The Boys of Summer (song)

"The Boys of Summer"
"The Boys of Summer"
Single by Don Henley
from Building the Perfect Beast"
B-side	"A Month of Sundays"
Released	October 26, 1984
Genre	Synth-pop, soft rock, folk rock
Length	4:48
Label	Geffen
Songwriter(s)	Don Henley; Mike Campbell;
Producer(s)	Don Henley; Danny Kortchmar; Greg Ladanyi; Mike Campbell;
Don Henley singles chronology
	"The Boys of Summer" at YouTube

"The Boys of Summer" is a 1984 song by Don Henley. It is the leading single from his second studio album Building the Perfect Beast. It went to number 3 in Australia, number 5 in the United States, number 7 in New Zealand, number 12 in the United Kingdom and again following its 1998 re-release, number 15 in Canada, number 18 in New Zealand and Germany and number 23 in the Netherlands. It won a Grammy Award in 1986. It was covered by DJ Sammy in 2002 and The Ataris in 2003.

References

↑ "100 Best Singles of 1984: Pop's Greatest Year". Rolling Stone. September 17, 2014. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-singles-of-1984-pops-greatest-year-163322/don-henley-the-boys-of-summer-2-172213/. Retrieved July 21, 2022.

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[1] "100 Best Singles of 1984: Pop's Greatest Year". Rolling Stone. September 17, 2014. https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/100-best-singles-of-1984-pops-greatest-year-163322/don-henley-the-boys-of-summer-2-172213/. Retrieved July 21, 2022.

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