Summer

"Summer"
Promotional single by The Smashing Pumpkins
Lyrics Tabs Spotify
Released	September 8, 1998
Studio sessions	Summer 1997 - Bugg Studios November 1997-March 1998 – Sunset Sound
Length	3:08
Songwriter(s)	James Iha

"Summer" is a song by The Smashing Pumpkins written by James Iha. It was released as a B-side on the "Perfect" single in 1998, and as a US promotional cassette in December of that same year. It later appeared on Rarities and B-Sides, and an instrumental version was released on the 2014 reissue of Adore.

Lyrics

in the summer i can breathe
i don't need a single thing
and all the love you give
is so sweet

in the winter i can read

all those books you gave to me
and all the words of faith
are bound to waste

worn and torn from the outside
a love that's strong every time
still you vanish in the night
hey love
hey love
hey love

jack and rosemary
 
said love will calm their hearts
never any moment
still devout

a child that can change
i blessed on the stage
i lost the changes
we give each day

worn and torn from the outside
a child gets born it's divine
a love that's strong every time

do you feel anything
can you explain
if i change
oooh oooh

worn and torn from the outside
a love that's strong as the tides
and still you vanish in the night
hey love
hey love (well come on darling)
hey love (well come on feel)

Release

US promo cassette

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Perfect"	3:08

Released	Label	Catalog ID	Format	Country	External sites
December 8, 1998	Virgin		Cassette	US			[1]

Availability

Title	Notes	Type
Adore	2014 Reissue CD 5: Malice, Callous and Fools	Studio
Perfect	UK CD1 / Cassette	Single
Rarities and B-Sides		Compilation

Tour stats

• Total plays: 2 plays
• First performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1999-10-30 at Bridge School Benefit, Mountain View, CA, US
• Last performance: The Smashing Pumpkins 1999-10-31 at Bridge School Benefit, Mountain View, CA, US

External links

• "Summer" at SPFC