Song · DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
“Summertime” by DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince
Released 1991
“Summertime” by DJ Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince appears on 5 radio countdowns from 5 stations between 2012 and 2025. It was first released in 1991. Its best result is #11 on the WMMR Top 50 Songs of Summer (2012). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #321 of the '90s.
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"Summertime" was the first taste of Homebase, the fourth album by DJ Jazzy Jeff & the Fresh Prince, going out on Jive and RCA in May 1991 as its lead single. Chicago producers Hula and K. Fingers built the track and Will Smith wrote the words, while the composer credits run long, taking in Robert “Kool” Bell, Ronald Bell, George Brown, Claydes Smith, Robert Spike Mickens and Craig Simpkins.
It's a low-key cruise of a record, all easy groove and no gimmicks, and it carried them higher on the Hot 100 than they had ever been, to number four. It also held the top spot on the Hot R&B Singles chart for a week, became their first UK top-10 single at number eight, and won Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 1992 Grammys.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 11 | 93.3 WMMR | WMMR Top 50 Songs of Summer (2012) | 49 |
| 2021 | 548 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '90s | 908 |
| 2023 | 349 | The Current | The Current's 893 Essential Songs of the '90s | 893 |
| 2025 | 231 | WFPK | WFPK Top 500 Songs of the '90s | 500 |
| 2025 | 223 | The Colorado Sound | The Colorado Sound Top 800 Mood Booster Songs | 800 |
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