Summer Nights (Rascal Flatts song)

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"Summer Nights"

Single by Rascal Flatts

from the album Unstoppable

Released

May 19, 2009

Genre

Country pop, country rock

Length

3:52 (single edit)
4:02 (album version)

Label

Lyric Street

Songwriter(s)

Brett James
Gary LeVox
busbee

Producer(s)

Dann Huff
Rascal Flatts

Rascal Flatts singles chronology

"Here Comes Goodbye"
(2009)

"Summer Nights"
(2009)

"Why"
(2009)

"Summer Nights" is a song recorded by American country music group Rascal Flatts. It was written by the band's lead singer Gary LeVox, along with Brett James and busbee. It was released in May 2009 as the second single from their sixth studio album Unstoppable.

Content

"Summer Nights" is an up-tempo country song celebrating summertime by inviting others to join in a party.

Critical reception

Matt Bjorke of Roughstock said that the song was "light hearted" and "feel-good" and would appeal to Rascal Flatts' fans, but said that he did not think that it would be well received by those who dislike the band's mainstream sound.^[1] Mandi Byerly of Entertainment Weekly said that the song sounded like it came from the High School Musical soundtrack.^[2]

Chart performance

"Summer Nights" debuted at number 57 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart dated for April 18, 2009, based on unsolicited airplay received while their then-current single "Here Comes Goodbye" was climbing the charts. "Summer Nights" held this position for two weeks before falling from the charts. It re-entered at number 53 on the same chart dated for May 16, 2009, and entered Top 40 at number 30 two weeks later. The song peaked at number 2 on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart. The song did peak at number one on the Canadian country charts.

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Hot Country Songs (Billboard)^[3]	2
US Billboard Hot 100^[4]	37
Canada Country (Billboard)^[5]	1
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)^[6]	56

Year-end charts

Chart (2009)	Position
US Country Songs (Billboard)^[7]	20

References

^ Bjorke, Matt (2009-05-20). "Rascal Flatts - "Summer Nights"". Roughstock. Retrieved 2009-05-27.
^ Byerly, Mandi (April 14, 2009). "Unstoppable review". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on April 11, 2009. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Hot Country Songs)". Billboard.
^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Canada Country)". Billboard.
^ "Rascal Flatts Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard.
^ "Best of 2009: Country Songs". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. 2009. Retrieved December 13, 2009.

v t e Rascal Flatts singles
Rascal Flatts	"Prayin' for Daylight" "This Everyday Love" "While You Loved Me" "I'm Movin' On"
Melt	"These Days" "Love You Out Loud" "I Melt" "Mayberry"
Feels Like Today	"Feels Like Today" "Bless the Broken Road" "Fast Cars and Freedom" "Skin (Sarabeth)"
Me and My Gang	"What Hurts the Most" "Me and My Gang" "My Wish" "Stand"
Still Feels Good	"Take Me There" "Winner at a Losing Game" "Every Day" "Bob That Head" "Here"
Unstoppable	"Here Comes Goodbye" "Summer Nights" "Why" "Unstoppable"
Nothing Like This	"Why Wait" "I Won't Let Go" "Easy"
Changed	"Banjo" "Come Wake Me Up" "Changed"
Rewind	"Rewind" "Payback" "Riot" "I Like the Sound of That"
Back to Us	"Yours If You Want It"
Other songs	"Life Is a Highway" "That Should Be Me" "Words I Couldn't Say" "Back to Life" "Let It Go" "Until Grace" "How They Remember You" "Forever Country"