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Chart performance:
Week | Position | Movement | Comments |
30-Sep-66 | 20 | New | |
07-Oct-66 | 20 | 0 | |
14-Oct-66 | 17 | +3 | |
21-Oct-66 | 17 | 0 | |
28-Oct-66 | 12 | +5 | Star rater |
04-Nov-66 | 11 | +1 | Peak |
11-Nov-66 | 20 | -9 | Biggest faller |
Written by: John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian & Steve Boone
Produced by: Erik Jacobsen
South African record label (unless otherwise stated): Kama Sutra
Hit number for artist | 1 |
Peak position | 11 |
Weeks | 7 |
Biggest climber awards | 0 |
Star rater climbs | 1 |
Biggest faller awards | 1 |
Top 20 points | 30 |
Overall Top 20 points ranking | =1855 |
Top 20 points ranking for the artist | 1 |
Top 30 Points | 100 |
Overall Top 30 points ranking | =1818 |
Top 30 points ranking for the artist | 1 |
Annual ranking:
1966 | =101 |
Other chart success:
Australia | 7 |
Belgium | 13 |
Canada | 1 |
Finland | 2 |
France | 24 |
Germany | 5 |
Netherlands | 2 |
New Zealand | 3 |
Norway | 3 |
Sweden | 4 |
UK | 8 |
US | 1 |
John Sebastian, the band’s lead singer and principal songwriter, reworked a song called ‘It’s A Different World’ that his brother Mark had written in order to create ‘Summer In The City’. It would prove to be the band’s only US chart topper.
Video:
Artist link: The Lovin’ Spoonful