Long Hot Summer (The Style Council song)

"Long Hot Summer" is a song by the English band The Style Council which was their third single to be released. It was composed by lead singer Paul Weller, recorded between 12 and 17 June 1983 in the Grande Armée Studios in Paris, and released on 8 August 1983. In the UK "Long Hot Summer" was the lead track of an EP titled À Paris, which also contained the song "The Paris Match" (a different version of which, featuring Tracey Thorn from Everything But The Girl on lead vocal, was included on the band's first album Café Bleu) plus two keyboard instrumentals, "Party Chambers" and "Le Depart". In other countries it was a conventional single with "Long Hot Summer" as the A-side. It was also included on the 1983 mini-album Introducing The Style Council.

The promotional video for "Long Hot Summer" was filmed on the River Cam in Cambridge. The song reached the position of number three in the UK singles chart making it the Style Council's biggest hit, and it remains a staple of Paul Weller's live concerts.

By coincidence the British summer heat wave of 1983, most notably July, turned out to be one of the hottest on record – something that would not have been known at the time the song was written and recorded.

Compilation appearances
The song appears on The Singular Adventures of The Style Council (1989), Greatest Hits (2000) and the box set The Complete Adventures of The Style Council (1998).

Track listing

 * 12" single (TSCX3)
 * 1) "Long Hot Summer" (Extended Version)
 * 2) "Party Chambers"
 * 3) "The Paris Match"
 * 4) "Le Départ"


 * 7" single (815 276-7)
 * 1) "Long Hot Summer"
 * 2) "Le Départ"

Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
 * Paul Weller – lead vocals, guitars
 * Mick Talbot – keyboards
 * Steve White – drums