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someone somewhere (in summertime)
composers
Words And Music: Simple Minds
publisher
© EMI Music Publishing
background
Conceived during the writing sessions in Fife, it was originally known as
Summer Song, a title it kept even after officially becoming
Someone Somewhere (In Summertime), and being logged with the shorter title by the BBC
during one of the band's session recordings.
During the mix, Charlie burst into tears, overwhelmed by the impact of the musci played over the
studio's super quality speakers.
The track was written as "Someone Somewere In Summertime" on all formats of the album and as
"Someone Somwewhere (In Summertime)" on all foramts of the subsequent single. This led to both versions
being used on later releases.
After New Gold Dream (81,82,83,84) was recorded, Charlie developed
a new guitar intro during sunsequent live performances. This was later recorded in a studio when the extended mix was being developed. Virgin must have
filed the master incorrectly in the vaults, as the album version often appears instead of the extended mix on later reissues.
"I think Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) not only is a great album opener but it's probably the first track of the batch we
had written. When I think of New Gold Dream, I think that's the album where Simple Minds arrived and I think the
Someone Somewhere (In Summertime) songwriting craft also gives the feeling that we'd arrived - that we'd reached some kind of
maturity." - Jim, Sunday Herald interview, 2008.
lyrics
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Stay, I'm burning slow,
With me in the rain, walking in the soft rain,
Calling out my name,
See me burning slow.
Brilliant days, wake up on brilliant days,
Shadows of brilliant ways will change all the time.
Memories, burning gold memories,
Gold of day memories change me in these times.
Somewhere there is some place, that one million eyes can't see,
And somewhere there is someone, who can see what I can see.
Someone, somewhere in summertime.
Someone, somewhere in summertime.
Someone, somewhere in summertime.
Moments burn, slow burning golden nights,
Once more see city lights, holding candles to the flame.
Brilliant days, wake up on brilliant days,
Shadows of brilliant ways will change me all the time.
Somewhere there is some place, that one million eyes can't see,
And somewhere there is someone, who can see what I can see.
Someone, somewhere in summertime.
Someone, somewhere in summertime.
Someone, somewhere in summertime.
Someone, somewhere in summertime.
Someone, somewhere in summertime.
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discography
Edit (3:56)
Producer: Pete Walsh
Arrangement: Pete Walsh
Engineer: Pete Walsh
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Album Version (4:38)
Producer: Pete Walsh
Arrangement: Pete Walsh
Engineer: Pete Walsh
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Remix (5:11)
Producer: Pete Walsh
Arrangement: Pete Walsh
Engineer: Pete Walsh
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Extended (6:02)
Producer: Pete Walsh
Arrangement: Pete Walsh
Engineer: Pete Walsh
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Live Version (24th, 29th, 30th October 1986) (5:59)
Recorded: Entertainment Centre, Sydney, Australia
Producer: Bruce Lampcov
Mastered by: Bob Ludwig
Head Engineer: Steve Riddle
Additional mixing: Callum Malcolm and Tom Cadley
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Session (5:19)
Producer: John Sparrow
Engineer: Mike Robinson
Mastered by: Simon Heyworth
Recorded: 26th Aug 82
Broadcast: 13th Sep 82
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Live Version (13th August 1991) (4:29)
Recorded: Barrowlands, Glasgow, UK
Mastered by: Simon Heyworth
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DVD-Audio Extended Mix (5:22)
Producer: Pete Walsh
DVD-Audio Producer: Ronald Prent
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Live Version (3rd November 2009) (5:06)
Recorded: Arena, Vienna, Austria
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (5th November 2009) (5:02)
Recorded: Saschall, Florence, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (6th November 2009) (5:08)
Recorded: Neon Concept Club, Ancona, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (7th November 2009) (4:59)
Recorded: Atlantico, Rome, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (8th November 2009) (5:16)
Recorded: Gran Teatro Di Padova, Padova, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (18th November 2009) (5:13)
Recorded: La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (19th November 2009) (5:14)
Recorded: Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (22nd November 2009) (5:09)
Recorded: Falconer Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (23rd November 2009) (5:12)
Recorded: Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (24th November 2009) (5:14)
Recorded: Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (26th November 2009) (5:06)
Recorded: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (27th November 2009) (6:08)
Recorded: Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (28th November 2009) (5:08)
Recorded: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (30th November 2009) (5:21)
Recorded: Metro Arena, Newcastle, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (2nd December 2009) (5:09)
Recorded: NEC, Birmingham, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (3rd December 2009) (5:06)
Recorded: MEN, Manchester, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (5th December 2009) (5:10)
Recorded: Arena, Sheffield, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (6th December 2009) (5:07)
Recorded: CIA, Cardiff, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (7th December 2009) (5:11)
Recorded: Arena, Wembley, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (9th December 2009) (5:12)
Recorded: 02, Dublin, Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (10th December 2009) (5:10)
Recorded: Odyssey, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (11th December 2009) (5:22)
Recorded: SECC, Glasgow, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (12th December 2009) (5:18)
Recorded: AEC, Aberdeen, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (17th December 2009) (5:07)
Recorded: Popcentrum, Tilburg, Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (18th December 2009) (5:13)
Recorded: Autostadt Piazza, Wolfsburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (10th June 2011) (4:52)
Recorded: Bedgebury Pinetum And Forest, Gouldhurst, Kent, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (16th June 2011) (6:51)
Recorded: Hampton Court Palace Festival, London, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (25th June 2011) (6:57)
Recorded: Cannock Chase Forest, Near Rugeley, Staffordshire, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (16th July 2011) (6:48)
Recorded: City Rocks, Inverness, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (31st July 2012) (5:04)
Recorded: Villa Bellini, Catania, Sicily
Recorded by: Olivier Gerard
Mixed by: Olivier Gerard
Engineered by: Rudy Coclet
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videography
downloads
Live Version (16th Feb 2006) (5:21)
Recorded: Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
Recording Engineer: Patrick Demoustier
Mixed By Jez Coad, Charlie Burchill and Andy Gillespie
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Live Version (3rd November 2009) (5:06)
Recorded: Arena, Vienna, Austria
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (5th November 2009) (5:02)
Recorded: Saschall, Florence, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (6th November 2009) (5:08)
Recorded: Neon Concept Club, Ancona, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (7th November 2009) (4:59)
Recorded: Atlantico, Rome, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (8th November 2009) (5:16)
Recorded: Gran Teatro Di Padova, Padova, Italy
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (18th November 2009) (5:13)
Recorded: La Riviera, Madrid, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (19th November 2009) (5:14)
Recorded: Kursaal, San Sebastian, Spain
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (22nd November 2009) (5:09)
Recorded: Falconer Theatre, Copenhagen, Denmark
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (23rd November 2009) (5:12)
Recorded: Solnahallen, Stockholm, Sweden
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (24th November 2009) (5:14)
Recorded: Sentrum Scene, Oslo, Norway
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (26th November 2009) (5:06)
Recorded: Heineken Music Hall, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (27th November 2009) (6:08)
Recorded: Sporthalle, Hamburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (28th November 2009) (5:08)
Recorded: Forest National, Brussels, Belgium
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (30th November 2009) (5:21)
Recorded: Metro Arena, Newcastle, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (2nd December 2009) (5:09)
Recorded: NEC, Birmingham, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (3rd December 2009) (5:06)
Recorded: MEN, Manchester, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (5th December 2009) (5:10)
Recorded: Arena, Sheffield, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (6th December 2009) (5:07)
Recorded: CIA, Cardiff, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (7th December 2009) (5:11)
Recorded: Arena, Wembley, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (9th December 2009) (5:12)
Recorded: 02, Dublin, Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (10th December 2009) (5:10)
Recorded: Odyssey, Belfast, Northern Ireland
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (11th December 2009) (5:22)
Recorded: SECC, Glasgow, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (12th December 2009) (5:18)
Recorded: AEC, Aberdeen, UK
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (17th December 2009) (5:07)
Recorded: Popcentrum, Tilburg, Netherlands
Mixed By Concert Online
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Live Version (18th December 2009) (5:13)
Recorded: Autostadt Piazza, Wolfsburg, Germany
Mixed By Concert Online
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live history
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