All Summer Long

The Official theme song for WWE’s Backlash and the 2009 Professional Bull Riders World Cup. Producer and DJ Mike E. Clark was the one who suggested sampling 2 hits form the 70’s, Werewolves of London and Sweet Home Alabama, as a mash-up in the song. The lyrics of the song imply that Kid Rock and his girlfriend drinking, smoking and having sex all summer long in his home town of northern Michigan. In an interview with MTV News, Rock talked explained: “I knew the track was solid, it’s got two of the best songs of all time mashed up together ‘Sweet Home Alabama’ and ‘Werewolves of London’, it’s got great melodies, so really, my work was done. I knew people would hear it and know I wrote it. They’d know it was real, and there’d be that connection. And that’s what’s missing in music today. I think people don’t believe half the shit they hear some rapper or some pop girl singing about… but with me, they do. And that’s why people have reacted the way they have to the song.”

Release Date: April 5, 2008

Songwriter/s: Edward King – Leroy Marinell – Robert Ritchie – Gary Rossington – Matthew Shafer – Johnny Van Zant – Robert Wachtel

Label: Atlantic – Top Dog

Chart Rankings:
Uk – 1
US – 23
Germany – 1
In the UK, the song topped the Official Charts Company and was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) for sales over 400.000 copies. In the US, it reached number 23 on the Billboard Hot 100, number 4 on the Hot Country Songs and the Mainstream Top 40. The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) certified it Gold for sales over 940.000 copies. ‘All summer long’ topped the charts in Australia, Austria, Germany, Ireland and Switzerland. It reached the top 10 charts in several countries including Belgium, Denmark, Italy, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway and Sweden. ‘All summer long’ was certified Platinum in Australia, Austria and New Zealand. In Denmark and Sweden it was certified Gold, and in Germany it was Triple Gold.

Artist’s age on Release Date: Robert James Ritchie aka Kid Rock was 37 years old when he released this song.

Cover Versions: Very few amateur artists covered this song on Youtube.