Song · Mungo Jerry
“In the Summertime” by Mungo Jerry
Released 1988
“In the Summertime” by Mungo Jerry appears on 4 radio countdowns from 4 stations between 2012 and 2022. It was first released in 1988. Its best result is #23 on the WMMR Top 50 Songs of Summer (2012). In the combined RockLists rankings it is #408 of the '70s.
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Mungo Jerry arrived fully formed with "In the Summertime", their debut single in 1970, a skiffle-flavored stroll that singer Ray Dorset dashed off in about ten minutes on a second-hand Fender Stratocaster while on a break from his day job in a Timex lab. It's a sun-baked ode to carefree summer days, and Dawn Records had a runaway hit on its hands: it went to number one around the world, holding the UK top spot for seven weeks and Canada's for two, and reached number three on the Hot 100.
Barry Murray produced it at Pye Studio 1, and the motorbike roaring through the middle was his fix for a problem. The take ran just two minutes, so he played it through twice, remixing the second half a little, and dropped the engine noise in between.
Written with AI assistance from RockLists chart data, MusicBrainz and Wikipedia.
RockLists rankings
Indie & Adult Alternative
Classic Rock
All Rock Formats
All-time and decade countdowns
| Year | # | Station | Countdown | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 23 | 93.3 WMMR | WMMR Top 50 Songs of Summer (2012) | 49 |
| 2021 | 280 | 97 Rock | 97 Rock N Roll 500 (2021) | 500 |
| 2021 | 374 | WCSX | WCSX Rock & Roll 500 (2021) | 499 |
| 2022 | 409 | 90.9 The Bridge | 90.9 The Bridge Top 909 Songs of the '70s | 908 |
Also listed as: In The Summertime.
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