Sly & The Family Stone - Hot Fun in the Summertime

Hot Fun in the Summertime

Written by Sylvester Stewart and released in August 1969 just prior to Sly and the Family Stone's performance at Woodstock, this song peaked at number 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 and is ranked as the seventh biggest U.S. hit of 1969. Rolling Stone ranked it #247 on their list of the "500 Greatest Songs of All Time," and it has been named an all-time "summer anthem" by Yahoo! Music and AskMen.

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