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“American Life In The Summertime” by Francis Dunnery
From the album Fearless (1994)
“American Life In The Summertime” by Francis Dunnery appears on 11 radio countdowns from 3 stations between 1994 and 2010. It was first released in 1994 on the album Fearless. Its best result is #76 on the Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994. In the combined RockLists rankings it is the #234 alternative song of 1994 and #2,625 alternative song of all time.
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"American Life in the Summertime" was one of three singles pulled from Fearless, the second album British musician Francis Dunnery released in 1994, and he wrote it alone, words and music. The record marked a swerve toward pop, arguably the most openly commercial thing he'd made, though it keeps wandering off into rock, funk, blues, reggae and Eastern sounds along the way.
The singles, this one plus "Homegrown" and "What's He Gonna Say", did varying business, but they kept Dunnery busy on television, all the way to an appearance at the Australian Music Awards.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz.
RockLists rankings
Alternative & Modern Rock
All Rock Formats
Year-end countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 76 | Triple J Australia (national) | Triple J Hottest 100 of 1994 | 100 |
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1195 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2000 Songs of All-Time (December 1999) | 2000 |
| 2000 | 1196 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2001 Songs of All-Time (December 2000) | 2001 |
| 2001 | 1203 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2002 Songs of All-Time (December 2001) | 2002 |
| 2002 | 1202 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2003 Songs of All-Time (December 2002) | 2003 |
| 2003 | 1187 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2004 Songs of All-Time (December 2003) | 2004 |
| 2004 | 1187 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2005 Songs of All-Time (December 2004) | 2005 |
| 2005 | 1187 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2006 Songs of All-Time (December 2005) | 1994 |
| 2007 | 1709 | CD101 | CD101 Top 2008 Songs of All-Time (December 2007) | 2008 |
| 2009 | 709 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Desert Island Songs (2009) | 885 |
| 2010 | 590 | WXPN | WXPN 885 Ultimate Road Trip Songs (2010) | 885 |
Also listed as: American Life In The Summer Time; American Life in the Summertime.
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