love Dub) – 7:47
3. "Summer of Love" (Single Edit) – 3:58

Charts

Chart	Peak position
Australian ARIA Singles Chart	90
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play[2]	3

Use in popular culture

This song is featured in the 1988 film, Earth Girls Are Easy.[3]

References

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