Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer (song)
{{Infobox song
| name = Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer
| cover =
| alt =
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| type = single
| artist = Nat King Cole
| album = Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer
| B-side = In The Cool Of The Day
| released = May 1963
| recorded =
| studio = Capitol (Hollywood)
| venue =
| genre = Easy listening
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=22}}
| label = Capitol
| writer = * Hans Carste
| producer = Lee Gillette
| prev_title = All Over the World
| prev_year = 1963
| next_title = That Sunday, That Summer
| next_year = 1963
| misc =
}}
"Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer" is a popular song composed by Hans Carste. It was originally written as "Du spielst 'ne tolle Rolle", with German lyrics by Hans Bradtke (de), and was first recorded under that title in 1962 by Willy Hagara.[https://secondhandsongs.com/work/169376 "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer", SecondhandSongs.com]. Retrieved 15 February 2019
Nat King Cole recording
In 1963, it was recorded by Nat King Cole, with English lyrics written by Charles Tobias on a theme of nostalgia. Cole's version, arranged by Ralph Carmichael and produced by Lee Gillette, reached number 6 on the US Hot 100.{{cite book|first=Joel|last=Whitburn|year=2003|title=Top Pop Singles 1955-2002|edition=1st|publisher=Record Research Inc.|location=Menomonee Falls, Wisconsin|isbn=0-89820-155-1|page=[https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstop00whitbur/page/68 68]|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/joelwhitburnstop00whitbur/page/68}} On the US Middle-Road Singles chart, "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer" reached number 3.{{cite book |title= Top Adult Contemporary: 1961-2001|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2002 |publisher=Record Research |page=59}} It was the opening track of Cole's 1963 album of the same name.
=Chart performance=
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!Chart (1963) !Peak |
| align="left"|US Billboard Middle-Road Singles
|align="center"|3 |
| align="left"|US Billboard Hot 100
|align="center"|6 |
| align="left"|US Billboard Hot R&B Singles{{cite book |title= Top R&B/Hip-Hop Singles: 1942-2004|last=Whitburn |first=Joel |authorlink=Joel Whitburn |year=2004 |publisher=Record Research |page=127}}
|align="center"|11 |
Copyrights
=Original copyrights=
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: {{Hanging indent |text=Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Music, Library of Congress, Copyright Office }}
- Vol. {{space|1}}17; Part 5,{{space|2}} No. 2, July–December 1963 (1964). "Du spielst 'ne tolle Rolle". © Edition Primus Rolf Budde KG; [https://books.google.com/books?id=iy4hAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA1314&pg=PA1314&dq=%22hans+carste 13 Feb 1962; EP28432. p. 1314.]
- Vol. {{space|1}}17; Part 5,{{space|2}} No. 1, January–June{{space|4}}1963 (1964). "Those Lazy-Hazy-Crazy Days of Summer". © on English lyrics & new version; Comet Music Corp.; [https://books.google.com/books?id=UC0hAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA598&lpg=PA598&dq=comet+%22Carste%22+%22days+of+summer 6 May 1963; EP175569. p. 598.]
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References
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{{Nat King Cole}}
Category:Songs about nostalgia
Category:Songs written by Charles Tobias
Category:Songs written by Hans Carste
Category:Capitol Records singles
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