{{Short description|1982 single by Gyllene Tider}} {{Use dmy dates|date=June 2023}} {{Infobox song | name = Sommartider | cover = Gyllene Tider - Sommartider.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Gyllene Tider | album = Puls | language = Swedish | B-side = * "Tylö Sun" * "Vart tog alla vänner vägen?" | released = 18 June 1982 | recorded = | studio = | genre = Pop rock | length = 3:18 | label = Parlophone | writer = Per Gessle | producer = Lasse Lindbom | prev_title = Ljudet av ett annat hjärta | prev_year = 1981 | next_title = Flickan i en Cole Porter-sång | next_year = 1982 }} "'''Sommartider'''", written by Per Gessle, is the song that throughout the years has become considered the signature song for Swedish pop group Gyllene Tider. It was released as a single on 18 June 1982. It was re-released both on 27 June 1989 and in 1995. The original version peaked at number six on the Swedish Singles Chart and number three on the Norwegian Singles Chart, and the 1989 version peaked at number three on the Swedish Singles Chart. It has been certified gold in Sweden.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2021&dspp=26|title=Veckolista Singlar, vecka 26|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|language=sv|access-date=2 July 2021}}</ref> "Sommartider" was also recorded with lyrics in the English language, with the name "Summer City". It has over the years become a popular long time hit song, often played by radio and other public media also after 2020.
== Track listing and formats ==
* '''Swedish 7-inch single'''<ref name="Sommartider">{{Cite AV media notes |title=Sommartider |others=Gyllene Tider |date=1982 |type=Swedish 7-inch single liner notes |publisher=Parlophone |id=7C 006-35920}}</ref>
:A. "Sommartider" – 3:18 :B1. "Tylö Sun" – 2:41 :B2. "Vart tog alla vänner vägen?" – 2:49
* '''Swedish 12-inch maxi-single and reissue CD single (1989)'''<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |title=Sommartider |others=Gyllene Tider |date=1982 |type=Swedish 12-inch maxi-single liner notes |publisher=Parlophone |id=1359206}}</ref>
# A. "Sommartider" (Remix '89) – 7:38 # B1. "Sommartider" – 3:18 # B2. "Tylö Sun" – 2:41 # B3. "Vart tog alla vänner vägen?" – 2:49
== Charts ==
=== Weekly charts ===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for "Sommartider" !scope="col"| Chart (1982–2023) !scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- !scope="row"|Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf |title=Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 |last=Pennanen |first=Timo |date=2021 |publisher=Musiikkiarkisto |page=94 |language=Finnish |access-date=25 June 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620225237/https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf |archive-date=20 June 2023}}</ref> |12 |- {{single chart|Norway|3|song=Sommartider|artist=Gyllene Tider|access-date=25 June 2023|rowheader=true}} |- {{single chart|Sweden|6|song=Sommartider|artist=Gyllene Tider|access-date=25 June 2023|rowheader=true}} |- |}
=== Sommartider Remix '89 ===
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |+ Weekly chart performance for "Sommartider Remix '89" !scope="col"| Chart (1989) !scope="col"| Peak<br />position |- {{single chart|Sweden|3|song=Sommartider Remix '89|artist=Gyllene Tider|access-date=25 June 2023|refname="remix"|rowheader=true}} |- |}
== References ==
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Category:1982 singles Category:1982 songs Category:1989 singles Category:1995 singles Category:Gyllene Tider songs Category:Parlophone singles Category:Songs written by Per Gessle Category:Songs in Swedish
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