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"Summer is Over" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Jon McLaughlin for his self-released third studio album, Forever If Ever (2011). It served as the first promotional single from the album. The song was re-recorded to feature vocals by fellow American singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles for the album's major label reissue, titled Promising Promises (2012). The version with Bareilles was released through Razor & Tie as the album's lead single on January 10, 2012.

Background and composition
"Summer is Over" is a piano-based pop rock ballad about the inevitably of certain things in life coming to an end. The song was written by McLaughlin for a friend who had recently experienced a heartbreaking break up and uses changing of seasons as a metaphor for a once-promising relationship fading. It was initially recorded as a solo for Forever If Ever and was re-recorded as a duet with Sara Bareilles for the Promising Promises reissue.

Music video
The official music video for "Summer is Over" was directed by Robby Starbuck and premiered April 2, 2012 through McLaughlin's Vevo account.

Track listings
Digital download (Forever If Ever version)
 * 1) "Summer is Over" – 5:03

Digital download (Promising Promises version)
 * 1) "Summer is Over" (feat. Sara Bareilles) – 5:00

Digital download – single
 * 1) "Summer is Over" (feat. Sara Bareilles) – 4:58

Credits and personnel
Credits adapted from Promising Promises metadata from AllMusic.

• Jon McLaughlin &mdash; vocals, composition, engineering, production, chimes, guitar, harmonica, keyboards, tambo drums

• Sara Bareilles &mdash; vocals

• Lucas Berridge &mdash; bass

• Sam Farrar &mdash; vocal engineering

• Claire Indie &mdash; cello

• Chad Kinner &mdash; drums, timpani

• Noah Passovoy &mdash; vocal engineering

• Bobbie Stamper &mdash; banjo

Chart performance
"Summer is Over" debuted at number 32 on the Billboard Rock Digital Songs chart, the digital sales component of Hot Rock Songs, on the chart dated January 1, 2012.