Long Hot Summer (Keith Urban song)
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"Long Hot Summer" is the title of a song written by Richard Marx
and Australian country music artist Keith Urban
. Urban recorded the song for his 2010 album Get Closer
, from which it was released as the third single in June 2011. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of 22 October 2011.
wrote that it was "one of the friskier tunes" on the album. Dan Milliken, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a B rating, saying that it is the "closest he’s come in two albums to capturing his old uptempo spark." Coyne states the song could function as a "prequel to the melancholy, ''Til Summer Comes Around
.'" Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four and a half stars out of five, saying that the only criticism is the "early guitar work that runs beneath the song’s first verse." Dukes went on to say that it is a song that "only the grouchiest of grouchies can frown on."
. It was directed by Trey Fanjoy
and featured Summer Glau
.
Richard Marx
Richard Noel Marx is an American adult contemporary and pop/rock singer, songwriter, musician, and record producer. He had a string of hit singles in the late 1980s and 1990s, including "Endless Summer Nights", "Right Here Waiting", "Now and Forever", and "Hazard"...
and Australian country music artist Keith Urban
Keith Urban
Keith Lionel Urban is a New Zealand-born Australian, country music singer, songwriter and guitarist whose commercial success has been mainly in the United States and Australia. Urban was born in New Zealand and began his career in Australia at an early age...
. Urban recorded the song for his 2010 album Get Closer
Get Closer (Keith Urban album)
Upon its release, Get Closer received generally positive reviews from most music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 76, based on 7 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable...
, from which it was released as the third single in June 2011. It reached number one on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for the week of 22 October 2011.
Critical reception
Nate Chinen of The New York TimesThe New York Times
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wrote that it was "one of the friskier tunes" on the album. Dan Milliken, reviewing the song for Country Universe, gave it a B rating, saying that it is the "closest he’s come in two albums to capturing his old uptempo spark." Coyne states the song could function as a "prequel to the melancholy, ''Til Summer Comes Around
'Til Summer Comes Around
"Til Summer Comes Around" is the title of a song recorded by Australian country music singer Keith Urban, co-written by him and Monty Powell. It is the fourth single release from his 2009 studio album Defying Gravity...
.'" Billy Dukes of Taste of Country gave the song four and a half stars out of five, saying that the only criticism is the "early guitar work that runs beneath the song’s first verse." Dukes went on to say that it is a song that "only the grouchiest of grouchies can frown on."
Music video
The music video premiered on 16 August 2011 on CMTCountry Music Television
Country Music Television, or CMT, is an American country music-oriented cable television network. Programming includes music videos, taped concerts, movies, biographies of country music stars, game shows, and reality programs...
. It was directed by Trey Fanjoy
Trey Fanjoy
Trey Fanjoy is a country music and pop music video director. Fanjoy has directed over 150 major label music videos. Her videos have appeared on CMT, VH-1, GAC, The Nashville Network, CMT Canada, and MTV.-Music videos:...
and featured Summer Glau
Summer Glau
Summer Lyn Glau is an American actress, known for playing River Tam in the science fiction series Firefly and follow-up film Serenity, and for playing Cameron in the series Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.-Early life:...
.
Chart performance
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