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Cruel Summer

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Cruel Summer was released on June 30, 1998 by Playground Music as a part of the album Cruel Summer (Remixes)

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Music Video

Music Video

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Ace of Base

Performer

Joe Belmaati

Programming

Jenny Berggren

Lead Vocals

Malin Berggren

Lead Vocals

SUsanne Carstensen

SUsanne Carstensen

Background Vocals

Tue Roh

Rhodes Piano

Cutfather

Remixer

Linn Berggren

Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Siobhan Fahey

Songwriter

Sara Dallin

Songwriter

Keren Woodward

Songwriter

Steve Jolley

Songwriter

Tony Swain

Songwriter

Mich Hansen

Arranger

Joe Belmaati

Arranger

Cutfather

Arranger

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Mich Hansen

Producer

Joe Belmaati

Producer

Mads Nilsson

Mixing Engineer

Miles Showell

Mastering Engineer

Cutfather

Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Mmm

Ah

Mmm

Ah

[Verse 2]

Hot summer streets and the pavements are burnin' as I sit around

Trying to smile but the air is so heavy and dry

Strange voices are saying (Ah, what did they say?)

Things I can't understand

It's too close for comfort, this heat has got right out of hand

(Ah)

[Verse 3]

It's a cruel (Cruel), cruel summer

Leaving me here on my own

It's a cruel (It's a cruel), cruel summer

Now you're gone, you're not the only one, it's a cruel

[Verse 4]

The city is crowded, my friends are away and I'm on my own

It's too hot to handle so I've gotta get up and go

As in go home

[Verse 5]

It's a cruel (Cruel), cruel summer

Leaving me here on my own

It's a cruel (It's a cruel), cruel summer

Now you're gone, you're not the only one

It's a cruel (Cruel), cruel summer (Leaving me)

Leaving me here on my own

It's a cruel (It's a cruel), cruel summer

Now you're gone, you're not the only one, it's a cruel

[Verse 6]

Mmm

Now don't you leave me

Mmm, now don't you leave me

Now don't you leave me, come on, come on

Mmm, now don't you leave me

Mmm, now don't you leave me

Now don't you leave me, come on, come on

[Verse 7]

It's a cruel (Cruel), cruel summer

Leaving me here on my own (Leaving me here all alone)

It's a cruel (It's a cruel), cruel summer (Leaving me here in this summer)

You're not the only one (You're not the only one)

[Verse 8]

It's a cruel (Cruel), cruel summer

Leaving me here on my own (Ooh, ooh)

It's a cruel (It's a cruel), cruel summer

Now you're gone, you're not the only one

It's a cruel (Cruel), cruel summer (Cruel summer)

It's a cruel summer

It's a cruel (Cruel), cruel summer (Cruel summer)

It's a cruel summer

Written by: Kari Kimmel, Keren Woodward, Leo Birenberg, Sara Dallin, Siobhan Fahey, Steve Jolley, Tony Swain

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