"Boys in the Summer" is a single by American country

Country music

Country music is a popular American musical style that began in the rural Southern United States in the 1920s. It takes its roots from Western cowboy and folk music...

-pop

Pop music

Pop music is usually understood to be commercially recorded music, often oriented toward a youth market, usually consisting of relatively short, simple songs utilizing technological innovations to produce new variations on existing themes.- Definitions :David Hatch and Stephen Millward define pop...

 singer Jessica James.

Song information

The song was produced by John Fields and co-written by Jessie James and James Michael. The country mix was produced by Mark Wright, released through Show Dog-Universal Music

Show Dog-Universal Music

Show Dog-Universal Music is an American independent record label specializing in country music artists. It was formed from the merger of Show Dog Nashville and Universal South Records in 2009...

. The song went for adds at Top 40 Mainstream stations on July 13 and on July 19 at HAC Stations . The music video was directed by Roman White

Roman White

Roman White is a music video director who has directed most of Carrie Underwood's videos. He has also directed music videos for Kelly Clarkson, Josh Groban, Kellie Pickler, Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber and more...

 and it was shot on May 18 and debuted on June 18 part of CMT Big New Music Weekend. The digital single became available on iTunes

ITunes

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on June 29

Critical reception

Amar Toor of AOL Radio Blog gave a positive review for the single, saying that "Boys in the Summer" "[was] one of those rare tracks that seem to capture everything good and pure about summer."

Chart performance

Chart (2010)	Peak position
U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs	58