Summer Jam (song)

"Summer Jam" is a song by German dance music group The Underdog Project. It was released on November 14, 2000. It is the first single from their album It Doesn't Matter. The song was considered a big hit in Europe, as it stayed at number three on the German pop charts and was number one on both charts in Belgium, and number one in the Netherlands. After that, the single aired on some of the most popular radio stations in the US like WPOW in Miami and New York City's WKTU. The song was released in the UK in 2001, and re-released as "Summer Jam 2003" in 2003.

This song features samples of the original hit from 1997, "Fiesta" by The Sunclub.

Lyrics and music

Songwriter and composer(s): Vic Krishna, Christoph Brüx, Toni Cottura, Craig Scott Smart, Stephan Browarczyk, Shahin Moshirian

Track listings

2000 release

Summer Jam

Summer Jam is the annual hip-hop fest held in East Rutherford, New Jersey and sponsored by New York-based radio station Hot 97FM. Normally held in June, the concert features the most popular acts that hip-hop and R&B have to offer in a particular year.

The hip-hop summer festival format was originally pioneered and popularized by San Francisco radio station KMEL with their large-scale Summer Jam concerts from 1987 through the 1990s and present day. KMEL continues to host smaller versions of the event annually. Similarly, Los Angeles station KKBT held an annual Summer Jam hip-hop concert during the 1990s after hiring KMEL's Program Director in 1993. The concert was discontinued as the station switched formats.

The concert has increasing become a scene of drug use and violence over the years. The most recent festival held on June 7, 2015 included a riot in the stadium parking lot. The disturbance began when crowds of people without tickets attempted to enter the stadium anyway by climbing over the fence and were stopped by New Jersey State Police. At this time, the decision to close all gates to the stadium was made and those in the parking lot were asked to leave. Instead of leaving, the crowd began throwing glass bottles and other objects at police. The police responded with riot gear, armored vehicles, and pepper spray. Multiple arrests were made.

Summer Jam (R.I.O. song)

"Summer Jam" is a song by German dance band R.I.O., featuring vocals from Pop, R&B and Hip-Hop singer U-Jean. The song was released in Germany as a digital download on July 27, 2012. It samples the chorus from The Underdog Project's "Summer Jam" (2001).

Music video

A music video to accompany the release of "Summer Jam" was first released onto YouTube on July 27, 2012 at a total length of three minutes and eleven seconds.

Track listing

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Release history

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