There’s a song for every occasion—your morning commute, a pump-up song before hitting the gym, coming home after a long day. There’s a song for it all. Arguably, there is a perfect summer song, fit for rolling the windows down on a warm evening, watching the sun go down. The iconic guitar riff starts and immediately you’re transported to the “Summer of ‘69.”
Bryan Adams’ smash hit “Summer of ‘69” comes from the 1984 studio album Reckless. Shortly after its release, the single climbed to number five on the Billboard Hot 100 and helped push Reckless to the number one position on the Billboard 200 album chart in August 1985.
Making a hit
“I wanted to capture a special energy on the track—and nearly lost my team doing it,” Adams said. “I basically fought with everyone until it became the way it is today. It wasn’t easy getting it there.”
“I had no idea it would become such a classic,” admits Adams. “Originally the song had been called ‘The Best Days Of My Life,’ but we had always played around with the idea of writing a song about summertime. At one point while we were doing the demo, I just threw in the lyric ‘It was the summer of ’69’ and it stuck. And the guitar intro is about the only thing I can play, so that was pretty easy.”
Watch Richard Goodall’s cover below.
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When is the next episode of AGT?
The third Live Quarterfinal round airs next Tuesday, August 27, at 8/7c. The Live Results show will air the next day, Wednesday, August 28, at 8/7c.
- Live Quarterfinals and Results: Every Tuesday and Wednesday, August 13 – September 3
- Live Semifinal and Results: Tuesday, September 10, and Wednesday, September 11
- Final Round and Finale Results: Tuesday, September 17, and Tuesday, September 24
How AGT Season 19 works
The Live AGT Quarterfinals are broken up across four weeks of rounds, with 11 Acts competing each week. Season 19’s Quarterfinals features four Live Show Golden Buzzer, allowing each Judge to advance an Act of their choice straight to the Finals. The remaining Semifinals slots are determined by Americans voting on their favorite Acts.
During the Live Semifinal round, 12 Acts will compete for six possible Fan Votes, allowing them to advance to the Final with the Live Show Golden Buzzers and into the Top 10.
The Top 10 will then duke it out for the coveted $1 million price in an extended two-week Finale event.
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