In Summer

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For the 1868 painting by Pierre-Auguste Renoir, see In Summer (Renoir).
"In Summer"
Wonderland Music Company
ReleasedNovember 25, 2013
Recorded2012[1]
GenreShow tune
Length1:54
LabelWalt Disney
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)

"In Summer" is a song from Disney's 2013 animated feature film Frozen, with music and lyrics composed by Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez.

Synopsis

The song is performed by

ironic
ballad in which Olaf expresses how he wants to experience the season of summer. He is seen in several positions, including in shades, relaxing in a hot tub, playing on a beach, dancing around sand people, and relaxing on a picnic, unaware that as a snowman he will melt, and therefore his dream is in vain. The song is considered darkly comical large in part because every single thing that Olaf does is something that will only make him melt faster.

Background

According to Josh Gad, since Robert Lopez had already co-written The Book of Mormon (in which Gad was the original Elder Cunningham), Lopez already knew what type of voice he had, and so that influenced the type of song that was written for him. Gad also appreciated being able to perform a song "without 20 f-bombs in it", so it was acceptable for a younger demographic. The songwriters asked him to do "the operatic ending", a request that amused Gad.[2]

He argued that the song was not morbid, and is instead filled with a "youthful optimism", as Olaf still acts like the ages of Elsa and Anna when they created him - he is the last vestige of their forgotten past - and therefore everything he does has a naïve and hopeful quality to it.[2]

The song replaced an earlier song for Olaf titled "Hot Hot Ice," which Anderson-Lopez described as "Hot Hot Hot meets Simon & Garfunkel. It didn't work."[3]: 37:05 

Critical reception

Time dubbed it "the movie’s mid-show-stopper" and "a musical-comedy miracle", writing "A soft-shoe number with brilliant choreography of character, voice and visuals (it ends with a swirling tracking shot that quotes the one that accompanied

Let It Go", and describes it as "a delightfully wry confection".[13] CommonSenseMedia, responding to Jonathan Groff's character's quips to try to burst Olaf's bubble, said "Groff captures Olaf's neurotic optimism in the hopeful tune "In Summer", describing it as one of the great character moment brought out through song."[14] Paste called it a "show-stopping comedy number", and adding it "provides one of the few moments when Frozen fully lives up to the Disney’s classics that have come before."[15]

Other languages

The Korean language version sung by Lee Jangwon appeared on the

Gaon Singles Chart.[16]

Charts

Chart (2013–14) Peak
position
South Korea (
Gaon International Chart)[17]
 10
South Korea (
Gaon Chart)[17]
 67
UK Singles (OCC)[18]
 84
US
Bubbling Under Hot 100[19]
 4
US
Heatseekers Songs (Billboard)[20]
 12

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[21] Gold 400,000‡
United States (RIAA)[22] 2× Platinum 2,000,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Perlman, Jake (February 10, 2014). "On the Scene: 'Frozen' cast performs live for the first (and probably only) time ever". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved February 10, 2014. It was the first time the cast had ever sung the songs live and the first time many had sung the songs at all since they recorded the soundtrack a year and a half ago.
  2. ^ a b Sepinwall, Alan (2013-11-27). "Josh Gad on Frozen, being influenced by Robin Williams, and singing In Summer". Hitfix.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  3. ^ Williams College (June 30, 2014). "Exploring the Songs of "Frozen" with Kristen Anderson-Lopez '94". YouTube. Williams College. Retrieved August 10, 2014.
  4. ^ Corliss, Richard (2013-11-23). "Review: 'Frozen' – This Disney Princess Movie Is Thaw-some | TIME.com". Entertainment.time.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  5. ^ "Disney's Frozen Review". CinemaBlend.com. 2013-11-27. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  6. ^ Greydanus, Steven D. (26 November 2013). "SDG Reviews 'Frozen' | Daily News". NCRegister.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  7. ^ Scott Foundas Chief Film Critic @foundasonfilm (2013-11-03). "Film Review: 'Frozen'". Variety. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  8. ^ Lipp, Chaz (2014-03-14). "Blu-ray Review: Disney's Frozen". The Morton Report. Archived from the original on May 24, 2014. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  9. ^ Netsky, Ron. "CD Review: Disney's "Frozen" Soundtrack | Music Reviews". Rochester City Newspaper. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  10. ^ "Frozen - 3D (2013) [UK Import] Blu-ray Review | High Def Digest". Bluray.highdefdigest.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  11. ^ Smith, Kyle (2013-11-20). "Disney's 'Frozen' will melt your heart | New York Post". Nypost.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  12. ^ "Review: Disney Soundtracks - Frozen: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack". Sputnikmusic. 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  13. ^ Bibbiani, William (2013-11-17). "Review: Frozen". CraveOnline. Archived from the original on 2014-05-25. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  14. ^ "Frozen (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) Music Review". Commonsensemedia.org. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  15. ^ Berkshire, Geoff. "Frozen :: Movies :: Reviews :: Paste". Pastemagazine.com. Retrieved 2014-05-25.
  16. Gaon (in Korean). March 1, 2014. Archived from the original
    on March 6, 2014. Retrieved May 23, 2014.
  17. ^ a b "Gaon Digital Chart" (in Korean). Gaon Chart. Archived from the original on 2014-05-27.
  18. ^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company.
  19. ^ "Bubbling Under Hot 100". Billboard. Archived from the original on 2014-09-06.
  20. ^ "Billboard - Artists - Josh Gad - Heatseeking songs". Billboard. Retrieved 22 May 2014.
  21. ^ "British single certifications – Josh Gad – In Summer". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  22. ^ "American single certifications – Josh Gad – In Summer". Recording Industry Association of America.

External links

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