"This Summer" is a song by Squeeze, released as the first single from their eleventh album, Ridiculous

Ridiculous (album)

Ridiculous is an album by the British New Wave group Squeeze. It is the band's eleventh studio album, and it introduces new drummer Kevin Wilkinson . As on the previous album, Some Fantastic Place, the band recorded one song penned by Keith Wilkinson. This time, however, Keith was not permitted to...

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Two versions of the single were released, each with entirely different B-sides. Disc 1 notably contains a live cover

Cover version

In popular music, a cover version or cover song, or simply cover, is a new performance or recording of a contemporary or previously recorded, commercially released song or popular song...

 of Britpop

Britpop

Britpop is a subgenre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom. Britpop emerged from the British independent music scene of the early 1990s and was characterised by bands influenced by British guitar pop music of the 1960s and 1970s...

 group Blur

Blur (band)

Blur is an English alternative rock band. Formed in London in 1989 as Seymour, the group consists of singer Damon Albarn, guitarist Graham Coxon, bassist Alex James and drummer Dave Rowntree. Blur's debut album Leisure incorporated the sounds of Madchester and shoegazing...

's song, "End of a Century

End of a Century

"End of a Century" is a song by Blur. It was the last single to be released from their third album Parklife and reached #19 on the UK Singles Chart in 1994. The video is a live performance recorded at Alexandra Palace....

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A remix of "This Summer" was released in August 1996, charting four spots higher than the original song.

Track listing

CD #1

1. "This Summer" (3:39)
2. "End of a Century
   End of a Century
   "End of a Century" is a song by Blur. It was the last single to be released from their third album Parklife and reached #19 on the UK Singles Chart in 1994. The video is a live performance recorded at Alexandra Palace....
   
    (live)" (2:44)
3. "Periscope" (3:54)

CD #2

1. "This Summer" (3:39)
2. "Goodbye Girl (live)" (2:35)
3. "All the King's Horses" (4:08)

1996 remix and re-release

The remix was released in 1996, almost a year after the original. It charted marginally better, peaking at #32.

Three versions of the single were released, each with a different set of B-sides.

Track listing

CD #1

1. "This Summer (remix)" (3:37)
2. "Electric Trains
   Electric Trains (song)
   "Electric Trains" is a song by Squeeze, released as their second single from their eleventh album, Ridiculous. It peaked at number 44 in the UK Singles Chart.Two versions of the single were released, each with entirely different B-sides.-CD #1:...
   
    (Narrow Gauge mix)" (4:51)
3. "Heaven Knows
   Heaven Knows (Squeeze song)
   "Heaven Knows" is a song by Squeeze, released as the third single from their eleventh album, Ridiculous. The single version differs significantly from the original album mix, as most of Chris Difford's vocals have been erased and replaced by new vocals from Glenn Tilbrook...
   
   " (3:42)
4. "This Summer" (3:38)

CD #2

1. "This Summer (remix)" (3:37)
2. "Cool for Cats
   Cool For Cats (song)
   "Cool for Cats" was the second single released from Squeeze's Cool for Cats album. It featured a comparatively rare lead vocal performance from Squeeze lyricist Chris Difford, one of only two occasions he sang lead on a Squeeze single A-side...
   
   " (3:12)
3. "Up the Junction" (3:11)
4. "Black Coffee In Bed
   Black Coffee In Bed
   "Black Coffee in Bed" was the first single released from Squeeze's fifth album, Sweets from a Stranger. At the time of its release it was the longest Squeeze track ever issued, and it remains the only 7" Squeeze single over six minutes long...
   
   " (6:09)

CD #3

1. "This Summer (remix)" (3:37)
2. "Sweet as a Nut" (3:41)
3. "In Another Lifetime" (3:35)
4. "Never There" (3:04)