- Written by According to the ASCAP
website the song was a collaboration of a number of writers and
performers, presented here in alphabetical order:
- Edward C King
- Leroy P Marinell
- Robert J Ritchie (AKA "Kid Rock")
- Gary Robert Rossington
- Matthew L Shafer (AKA "Uncle Kracker)
- Ronald W Van Zant
- Robert T Wachtel
- Warren William Zevon
- The song is a combination of influences and musical riffs from two songs, Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd (written by Van Zant, Rossington, and King) and "Werewolves of London", written by Zevon, Marinell, and Wachtel
- All Summer Long was originally performed by Kid Rock (born Robert James Ritchie 1/17/71 in Romeo, Michigan)
- It was included as the third single to be released on
his 9th studio album, Rock n Roll Jesus
- The album debuted at #1 on the Billboard magazine Top 200 album chart in October 2007. It also reached #1 on the Top Rock Albums chart
- The album returned to the Top 10 of the album charts for 17 weeks in 2008 when the single All Summer Long was released
- The single rose to #23 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart
- Interestingly enough, in the US the highest charting position was on the Country singles chart at #4
- Other chart positions in the US are as follows:
- Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks - #24
- Hot Country Songs - #4
- Pop 100 - #16
- Hot Modern Rock Tracks - #38
- Hot Mainstream Rock Tracks - #17
- In Europe the single did even better, reaching #1 in
several countries as well as the more generic Eurochart. Here's how it
fared overseas:
- Australian Singles - #1
- Austrian Singles - #1
- Canadian Hot 100 - #12
- Danish Singles - #7
- Dutch Singles - #1
- Eurochart Hot 100 Singles - #1
- French Singles - #28
- German Singles - #1
- New Zealand Singles - #3
- Irish Singles - #1
- Norwegian Singles - #4
- Italian Singles - #7
- Swedish Singles - #3
- Swiss Singles - #1
- Turkey Top 20 - #4
- UK Singles - #1
- The song won the People's Choice Award in 2008 for best rock song
- Ironically, the song could have done much better in the US were it not for Kid Rock's boycott of Apple iTunes and refusing to allow the song to be distributed through that source, which is currently the largest single music retailer in the world
- Kid Rock joins artists such as The Beatles, AC/DC, Jay-Z, and Garth Brooks in the boycott
- At issue is how much money the actual artists are receiving versus the record companies
- With the advent of digital downloading the artists contend that the manufacturing costs are reduced to next to nothing, yet the recording companies continue to take the same cut as if they were actually producing a CD or tape
- The song was used as the official theme song for WWE's Backlash 2008
Oracle Band MP3 / RealAudio Samples
An excerpt from a live Oracle Band performance of this song is available as both a streaming RealAudio format, or as a higher quality downloadable MP3. Select the version you'd prefer.
Song Lyrics - Song Title
It was 1989, my thoughts were short my hair was long
Caught somewhere between a boy and man
She was seventeen and she was far from in-between
It was summertime in Northern Michigan
Ahh Ahh Ahh
Ahh Ahh Ahh
Splashing through the sand bar
Talking by the campfire
It's the simple things in life
Like when and where
We didn't have no internet
But man I never will forget
The way the moonlight shined upon her hair
And we were trying different things
We were smoking funny things
Making love out by the lake to our favorite song
Sipping whiskey out the bottle,
Not thinking 'bout tomorrow
Singing Sweet home Alabama all summer long
Singing Sweet home Alabama all summer long
Catching Walleye from the dock
Watching the waves roll off the rocks
She'll forever hold a spot inside my soul
We'd blister in the sun
We couldn't wait for night to come
To hit that sand and play some rock and roll
And we were trying different things
We were smoking funny things
Making love out by the lake to our favorite song
Sipping whiskey out the bottle,
Not thinking 'bout tomorrow
Singing Sweet home Alabama all summer long
Singing Sweet home Alabama all summer long
Now nothing seems as strange
As when the leaves began to change
Or how we thought those days would never end
Sometimes I'll hear that song
And I'll start to sing along
And think man I'd love to see that girl again
And we were trying different things
We were smoking funny things
Making love out by the lake to our favorite song
Sipping whiskey out the bottle,
Not thinking 'bout tomorrow
Singing Sweet home Alabama all summer long
Singing Sweet home Alabama all summer long
Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long
Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long
Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long
Singing Sweet Home Alabama all summer long
| Note that the lyrics posted here are those as interpreted and performed by The Oracle Band. In a few cases we have taken some liberties with the lyrics to make them more appropriate for tasteful gatherings. Their use here is intended as an aid for people in selecting music for their wedding reception or private party, and may not be reproduced for any commercial, for-profit use. |
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Rock N Roll Jesus
This is the only legal way to obtain the song All Summer Long, as it is not available for digital download. |
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Rock N Roll Jesus
Much more suitable for family occasions when you don't want to embarrass others with inappropriate lyrics. It also includes one additional song not found on the other album |
