Summer Holiday (song)
| "Summer Holiday" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Single by Cliff Richard, The Shadows and the Norrie Paramor Strings | ||||
| from the album Summer Holiday | ||||
| B-side | "Dancing Shoes" | |||
| Released | February 1963 | |||
| Recorded | 9 May & 19 November 1962 | |||
| Studio | EMI Studios, London | |||
| Genre | Pop | |||
| Length | 2:03 | |||
| Label | Columbia DB 4977 | |||
| Songwriter(s) | ||||
| Producer(s) | Norrie Paramor | |||
| Cliff Richard, The Shadows and the Norrie Paramor Strings singles chronology | ||||
| ||||
| Audio sample | ||||
| ||||
"Summer Holiday" is a song recorded by Cliff Richard and the Shadows, written by rhythm guitarist Bruce Welch and drummer Brian Bennett. It is taken from the film of the same name, and was released as the second single from the film in February 1963. It went to number one in the UK Singles Chart for a total of two weeks. After that, the Shadows' instrumental "Foot Tapper"—also from the same film—took over the top spot for one week, before "Summer Holiday" returned to the top spot for one further week. The track is one of Richard's best known titles and it remains a staple of his live shows. It was one of six hits Richard performed at his spontaneous gig at the 1996 Wimbledon Championships when rain stopped the tennis.
The melody of the song is used in the chorus of the 1986 rap tune "Holiday Rap", by the Dutch duo MC Miker G & DJ Sven.
In 2019, the UK Government's Drinkaware campaign parodied Summer Holiday for a string of radio adverts and videos for the "No Alcoholiday" initiative to encourage people to have drink-free days.
This song is used in the 2023 film Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget.