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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|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>
"'''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|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|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>)
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 ==

Revision as of 18:42, 10 July 2022

"Summer Babe"
Single by Pavement
from the album Slanted and Enchanted
ReleasedAugust 23, 1991 (1991-08-23)
GenreIndie rock, noise pop
Length3:16 (album version)
3:13 (single version)
LabelMatador (album version)
Drag City (single version)
DC9
Songwriter(s)Stephen Malkmus
Producer(s)Stephen Malkmus, Scott Kannberg
Pavement singles chronology
"Summer Babe"
(1991) 		"Trigger Cut"
(1992)

"Summer Babe", also known as "Summer Babe (Winter Version)", is the debut single of the American indie rock band Pavement. It was first released as a 7" single (was listed and described as an 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.[1][2][3] 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.[4][5]

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.[6] 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".[7] (In 2010, the list was updated, and now the song is at number 292.[4]) In 2019, Paste ranked the song number two on their list of the 15 greatest Pavement songs,[8] and in 2022, Consequence of Sound ranked the song number five on their list of the 10 greatest Pavement songs.[9]

Composition

The song was written by Stephen Malkmus, who was then living in Hoboken or Jersey City at the time, and the recording was produced by Malkmus and Scott Kannberg.[10][4]

7" - 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

References

  1. ^ "Pavement - Summer Babe at Discogs". Discogs. Retrieved 2018-05-24.
  2. ^ "Release "Summer Babe" by Pavement - MusicBrainz". musicbrainz.org. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  3. ^ "Pavement - Summer Babe | Drag City". www.dragcity.com. Retrieved 2021-03-21.
  4. ^ a b c "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. ^ "Pavement - Slanted And Enchanted at Discogs". Discogs.
  7. ^ "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)
  8. ^ Morgan, Chris (June 3, 2019). "The 15 Best Pavement Songs". Paste. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  9. ^ Jones, Abby (February 16, 2022). "Pavement's 10 Best Songs". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 10, 2022.
  10. ^ Voznik-Levinson, Simon (May 15, 2018). "Stephen Malkmus: My Life in 15 Songs". Rolling Stone.
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