Indian Summer (The Belle Stars song)

"Indian Summer"
Single by The Belle Stars
from the album The Belle Stars
B-side "Sun Sun Sun"
Released August 13, 1983 [1]
Format 7", 12"
Recorded 1983
Genre Pop
Length 3:59, 5:26 (Extended Remix)
Label Stiff
Producer(s) Peter Collins
The Belle Stars singles chronology
"Sweet Memory"
(1983)		 "Indian Summer"
(1983)		 "The Entertainer"
(1983)

"Sweet Memory"
(1983)		 "Indian Summer"
(1983)		 "The Entertainer"
(1983)

"Indian Summer" is a 1983 song by English pop/new wave band The Belle Stars, released as the fifth and final single from their only self-titled studio album and their ninth single overall. The song peaked at #52 for three weeks.[2]

Background

"Indian Summer" is a song about a lover had for a day. The songs chorus: "We were lovers for a day; never again will it ever be that way" likely talks about how the band only had one hit. Many of the band also believed that the single caused a rivalry with Bananarama's "Cruel Summer".

Music video

The music video of the song depicts the band in a casino. The band wears oriental-esque clothing and they later go diving in a pool. Throughout the video, men are shown socializing with the band and laying back.

References

  1. ↑ {{"BELLE STARS." BELLE STARS. Web. 7 Feb. 2015. <http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/belle stars/#singles>.}}
  2. ↑ {{"BELLE STARS." BELLE STARS. Web. 7 Feb. 2015. <http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/_/belle stars/#singles>.}}


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