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Interpolating JAY-Z’s 2013 track “Beach is Better (Interlude),” Beyoncé is added to the mix to give us sexy summer vibes with “SUMMER”— the first track of their surprise debut collaborative album, "EVERYTHING IS LOVE". The song features a heartfelt back-and-forth between Jay-Z and Beyoncé, each taking time to show their love to one another. The track is also 4 minutes and 44 seconds in length, referencing JAY-Z’s solo album "4:44".
Following its release, “SUMMER” debuted at #84 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at #42 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
About the song’s creation, producer duo Cool & Dre explained to Billboard:
Dre: "For the “SUMMER” record, Cool had this music groove that he was working on and played it for me, and immediately I heard a melody, and it was definitely inspired by what we were seeing every day. There’s a scene where Jay and Bey are on the beach filming each other on the sand and just enjoying the presence of each other, and we took what we saw and put it in the music. When they heard it, they took the idea and turned it into “SUMMER.”"
Cool: "It was really organic. It was just creating amazing music in a great environment. Just taking in all the vibes of where we were at and just riding off the highs. Me and Dre were in a special type of place."
According/ to Dre from the production duo Cool & Dre:
"When we played them “SUMMER,” we would tell Bey and Jay, “If you don’t like the melody or the words, we’ll change them. We want to do anything to be a part of this.” They were like, “No, we love it, don’t stop.” That was the greatest thing they would tell me and Cool: not to stop… And on records like “SUMMER,” Beyoncé would be like, “I want to hear strings; I want to hear horns. Use my string section, use my horns – I got them all here.” They really produced these records with us. That’s why it says produced by Beyoncé and JAY-Z and Cool and Dre. They definitely gave us direction. And when we were doing it right, they told us not to stop."
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