{{Short description|1995 single by Squeeze}} <noinclude>{{other}} </noinclude> {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2023}} {{Use British English|date=November 2012}} {{Infobox song | name = This Summer | cover = Squeeze this summer.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Squeeze | album = Ridiculous | released = 21 August 1995 (UK) | recorded = ? | studio = | venue = | genre = Rock | length = 3:39 | label = A&M | writer = Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook | producer = Squeeze & Peter Smith | prev_title = It's Over | prev_year = 1994 | next_title = Electric Trains | next_year = 1995 }}

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

Two versions of the single were released, each with entirely different B-sides. Disc 1 contained a live cover of Britpop group Blur's song "End of a Century". The single peaked at number 36 in the UK Singles Chart in September 1995.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums">{{cite book | first= David | last= Roberts | year= 2006 | title= British Hit Singles & Albums | edition= 19th | publisher= Guinness World Records Limited | location= London | isbn= 1-904994-10-5 | pages= 522/3}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=THIS SUMMER – SQUEEZE - Official Charts |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/squeeze-this-summer/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref> A remix reached number 32 in the UK Chart in August 1996.<ref name="British Hit Singles & Albums"/><ref>{{cite web |title=THIS SUMMER (REMIX) – SQUEEZE - Official Charts |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/songs/squeeze-this-summer-remix/ |website=Official Charts Company |access-date=15 April 2024}}</ref>

==Critical reception== The editors for both the ''Washington Post'' and ''The Hamilton Spectator'' described "This Summer" as a "buoyant" song.<ref>{{Cite web | title=Squeeze | url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/307967904 | access-date=2025-08-05 | website=www.proquest.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | title=Cool cats Squeeze still unplugging along| url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/269826938 | access-date=2025-08-05 | website=www.proquest.com}}</ref> ''The Independent'' stated the song was "an odd reverse homage which seeks to reclaim Squeeze's rightful place in the Cockney Brit-pop hierarchy", but also "the best track here".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/312402023 | title=Squeeze Ridiculous A&M 540 440-2 | website=ProQuest | id={{ProQuest|312402023}} }}</ref> ''Newsday'' stated the single "is tailor-made for pop radio".<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.proquest.com/docview/278921825 | title=RECORDINGS / Hum Along with Squeeze: &#91;ALL | website=ProQuest | id={{ProQuest|278921825}} }}</ref>

==Track listing== ;CD #1 # "This Summer" (3:39) # "End of a Century (live)" (2:44) # "Periscope" (3:54) ;CD #2 # "This Summer" (3:39) # "Goodbye Girl (live)" (2:35) # "All the King's Horses" (4:08)

==1996 remix and re-release== {{Infobox song | name = This Summer (remix) | cover = Squeeze this summer remix.jpg | alt = | type = single | artist = Squeeze | album = Ridiculous | released = 12 August 1996 (UK) | recorded = ? | studio = | venue = | genre = Rock | length = 3:37 | label = A&M | writer = Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook | producer = Peter Smith & Glenn Tilbrook | prev_title = Heaven Knows | prev_year = 1996 | next_title = Down in the Valley | next_year = 1998 }}

The remix was released as a UK single in 1996, almost a year after the original. The remix is extremely similar to the original mix, essentially just with a slightly more prominent drum track. This version charted marginally better than the original, peaking at #32; to date, this represents Squeeze's final appearance on any singles chart in any country.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

Three versions of the single were released, each with a different set of B-sides.{{cn|date=April 2025}}

===Track listing=== ;CD #1 # "This Summer (remix)" (3:37) # "Electric Trains (Narrow Gauge mix)" (4:51) # "Heaven Knows" (3:42) # "This Summer" (3:38) ;CD #2 # "This Summer (remix)" (3:37) # "Cool for Cats" (3:12) # "Up the Junction" (3:11) # "Black Coffee in Bed" (6:09) ;CD #3 # "This Summer (remix)" (3:37) # "Sweet as a Nut" (3:41) # "In Another Lifetime" (3:35) # "Never There" (3:04)

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