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{{Infobox single
| name = Summer Babe
| name = Summer Babe
| cover = PavementSummerBabe.jpg
| cover = PavementSummerBabe.jpg
| alt =
| alt =
| type = single
| type = single
| artist = [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]]
| artist = [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]]
| album = [[Slanted and Enchanted]]
| album = [[Slanted and Enchanted]]
| released = {{start date|1991|08|23}}
| released = {{start date|1991|08|23}}
| genre = [[Indie rock]], [[noise pop]]
| recorded = 1990
| studio = Louder Than You Think Studios <small>([[Stockton, California]]) </small>
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| length = 3:16 (album version)<br/> 3:13 ([[radio edit|single version]])
| genre = *[[Indie rock]]
| label = [[Matador Records|Matador]] (album version)<br/> [[Drag City Records|Drag City]] (single version)<br/><small>DC9</small>
*[[jangle pop]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/rock/pavement-slanted-and-enchanted-album-indie-masterpiece-7767802/|title=Pavement's 'Slanted and Enchanted' Turns 25|author=William Goodman|publisher=Billboard|access-date=July 14, 2022}} " “Summer Babe,” a noisy yet gentle jangle-pop tune about a summer crush"</ref>
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| writer = [[Stephen Malkmus]]
*[[noise pop]]<ref>{{cite web|last=Kurland|first=Jordan|title=The Mix: 100 Essential Noise Pop Songs|url=https://www.npr.org/2012/06/14/155014576/the-mix-100-essential-noise-pop-songs |publisher=[[NPR]]}}</ref>
| producer = [[Stephen Malkmus]], [[Scott Kannberg]]
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| length = *3:16 <small>(album version)</small>
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| prev_title =
*3:13 <small>(radio edit)</small>
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| prev_year =
| label = {{flatlist|
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| next_title = [[Trigger Cut]]
*[[Matador Records|Matador]] <small>(album version)</small>
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| next_year = 1992
*[[Drag City Records|Drag City]] <small>(single version)</small>
}}
}}
| writer = {{flatlist|
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"'''Summer Babe'''", also known as "'''Summer Babe (Winter Version)'''", is the debut single of the American [[indie rock]] band [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]]. It was first released as a 7" single (was listed and described as an [[extended play|EP]] at the time) by Chicago's [[Drag City Records]] on August 23, 1991, titled ''Summer Babe'', their only single release on the Drag City label before the band moved to New York-based [[Matador Records]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Pavement - Summer Babe at Discogs|url=https://www.discogs.com/Pavement-Summer-Babe/master/1196858|accessdate=2018-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Release "Summer Babe" by Pavement - MusicBrainz|url=https://musicbrainz.org/release/0d74774b-4667-40ba-959a-580291ecf3bb|access-date=2021-03-10|website=musicbrainz.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Pavement - Summer Babe {{!}} Drag City|url=https://www.dragcity.com/products/summer-babe|access-date=2021-03-21|website=www.dragcity.com}}</ref> The songs on the Drag City single would later be included on the Drag City compilation ''[[Westing (By Musket & Sextant)]]'', and on Matador's ''[[Slanted & Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe]]''. The song didn't enter the U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' charts.<ref name="Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs 2011" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Pavement|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pavement|accessdate=2018-05-24|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>
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*[[Stephen Malkmus]]
*[[Scott Kannberg]]
}}
| producer = [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]]
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| prev_title =
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| prev_year =
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| next_title = [[Trigger Cut]]
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| next_year = 1992
}}
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"'''Summer Babe'''", also known as "'''Summer Babe (Winter Version)'''", is the debut single by the American [[indie rock]] band [[Pavement (band)|Pavement]]. It was first released as a 7" single (listed and described as an [[extended play|EP]] at the time) by Chicago's [[Drag City Records]] on August 23, 1991, titled ''Summer Babe''. It was their only single on the Drag City label before the band moved to New York–based [[Matador Records]].<ref name=":0">{{cite web|title=Pavement - Summer Babe at Discogs|website=[[Discogs]] |url=https://www.discogs.com/Pavement-Summer-Babe/master/1196858|accessdate=2018-05-24}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Release "Summer Babe" by Pavement - MusicBrainz|url=https://musicbrainz.org/release/0d74774b-4667-40ba-959a-580291ecf3bb|access-date=2021-03-10|website=musicbrainz.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Pavement - Summer Babe {{!}} Drag City|url=https://www.dragcity.com/products/summer-babe|access-date=2021-03-21|website=www.dragcity.com}}</ref> The songs on the Drag City single would later be included on the Drag City compilation ''[[Westing (By Musket & Sextant)]]'', and on Matador's ''[[Slanted & Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe]]''. The song didn't enter the U.S. ''[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]'' charts.<ref name="Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs 2011" /><ref>{{cite web|title=Pavement|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/pavement|accessdate=2018-05-24|publisher=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]]}}</ref>


A slightly different mix of the song with different vocals, officially known as ''Summer Babe (Winter Version)'', later became the first track on the band's debut album, ''[[Slanted and Enchanted]]'', released in April 1992.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pavement - Slanted And Enchanted at Discogs|url=https://www.discogs.com/Pavement-Slanted-And-Enchanted/master/21660}}</ref> In 2004, ''Summer Babe (Winter Version)'' was ranked number 286 by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine on its list of the "[[500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]".<ref name="Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs 2004 (page 3)">{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page/3|title=The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time : Rolling Stone|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208074656/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page/3|year=2004|archivedate=2008-02-08|url-status=dead|accessdate=2018-05-24}} (page 3)</ref> (In 2010, the list was updated, and now the song is at number 292.<ref name="Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs 2011">{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/pavement-summer-babe-winter-version-20110526|title=Pavement, 'Summer Babe (Winter Version)' {{!}} 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=2011-04-07|accessdate=2018-05-24}}</ref>)
A slightly different mix of the song with different vocals, officially known as ''Summer Babe (Winter Version)'', later became the first track on the band's debut album, ''[[Slanted and Enchanted]]'', released in April 1992.<ref>{{cite web|title=Pavement - Slanted And Enchanted at Discogs|website=[[Discogs]] |url=https://www.discogs.com/Pavement-Slanted-And-Enchanted/master/21660}}</ref> In 2004, ''Summer Babe (Winter Version)'' was ranked number 286 by ''[[Rolling Stone]]'' magazine on its list of the "[[500 Greatest Songs of All Time]]".<ref name="Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs 2004 (page 3)">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page/3|title=The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time : Rolling Stone|magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080208074656/http://www.rollingstone.com/news/coverstory/500songs/page/3|year=2004|archivedate=2008-02-08|url-status=dead|accessdate=2018-05-24}} (page 3)</ref> (In 2010, the list was updated, and now the song is at number 292.<ref name="Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs 2011">{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/the-500-greatest-songs-of-all-time-20110407/pavement-summer-babe-winter-version-20110526|title=Pavement, 'Summer Babe (Winter Version)' {{!}} 500 Greatest Songs of All Time|publisher=[[Rolling Stone]]|date=2011-04-07|accessdate=2018-05-24}}</ref>) In 2019, ''[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]'' ranked the song number two on their list of the 15 greatest Pavement songs,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/pavement/the-15-best-pavement-songs/|title=The 15 Best Pavement Songs|first=Chris|last=Morgan|work=[[Paste (magazine)|Paste]]|date=June 3, 2019|accessdate=July 10, 2022}}</ref> and in 2022, ''[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence of Sound]]'' ranked the song number five on their list of the 10 greatest Pavement songs.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://consequence.net/2022/02/pavement-best-songs-list/|title=Pavement's 10 Best Songs|first=Abby|last=Jones|work=[[Consequence (publication)|Consequence of Sound]]|date=February 16, 2022|accessdate=July 10, 2022}}</ref>


== Composition ==
== Composition ==
The song was written by [[Stephen Malkmus]], who was then living in [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]] or [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]] at the time, and the recording was produced by Malkmus and [[Scott Kannberg]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Voznik-Levinson|first=Simon|date=May 15, 2018|title=Stephen Malkmus: My Life in 15 Songs|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/stephen-malkmus-my-life-in-15-songs-629346/summer-babe-629357/|website=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref name="Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs 2011" />
The songs were written by [[Stephen Malkmus]], who was then living in [[Hoboken, New Jersey|Hoboken]] or [[Jersey City, New Jersey|Jersey City]] at the time along with [[Scott Kannberg]], and the recording was produced by the duo.<ref>{{Cite magazine|last=Voznik-Levinson|first=Simon|date=May 15, 2018|title=Stephen Malkmus: My Life in 15 Songs|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-lists/stephen-malkmus-my-life-in-15-songs-629346/summer-babe-629357/|magazine=Rolling Stone}}</ref><ref name="Rolling Stone 500 Greatest Songs 2011" />


==Reception==
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== 7" - Track listing ==
''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]'' said the song, "sketches Malkmus' balancing act between the court jester and the savant. It takes a foolish confidence to start your debut single with "Ice baby" only two years removed from [[Vanilla Ice]]'s billboard-topping single. "Summer Babe" careens between self-seriousness and complete nonsense; when Malkmus sings, with an exasperated laugh, "Drop off," it's as if he’s laughing at himself."<ref>{{cite web|title=The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s|url=https://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-best-songs-of-the-1990s/|work=[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]|author=Marc Hogan}}</ref>
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== Music video ==
The music video of the song, which is quite rare, was directed by a woman referred to as "Tanya S," an early member of the Silver Jews. The video features Malkmus, Nastanovich, and Ibold miming the song (with either some or no instruments) along with backdrops of [[New York City]] and clips of Malkmus' then-girlfriend (another early ex-Silver Jews member) interspersed.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/pavement/comments/tjplfi/summer_babe_music_video_from_feb_91_rare/|title=R/Pavement - Summer Babe music video from Feb '91 (RARE)}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Unddit |url=https://www.unddit.com/r/pavement/comments/tjplfi/summer_babe_music_video_from_feb_91_rare/ |website=www.unddit.com}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQOExHwpp6w "Summer Babe" music video] by Tanya S., [https://web.archive.org/web/20220511072551/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQOExHwpp6w archived on Wayback Machine]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.reddit.com/r/pavement/comments/tjplfi/summer_babe_music_video_from_feb_91_rare/}}</ref>


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Revision as of 23:53, 30 June 2024

"Summer Babe"
Single by Pavement
from the album Slanted and Enchanted
ReleasedAugust 23, 1991 (1991-08-23)
Recorded1990
StudioLouder Than You Think Studios (Stockton, California)
Genre
Length
  • 3:16 (album version)
  • 3:13 (radio edit)
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Pavement
Pavement singles chronology
"Summer Babe"
(1991) 		"Trigger Cut"
(1992)

"Summer Babe", also known as "Summer Babe (Winter Version)", is the debut single by the American indie rock band Pavement. It was first released as a 7" single (listed and described as an EP at the time) by Chicago's Drag City Records on August 23, 1991, titled Summer Babe. It was their only single on the Drag City label before the band moved to New York–based Matador Records.[3][4][5] The songs on the Drag City single would later be included on the Drag City compilation Westing (By Musket & Sextant), and on Matador's Slanted & Enchanted: Luxe & Reduxe. The song didn't enter the U.S. Billboard charts.[6][7]

A slightly different mix of the song with different vocals, officially known as Summer Babe (Winter Version), later became the first track on the band's debut album, Slanted and Enchanted, released in April 1992.[8] In 2004, Summer Babe (Winter Version) was ranked number 286 by Rolling Stone magazine on its list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[9] (In 2010, the list was updated, and now the song is at number 292.[6]) In 2019, Paste ranked the song number two on their list of the 15 greatest Pavement songs,[10] and in 2022, Consequence of Sound ranked the song number five on their list of the 10 greatest Pavement songs.[11]

Composition

The songs were written by Stephen Malkmus, who was then living in Hoboken or Jersey City at the time along with Scott Kannberg, and the recording was produced by the duo.[12][6]

Reception

Pitchfork said the song, "sketches Malkmus' balancing act between the court jester and the savant. It takes a foolish confidence to start your debut single with "Ice baby" only two years removed from Vanilla Ice's billboard-topping single. "Summer Babe" careens between self-seriousness and complete nonsense; when Malkmus sings, with an exasperated laugh, "Drop off," it's as if he’s laughing at himself."[13]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Summer Babe"3:13
2."Mercy Snack: The Laundromat"1:39
3."Baptist Blacktick"2:03
Total length:6:55

Music video

The music video of the song, which is quite rare, was directed by a woman referred to as "Tanya S," an early member of the Silver Jews. The video features Malkmus, Nastanovich, and Ibold miming the song (with either some or no instruments) along with backdrops of New York City and clips of Malkmus' then-girlfriend (another early ex-Silver Jews member) interspersed.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ William Goodman. "Pavement's 'Slanted and Enchanted' Turns 25". Billboard. Retrieved July 14, 2022. " “Summer Babe,” a noisy yet gentle jangle-pop tune about a summer crush"
  2. ^ Kurland, Jordan. "The Mix: 100 Essential Noise Pop Songs". NPR.
  3. ^ "Pavement - Summer Babe at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  4. ^ "Release "Summer Babe" by Pavement - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  5. ^ "Pavement - Summer Babe | Drag City". www.dragcity.com. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  6. ^ a b c "Pavement, 'Summer Babe (Winter Version)' | 500 Greatest Songs of All Time". Rolling Stone. 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  7. ^ "Pavement". Billboard. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  8. ^ "Pavement - Slanted And Enchanted at Discogs". Discogs.
  9. ^ "The RS 500 Greatest Songs of All Time : Rolling Stone". Rolling Stone. 2004. Archived from the original on 2008-02-08. Retrieved 2018-05-24. (page 3)
  10. ^ Morgan, Chris (June 3, 2019). "The 15 Best Pavement Songs". Paste. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  11. ^ Jones, Abby (February 16, 2022). "Pavement's 10 Best Songs". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  12. ^ Voznik-Levinson, Simon (May 15, 2018). "Stephen Malkmus: My Life in 15 Songs". Rolling Stone.
  13. ^ Marc Hogan. "The 250 Best Songs of the 1990s". Pitchfork.
  14. ^ "R/Pavement - Summer Babe music video from Feb '91 (RARE)".
  15. ^ "Unddit". www.unddit.com.
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