Sweet Summer

"Sweet Summer"
Single by Diamond Rio
from the album One More Day
B-side	"I'm Already Gone"
Released	May 7, 2001
Genre	Country
Length	4:29
Label	Arista Nashville
Songwriter(s)	Neil Thrasher Michael Dulaney
Producer(s)	Mike Clute Diamond Rio
Diamond Rio singles chronology
"One More Day" (2000) "Sweet Summer" (2001) "That's Just That" (2001)

"Sweet Summer" is a song written by Neil Thrasher and Michael Dulaney, and recorded by American country musicgroup Diamond Rio. It was released in May 2001 as the third single from the album One More Day. It peaked at No. 18 in the United States and it also peaked at No. 4 on the U.S. Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100.

Content

The song paints the joys of summer with different summer items from an ice cream man to backyard barbecues.

Critical reception

Deborah Evans Price, of Billboard magazine reviewed the song favorably calling it "the perfect summertime hit." Price also went on to say that Diamond Rio delivers the song in a "sweet, whimsical tone."^[1]

Chart performance

"Sweet Summer" debuted at number 55 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the chart week of May 12, 2001.

Chart (2001)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)[2]	18
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[3]	4

References

1. Billboard, May 12, 2001
2. "Diamond Rio Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
3. "Diamond Rio Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard.