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)" | |
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| Song by Pavement | |
| from the album Slanted and Enchanted | |
| Released | April 20, 1992 (on the album) |
| Genre | Indie rock, Noise pop |
| Songwriter(s) | Stephen Malkmus |
| Producer(s) | Stephen Malkmus, Scott Kannberg |
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| Released | August 23, 1991 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, Noise pop | |||
| Label | Drag City Records | |||
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The song was initially released as an EP/single titled Summer Babe[2] (out on August 23, 1991 through Drag City Records),[3] the first of two singles to be released from Slanted and Enchanted (the other being "Trigger Cut"). 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 and the recording was produced by Malkmus and Scott Kannberg.[4]
Track Listing (EP/Single)
- "Summer Babe" – 3:13
- "Mercy Snack: The Laundromat" – 1:39
- "Baptist Blacktick" – 2:03
References
- "Pavement - Slanted And Enchanted at Discogs".
- "Pavement - Summer Babe at Discogs". Retrieved 2018-05-24.
- "Pavement - Summer Babe". Drag City. Retrieved 2018-05-24.,
- "Pavement, 'Summer Babe (Winter Version)' | 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
- "Pavement". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
- "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)