[SUMMER OF '69]{2a}{2b} Written by: Bryan Adams & Jim Vallance Produced by: Bryan Adams & Bob Clearmountain Performed by: Bryan Adams{3}{4} First released:{5} Single: June 15, 1985 Album: October 29, 1984

{1}The concept of the five and dime, (aka: nickel and dime, five and ten or dimestore,) a store where everything cost either five cents (a nickel) or ten cents (a dime). The originator of the concept may be Woolworth's, which began in 1878 in Watertown, New York and featured merchandise priced at only five cents or ten cents. Inflation eventually dictated that the stores were no longer able to sell items for five or ten cents, and were then referred to as variety stores. "Variety store" may also refer to a convenience store, especially in Canada, the Philippines, and in northern New England in the United States.

{2a}"Summer of '69" is one of Bryan Adams' most recognizable and popular songs. At the end of 1984, when the album, [Reckless,] was first released in The United States, "Summer of '69" received some airplay on album-oriented, rock radio stations but was mostly overshadowed by the songs, "Run to You" and "It's Only Love," managing to reach only #40 on [Billboard's Rock Tracks] chart. However, after it was released as a single in June 1985, it climbed to #5 on the [Billboard Hot 100.] In Canada "Summer of '69" reached the Top Twenty on the [Canadian Singles Chart] and remained there for another three weeks. In Australia, Europe and New Zealand "Summer of '69" peaked outside the Top Forty. The song has appeared on all of Adams' compilation albums. A music video was directed by Irish director Steve Barron in 1985 and was nominated for an [MTV Video Music Award] in one category for [Best Male Video.] The video includes appearances by Lysette Anthony and Michael Brandon.

{2b}In a 2008 interview with [The Celebrity Cafe,] Adams said, "I think 'Summer of '69'...[is] timeless because it's about making love in the summertime. There is a slight misconception it's about a year, but it's not. '69' has nothing to do about a year, it has to do with a sexual position... At the end of the song the lyric says that it's me and my baby in a 69. You'd have to be pretty thick in the ears if you couldn't get that lyric." However, co-writer Jim Vallance's interpretation of the title is that it is a reference to a year. He cites Jackson Browne's "Running on Empty," which contains references to the years 1965 and 1969, as his own influence, and recalls that at first Adams said the film [Summer of '42] was his influence. Vallance has said, "I wish this little controversy would just go away. First of all, when Bryan and I were writing the song, it was originally called "Best Days of My Life." The words "summer of '69" only appeared once, right after "played it 'til my fingers bled." That was it! The song really was about the summer of 1969! It took us a week or two to fine-tune the lyric. At some point we realized that "Summer of '69" was a better title, so we shoe-horned that phrase into a few more places in the song. At no time do I recall discussing sexual innuendo with Bryan, except for one little thing. When we recorded the demo in my basement, towards the end of the song Bryan sang a little naughty bit: 'me and my baby in a '69.' We had a laugh about it at the time, and Bryan decided to keep it when he did the final recording a month or two later. Nobody seemed to notice, and that was the end of it until a few years ago when Bryan started introducing the song in concert by saying, 'This song has nothing to do with the year 1969.' The audience's reaction was predictable. Let me qualify this by saying I don't pretend to speak for Bryan. Two of us wrote the song. Maybe he was thinking about something completely different...but I was thinking about that amazing summer when I turned 17. There were brand new vinyl albums released by The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, The Who, The Kinks, Janis Joplin, The Band. It was awesome and I'll never forget it. Bryan Adams is a great writer, a great singer, and a great friend. He's entitled to his recollections as to what inspired the song 'Summer of '69.' My recollections just happen to be different than his."

• {3}Personnel performing on this recording:
• Bryan Adams (Rhythm guitar, vocals)
• Keith Scott (Lead guitar)
• Dave Taylor (Bass)
• Pat Steward (Drums)

{4}Covered by: Bowling for Soup DJ Allstars DJ Ötzi Less than Jake Mega-Mania Mega Master MxPx The Soundstar Orchestra Topmodelz Tribute Allstarts JimBo Whaley et al.

• {5}Released on:{*} SINGLE(s):
• (1)Bryan Adams: A1 or Track 1: "Summer of '69" (Studio Version) B1 or Track 2: "Summer of '69" (Live) (a) A&M, 12-Inch, Vinyl, 33rpm Single, Promo Only, #SP-17325, US-1984. (b) A&M, 5-Inch, CD Single, Promo Only, #588319-2, Spain-1984. (c) A&M, 12-Inch, Vinyl, 33rpm Single, Promo Only, #X14244, Australia-1984. (d) A&M, 5-Inch, CD Single, Promo Only, Custom Picture Sleeve, Special Edition, #BACD-69, UK-1994. (e) A&M, 5-Inch, CD Single, Promo Only, #AM-1889, France-1994.

*(2)Bryan Adams: A-side: "Summer of '69" B-side: "The Best Was Yet to Come" (a) A&M, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #AM-2739, US-1985. (b) A&M, 7-Inch, Red Vinyl, 45rpm Single, #K-9779, US-1985.

*(3)Bryan Adams: Track 1: Summer Of '69 Track 2: Kids Wanna Rock (Live) Track 3: The Bryan Adamix: "Somebody"/"It's Only Love"/"Diana"/"Fits Ya Good" (a) A&M, 3-Track, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm Single, Promo, #AM-267, UK-1985. (b) A&M, 3-Track, 12-Inch, 33rpm Maxi-Single, Picture Sleeve, #AMY-267, UK-1985.

*(4)Bryan Adams: Track A1: "Diana" Track B1: "Summer of '69" Track B2: "The Bryan Adamix" (a) A&M, 3-Track, 7-Inch, Vinyl, 45rpm EP, Promo, Picture Sleeve, #SP-23030, US-1985.

*(5)Bryan Adams: A1: "Heaven" (Album Version) A2: "Heaven" (Live) B1: "Kids Wanna Rock" B2: "Summer of '69" (a) A&M, 4-Track, 12-Inch, 33rpm Maxi-Single, Promo Only, Picture Sleeve, #AMP-18053, Japan-1985.

*(6)Bryan Adams: A-side: "Do I Have to Say the Words?" B-side: "Summer of'69" (a) A&M, 3-Inch, CD Single, Promo, Snap-Pack, Picture Sleeve, #PODM-1006, Japan-1992.

*(7)Bryan Adams (Recorded Live in Glasgow, Scotland): Track 1: "Do I Have to Say the Words?" Track 2: "Summer of '69" Track 3: "Kids Wanna Rock" (a) A&M, 3-Track, 5-Inch, CD Single, #580068-2, Germany-1992.

*(8)Bryan Adams (Recorded Live in Glasgow, Scotland): Track 1: "Do I Have to Say the Words?" Track 2: "Summer of '69" Track 3: "Kids Wanna Rock" Track 4: "Can't Stop This Thing We Started" (a) A&M, 4-Track, 5-Inch, CD Single, Fold-Out Picture Sleeve, #AMCDR-0068, UK-1992.

*(9)Bryan Adams: [Gira '94- 6 julio-Barcelona, 7 julio-San Sebastiàn, 8 julio-Madrid] Track 1: :Summer of '69" (Live) (a) A&M, 1-Track, 5-Inch, CD Single, Promo, Edición Limitada, #BRYAND-2, Spain-1994.

*(10)Bryan Adams: Track 1: "Summer of '69" (Studio Version) Track 2: "Summer of '69" (Live) Track 3: "Run to You" (a) A&M, 3-Track, 5-Inch, CD Single, Promo Only, #390024-2, Netherlands-1994.

*(11)Bryan Adams: Track 1: "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You" (Single Version) Track 2: "Summer of '69" Track 3: "Cuts Like a Knife" Track 4: "Thought I'd Died & Gone to Heaven" (a) A&M, 4-Track, 5-Inch, CD Single, Picture Sleeve, #581639-2, UK-1996.

*(12)Bryan Adams: [Unplugged] (Recorded Live in New York City, September 1997) Track 1: "Back to You" Track 2: "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You" Track 3: "Summer of '69" Track 4: "18 'Til I Die" (a) A&M, 4-Track, 5-Inch, CD Single, Promo Only, Custom Picture Sleeve, #588564-2, UK-1997.

*(13)Bryan Adams: Track 1: "I'm Ready" Track 2: "Cuts Like a Knife" Track 3: "Summer of '69" Track 4: "Heaven" (a) A&M, 4-Track, 5-Inch, CD Single, Picture Sleeve, Digipack, #582537-2, UK-1998.

• EP(s):
• (EP1)Bryan Adams: [Six Faces of Bryan Adams] Track A1: "Victim of Love" Track A2: "Summer of '69" Track A3: "Lonely Nights" Track B1: "Run to You" Track B2: "Heaven" Track B3: "Straight From the Heart" (a) A&M, 6-Track, 10-Inch, Vinyl, 33rpm EP, Alternate Picture Sleeve 2, #883702-0, Germany-1987.

*(EP2)Bryan Adams: Disc 1: Track 1: "The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You" (Live) Track 2: "Hey Elvis" Track 3: "I Want It All" Track 4: "The Only Thing That Looks Good On Me Is You" (Remix) Disc 2: Track 1: "The Only Thing That Looks Good on Me Is You" (Single Version) Track 2: "Summer of '69" Track 3: "Cuts Like a Knife" Track 4: "Thought I'd Died & Gone to Heaven" (a) A&M, 4-Track, 5-Inch, Double CD Single Set, Picture Sleeve, #581639-2 & 581739-2, UK-1996.

*(EP3)Bryan Adams: [Anthology] Track 1: "Heaven" Track 2: "Summer Of '69" Track 3: "(Everything I Do) I Do It For You" Track 4: "All For Love" (with Sting & Rod Stewart) Track 5: "Have You Ever Really Loved A Woman" Track 6: "Here I Am" (a) Universal, 6-Track, 5-Inch, CD Single, Radio & Reviewer Promo, Printed Disc, White Notebook Cover, Printed Biography & Discography, Photos & Calendar, #BA-1223, Taiwan-2005.

• ALBUM(s):
• (a)Bryan Adams: [Get Reckless] (1) A&M, 8-Track Cassette, In-Store Promo Only, Issued Before Official Release of [Reckless], Best of [Reckless] Plus, #PROMO, US-1983.

*(b)Various Artists: [A Night in Heaven] (1) A&M, 10-Track, DVD, Movie Soundtrack, US-1983.

*(c)Bryan Adams: [Reckless] (1) A&M, 10-Track Cassette, In-Store Promo Only, Issued Before Official Release of [Reckless], #SP-39-5013, US-1983. (2) A&M, 10-Track LP, Translucent Brown Vinyl, Lyrics Insert, #SP-5013, Canada-1984. (3) A&M, 10-Track CD, Lyrics Insert, #CD-5013, Canada-1984. (4) A&M, 10-Track Cassette, Lyrics Insert, #CS-5013, Canada-1984. (5) A&M, 10-Track LP, Lyrics Inner Sleeve, #AMA-5013, UK-1984. (6) A&M, 10-Track CD, Lyrics Insert, #CDA-5013, UK-1984. (7) A&M, 10-Track LP, Lyrics Inner Sleeve, #39-5013-1, US-1984. (8) A&M, 10-Track CD, Lyrics Insert, #39-5013-2, US-1984. (9) A&M, 10-Track Cassette, Lyrics Insert, #39-5013-4, US-1984. (10) A&M, 10-Track LP, Lyrics Inner Sleeve, #AMLX-65103, Germany & Netherlands-1984. (11) A&M, 10-Track LP, Blue Vinyl Disc, Lyrics Inner Sleeve, #RML-53161, Australia-1984. (12) A&M, 10-Track LP, Promo, Lyrics Inner Sleeve, #C28Y-3012, Japan-1984. (13) A&M, 10-Track LP, Lyrics Inner Sleeve, #AM-28100, Japan-1984. (14) A&M, 10-Track LP, Lyrics Inner Sleeve, #27324, Argentina-1986{@}. (15) A&M, 10-Track LP, Lyrics Insert, #LPR-73027, Mexico-1987. (16) A&M, 10-Track, 24kt Glod CD, Audiophile Ultradisc II, Lyrics Insert, Remastered, Limited Edition, #UDCD-544, US (Made in Japan)-1996{6}. (17) Universal, 10-Track, SHM-CD, Lyrics Insert, Limited Edition, #UICY-91261, Japan-2008. {@}Album 14 is titled [Descuidado] but the songs are sung in English.

{*}The album(s) and record(s) listed here may have different versions of the song than the one that was transcribed. Also, this list is not intended to be the complete discography on which this song appears.

{6}Transcribed from the track on this album.