The Summer Is Magic

"The Summer Is Magic" is a song by Italian Eurodance group Playahitty. It was released in July 1994 as their debut single. The song was a big success in the summer and autumn of that year in several countries of Continental Europe, and also in Italy, where the track reached the number two position on the Top 40 singles chart.[1]

"The Summer is Magic"
Single by Playahitty
Released28 July 1994
GenreEurodance
Length3:44
LabelConte Max Music
Songwriter(s)
  • Emanuele Asti
  • Stefano Carrara
Producer(s)Emanuele Asti
Playahitty singles chronology
"The Summer is Magic"
(1994)		 "1-2-3! (Train with Me)"
(1995)

Italian singer Giovanna Bersola, better known by her stage name 'Jenny B', provided the lead vocals for the song, as well as for the 1993 hit "The Rhythm of the Night", of the Eurodance Corona music group.[1] For this reason it's still believed that "The Summer is Magic" was another hit song by "Corona".

Particularly fit to the illuminated dance floors, it had great success, reaching the top-40 in Austria, Denmark, France, Germany, Mexico, Italy, Netherlands, Brazil, Colombia, Argentina, Sweden and Switzerland.[2][3][1] On the Eurochart Hot 100, "The Summer Is Magic" reached number 36.

Critical reception

Music & Media wrote about the song: "Just at the moment when summer is over, this Euro dance single with the voice of Corona brings back memories of your holiday in Italy better than any photo album could ever do."[4]

Cover versions
  • July 1995 (1995-07): Exotica feat. Itsy Foster - The Summer is Magic (reached #68 in the UK Singles Chart)[5]
  • 2008 (2008): Daisy Dee - The Summer is Magic

Charts

Track listings
CD Maxi-single (Europe, 1994)
  1. "The Summer is Magic" (Gambrinus Club Mix) - 5:20
  2. "The Summer is Magic" (Acapella) - 3:39
  3. "The Summer is Magic" (Copa Cabana Beach Mix) - 5:31
  4. "The Summer is Magic" (Radio Mix) - 3:44
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References
  1. "Playahitty (Italy) Eurodance group". eurokdj.com. Retrieved November 15, 2013.
  2. http://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Playahitty&titel=The+Summer+Is+Magic&cat=s
  3. http://www.musicline.de/de/chartverfolgung_summary/artist/PLAYAHITTY/single
  4. "Music & Media: Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-01-11.
  5. Official Charts Company
  6. "The Summer is Magic", in various Singles Chart Lescharts.com (Retrieved February 10, 2008)
  7. Canadian dance peak
  8. Danish Singles Chart 30 September 1994
  9. "Music & Media: Eurochart Hot 100" (PDF). Music & Media. Retrieved 2018-01-16.
  10. "Playahitty The Summer Is Magic" (in Dutch). top40.nl. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  11. German peak position
  12. Italian peak position (1994)
  13. "Dutchcharts.nl – Playahitty – The Summer Is Magic 2008" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
  14. "Jaarlijsten 1995" (in Dutch). Stichting Nederlandse Top 40. Retrieved 2019-12-03.
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