Summertime (DJ Jazzy Jeff and the Fresh Prince song)
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| Single by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince | ||||
| from the album Homebase | ||||
| Released | May 20, 1991 | |||
| Format | CD | |||
| Recorded | 1990–1991 | |||
| Genre | Hip hop, R&B | |||
| Length | 4:30 | |||
| Label | Jive | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George "Funky" Brown, Robert "Spike" Mickens, Lamar Hula Mahone, Craig Simpkins, Jeffrey A. Townes, Will Smith, Charles Smith, Alton Taylor, Dennis "D.T." Thomas, Richard Westfield | |||
| Producer(s) | K. Fingers (Craig Simpkins), Hula (Lamar Hula Mahone), Roland Edison | |||
| DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince singles chronology | ||||
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"Summertime" is a song by American hip-hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. It was released in May 1991 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Homebase. The song was produced by Chicago-based producers Hula & K. Fingers and won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 1992 Grammy Awards. It spent a week at number #1 on the US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs Chart, as well as reaching #4 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also became the duo's first single to enter the UK Singles Chart, peaking at #8.
The song's instrumental samples "Summer Madness" by Kool & the Gang.
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