One Summer (song)
| "One Summer" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Daryl Braithwaite | ||||
| from the album Edge | ||||
| B-side | "Pretending to Care" | |||
| Released | 27 January 1989 | |||
| Genre | Pop, acoustic | |||
| Length | 3:43 | |||
| Label | CBS | |||
| Songwriter(s) | Daryl Braithwaite | |||
| Producer(s) | Simon Hussey | |||
| Daryl Braithwaite singles chronology | ||||
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"One Summer" is a single by Daryl Braithwaite from his 1988 album Edge. Braithwaite was inspired to write the song by the British television series One Summer. The single reached No. 8 in Australia,[1] No. 5 in Norway[2] and No. 4 in Sweden.[3] It was certified gold in Australia.[4]
A music video was created for the song. It features footage of various people at the beach mixed with shots of Braithwaite, Chuck Hargreaves (in a red shirt) and John "Jak" Housden (in a yellow shirt) playing the song on the front porch of a rural property.
Braithwaite performed the song live on Hey, Hey, It's Saturday on 16 February 1989.[5]
Track listing[edit]
- Side A "One Summer" – 3:42
- Side B "Pretending to Care" – 3:39
Charts[edit]
Weekly charts[edit]
| Chart (1988) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[6] | 8 |
| Norway (VG-lista)[7] | 5 |
| Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[8] | 4 |
Year-end charts[edit]
| Chart (1989) | Position |
|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[9] | 45 |
Certification[edit]
| Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
|---|---|---|
| Australia (ARIA)[9] | Gold | 35,000^ |
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^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. | ||
References[edit]
- ^ "Daryl Braithwaite singles". australian-charts.com. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Daryl Braithwaite". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ "Daryl Braithwaite". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
- ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia: Moonlight Publishing.
- ^ Six Moons (CD). Daryl Braithwaite. Sony Music Australia. 1994.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Daryl Braithwaite – One Summer". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Daryl Braithwaite – One Summer". VG-lista. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Daryl Braithwaite – One Summer". Singles Top 100. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ a b "ARIA Charts - End Of Year Charts - Top 50 Singles 1989". ARIA Charts. Retrieved 26 February 2015.