Summer in the City

"Summer in the City"
Single by The Lovin' Spoonful
from the album Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful
B-side	"Butchie's Tune"
Released	July 4, 1966
Genre	Pop rock, psychedelic pop
Length	2:41
Label	Kama Sutra
Songwriter(s)	John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, Steve Boone
Producer(s)	Erik Jacobsen
The Lovin' Spoonful singles chronology

"Summer in the City" is a song recorded by The Lovin' Spoonful and written by John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian, and Steve Boone.

It appeared on their album Hums of the Lovin' Spoonful and reached No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100, in August 1966, for three consecutive weeks.^[3] The song features car horns and jackhammer noises, during the instrumental bridge, to represent the sounds of a noisy city street. The song became a gold record. It is ranked #401 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.^[4]

Chart performance

John Sebastian - vocals, Vox Continental organ, acoustic guitar, autoharp, sound effects
Zal Yanovsky - backing vocal, electric guitars
Steve Boone - bass, Vox Continental organ
Joe Butler - backing vocal, drums, percussion
Artie Schroeck – Hohner Pianet electric piano

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The Billboard Book of Number One Hits. Billboard Books. 2003. ISBN 978-0823076772.