"Girls of Summer" is a single by
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band
Aerosmith
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. Released in
2002
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as the only
single
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from the band's 2002
greatest hits
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, ''
O, Yeah! Ultimate Aerosmith Hits
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'', the song was written by lead singer
Steven Tyler
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, guitarist
Joe Perry and professional songwriter
Marti Frederiksen
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in Hawaii, following the end of the
Just Push Play Tour
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. The song, described by the band's frequent collaborator
Jack Douglas as "
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meets
the Beach Boys
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", reflected the laid back atmosphere of its composition, where according to Tyler, he along with Perry and Fredericksen utilized Pro Tools and just started flailing to see which vibe would come out.
Another song from those sessions, "Bad Enough", was originally submitted for the ''
Spider-Man
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''
soundtrack
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- where it was rejected and replaced with an Aerosmith cover of the
"Spider-Man" theme song - before being rewritten into another track present in ''Oh Yeah!'', "Lay It Down".
The single reached #25 on the U.S.
Mainstream Rock Tracks
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chart.
The
Girls of Summer Tour
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, which occurred in the latter half of 2002 and featured Aerosmith with
Kid Rock
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and
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as openers, was named after the single.
The song was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2003 in the category
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.
Music video
The video for the song was directed by
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, and filmed in
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. The three women appearing in the video are
Jaime Pressly
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,
Nichole Galicia, and
Kim Smith.
As Steven Tyler is shown on the beach, the music video depicted the summer activities of the girls in different time points:
* '6:45: The Morning After' - Jaime takes a photo of a guy she sleeps with as he is still sleeping and leaves.
* '10:00 AM: The Kiss and Tell' - Jaime meets up with Kim and Nichole as they go over their photos.
* '1:45 PM: Retail Therapy' - The girls go into a swimwear store and try on bikinis. Kim seduces a desk clerk to make out with her until Jaime and Nichole get her out of there.
* '2:23 PM: The Mating Call' - When the girls cross the street and are complimented by some guys in a car, Jaime licks the Mercedes Benz symbol hood ornament on the hood of the car, then pulls it off and puts it in her purse as they walk away.
* '4:00 PM: The Beautification Hour' - The girls arrive at the beach in their string bikinis where Jaime and Nichole sunbathe while Kim relaxes in the surf. When a guy comes up to Jaime, she pulls down his swim trunks as he runs off.
* '5:00 PM: The Sand Off' - The girls wash the sand off of them at a beach shower as a boy watches them. The girls just smile at the boy.
* '6:10 PM: Breakin' the Law' - The girls ride motorbikes in a "No Motorized Vehicles Allowed" area.
* '7:43 PM: Soul Searching' - While Jaime relaxes in the bathtub and Nichole relaxes on the deck, Kim does some soul searching and leaves a message on her parents’ answering machine.
* '10:27 PM: The Wine 'n Dine' - At a restaurant, the girls have dinner and wine. When it comes to the bill being expensive, the girls run out.
* '3:14 AM: We Be Clubbing' - The girls dance at a beach club. While Nichole and Kim dance in the suds, a guy bumps into Jaime who ends up slapping him.
In the final scene, Tyler finds a sandwich on the beach. When he puts it in his mouth, he learns too late that it was a bait as Tyler is reeled into the ocean.
Track listing
# "Girls of Summer" (album version)
# "
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" (album version)
# "
Walk This Way
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" (live '97)
# "Girls of Summer" (video version)
Charts
References
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Aerosmith songs
2002 singles
Songs written by Steven Tyler
Songs written by Joe Perry (musician)
Songs written by Marti Frederiksen
2002 songs
Columbia Records singles
Music videos directed by Dave Meyers (director)