Summer Babe (Winter Version)

"Summer Babe (Winter Version)" is a song by the American indie rock band Pavement. It is the opening track of their debut album Slanted and Enchanted, released in April 1992 on Matador Records.[1]

"Summer Babe (Winter Version)"
Song by Pavement
from the album Slanted and Enchanted
ReleasedApril 20, 1992 (1992-04-20) (on the album)
GenreIndie rock, Noise pop
Songwriter(s)Stephen Malkmus
Producer(s)Stephen Malkmus, Scott Kannberg
Summer Babe
EP by
ReleasedAugust 23, 1991 (1991-08-23)
GenreIndie rock, Noise pop
LabelDrag City Records
Pavement chronology
Slanted and Enchanted
(1992)
Summer Babe
(1991)
Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain
(1994)

The song was also released on an EP titled Summer Babe[2] (out on August 23, 1991 through Drag City Records).[3] The song didn't enter the U.S. Billboard charts.[4][5]

In 2004, Rolling Stone magazine ranked "Summer Babe (Winter Version)" by Pavement number 286 on its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[6] (In 2010, the list was updated, and now the song is at number 292.[4])

Composition

The song was written by Stephen Malkmus[4] (Pavement's lead singer and guitarist).

The recording was produced by Stephen Malkmus and Scott Kannberg.[4]

References

  1. "Pavement - Slanted And Enchanted at Discogs".
  2. "Pavement - Summer Babe at Discogs". Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  3. "Pavement - Summer Babe". Drag City. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  4. "Pavement, 'Summer Babe (Winter Version)' | 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  5. "Pavement". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  6. "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time : Rolling Stone". 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2018-05-24. (page 3)
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