“Summer Girl” is the lead single off of HAIM’s third studio album Women in Music Pt. III.
The track was written as a response to the uncertain feeling because of the band’s producer (and Danielle’s partner) Ariel Rechtshaid’s cancer diagnosis. Danielle explains:
I was on tour and felt like I was t...
[Verse 1]
L.A. on my mind, I can't breathe
You're there when I close my eyes, so hard to reach
Your smiles turn into cryin', it's the same release
And you always know, and you always know
[Chorus]
I'm your summer girl
I'm your summer girl
I'm your summer girl
I'm your summer girl
[Refrain]
Do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
Do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
Do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
Do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
[Verse 2]
Lightnin' in your eyes, you can't speak
You've fallen from the sky, down to me
I see it in your face, I'm relief
I'm your summer girl
[Chorus]
I'm your summer girl
I'm your summer girl
I'm your summer girl
I'm your summer girl
I'm your summer girl
I'm your summer girl
[Refrain]
Do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
Do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
Do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
Do-do, do-do-do-do
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
[Bridge]
Peer around the corner at you
From over my shoulder, I need you
I need you to understand
These are the earthquake drills that we ran
Under the freeway overpasses
The tears behind your dark sunglasses
The fears inside your heart's deepest gashes
Walk beside me
Not behind me
Feel my unconditional love
[Refrain]
Do-do, do-do-do-do (And I can see the angels coming down)
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
Do-do, do-do-do-do (Like a wave that's crashing on the ground)
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
Do-do, do-do-do-do (And I can see the angels coming down)
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
Do-do, do-do-do-do (Like a wave that's crashing on the ground)
Do-do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do
[Outro]
And I can see the angels coming down
Like a wave that's crashing on the ground
Summer Girl was written by Lou Reed & Rostam & Ariel Rechtshaid & Alana Haim & Este Haim & Danielle Haim.
Summer Girl was produced by Rostam & Danielle Haim & Ariel Rechtshaid.
HAIM released Summer Girl on Wed Jul 31 2019.
In a series of tweets, Danielle Haim said of the song:
this song started out as a garage band demo in my phone with just a bass line, drums, some gibberish and a doot doot doot little melody. I wrote it around the time my partner was diagnosed with cancer a couple years ago while we were making STT...