Summer Madness (instrumental)

"Summer Madness" is an instrumental tune that was released in 1974 by Kool & the Gang on their album Light of Worlds. It reached number 35 on the Billboard Hot 100 and number 36 on the Hot Soul Singles charts.[2] It has subsequently become one of the most sampled R&B compositions of all time. In the early summer of 1996, Epic Records, a division of Sony Music, reissued and re-released the song as a CD and cassette single. [3][4] As of 2018, over 145 recordings had sampled it.[4]

"Summer Madness"
Side two of US single "Spirit of the Boogie"
Single by Kool & The Gang
from the album Light of Worlds
A-side"Spirit of the Boogie" (Nor. Am.)
ReleasedSeptember 1974
Recorded1974
GenreJazz-funk[1]
Length4:16
Songwriter(s)Kool & the Gang, Alton Taylor
Kool & The Gang singles chronology
"Spirit of the Boogie"
(1975)		 "Summer Madness"
(1974)		 "Caribbean Festival"
(1975)

Uses

"Summer Madness" has been used in various media:

References
  1. Gorton, TJ (July 30, 2018). "BeatCaffeine's 100 Best Jazz-Funk Songs". BeatCaffeine. Archived from the original on August 25, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2021.
  2. "Breaks With Tradition: Kool & The Gang's "Summer Madness"". September 17, 2018.
  3. "Summer Madness by Kool & the Gang – Songfacts". www.songfacts.com.
  4. "Five Hip Hop Tracks That Sampled Kool & The Gang's Summer Madness". future-classic-music.
  5. "Kool and the Gang – History". Kool and the Gang Official Site. Red Light Management. Archived from the original on December 9, 2015. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
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