summer summer song recorded canadian recording artist fourth studio album reckless song written adams long time writing partner adams summer produced adams released june fourth single reckless adams songs summer tempo rock song song released tracks kids wanna rock best come previously appeared albums reckless cuts like knife respectively summer received favourable reviews music critics single strong effect music charts internationally highest peak number netherlands successful charting country germany track promoted music video filmed video features adams backing band variety settings including running police conception themes tour supporting album cuts like knife immediately started recording sessions new album reckless summer finished january written basement studio song went number changes adams convinced strong song featured album draft lyric summer appeared time planning title best days life instead lyric best days life appeared seven times draft final draft replaced summer appeared times song writing lyrics jimmy quit got married suggested woody quit got married referring members high school band adams liked version better adams mentioned interview jimmy early reference adams sound manager got married album recording session song demo started string riff like breakdown section middle song replaced string intro second demo song recorded times different ways adams convinced finished adams appeared early asked summer lyrical meaning adams said song sex making love reference sexual position reckless 25th anniversary adams told studio song built theme nostalgia cultural revolution break beatles discovery music moon landing character plays fingers bleed sexual discovery gone conventional interpretation title reference year notes running contains references influence recalls adams citing film summer song years old years lot songs like hit big america didn chart europe years released think songs life regardless promotion song won bmi radio airplay following year award performing rights organization canada canadian radio airplay won classics award canadian radio performances poll conducted summer voted best driving song canadians sing cars song topped survey sexes french english speaking canadians song voted hottest summer song germany poll time canadian magazine chart summer voted fourth best song time years earlier voted fourth best song time song ranked tracks song voted best song time radio listeners norway second highest adams song ranked highest voted fourth best song belgian radio station summer remains popular day countries world song dedicated following gets warm reception played bands performing country sang summer cricket world cup opening ceremony bangladesh accolades summer found best lists compiled music publications critics including following chart performance summer released single internationally june charted billboard hot peaked like previous single released reckless heaven summer commercial success worldwide summer debuted number managed climb chart weeks later reached peak position august singles chart single remained country chart consecutive weeks august september falling track debuted number september peaked number seven fifth week new_zealand_singles_chart song debuted june jumping second week peaking september spending seven weeks chart song debuted peak position number august stayed weeks falling charts summer charted consecutive weeks having debuted number december peaked number thirteen weeks later single spent weeks chart falling track peaked number seventeen remained country chart weeks single commercially successful charting territory netherlands peaked number september single successful chart territory germany having peaked country singles chart number single spent weeks fluctuating chart music video music video released directed irish director music video nominated category song win award nominated songs adams fourth studio album reckless video includes appearances track listings songs written personnel guitar vocals guitar backing vocals vocals charts
Summer of '69