SUMMER Lyrics
Right now inside the place to be with the one JAY-Z and Bey
Slowing down the dance to a different type of speed
You know it's Cool & Dre deh pan the beat
You know, a bloodclaat heat
(Right)
[Chorus: Beyoncé & JAY-Z]
Let's make love in the summertime, yeah
On the sands, beach sands, make plans
To be in each other's arms, yeah
Let it breathe, let it breathe
I wanna drown in the depths of you, yeah, yeah
When the water's so blue (So blue, so blue)
So blue (So blue)
I need to take my time, oh yeah
Show you somethin' real (So real)
So real (Let it breathe), so real (Let it breathe, so real)
I want you to come inside right now
So you know just how I feel
How I feel (Let it breathe, let it breathe), yeah
[Verse 1: Beyoncé]
We never been this far from the shore
We might not ever go back anymore
Got you all in your emotions, hit you with the force then
Tell me your desires, I won't ever tire
You'd rather play the game than to throw the fight
Boy you know that ain't right
When I’m needing your affection, I need that attention
Up and down motion, come swim in my ocean, yeah yeah
Let's make love in the summertime, yeah
On the sands, beach sands, make plans
To be in each other's arms
Let it breathe, let it breathe
I wanna drown in the depths of you, yeah, yeah (Yeah, yeah)
Where the water's so blue
So blue (So blue)
[Verse 2: JAY-Z]
I brought my sand to the beach
Hopped out the Lam' with the sheep
Skin rugs on the floor
We hugged, made love on the seats
We tried to hide in the hills
We watched the sky turn peach
Summer's light like, summer's night
It's like, Christ masterpiece
She taste like Corona Light, sweet
Even the lime gotta squeeze
She gave me a lil' swig, to chase behind my weed
If I can stay in her hair forever, that'd be fine by me
I don't have no concept of time
Even with a rose gold Concept on me
I remember summer nights in the projects
Bullet rounds interrupting my Chi
When the worst thing that could happen
Zipped up his jacket and ran back down the street
In Bel-Air, only the nights get cold
I wrapped a yellow jacket 'round Bey
It's not lost on me, music has my kids sound asleep
Oh, let's make love in the summertime, yeah
On the sands, beach sands, make plans
To be in each other's arms, yeah
Let it breathe, let it breathe
I need to take my time to show you somethin' real (So real)
This is real (So real)
I want you to come inside right now
So you know just how I feel, how I feel
Let's make love in the summertime
Let's make love in the summertime
Be in each other's arms
Let it breathe, let it breathe
Let's make love in the summertime, yeah
On the sands, beach sands, make plans
To love in each other's arms, yeah
[Outro: Damian Marley]
Love, when
Love neva change you kno'
When people change change
You kno'
Love is universal ting
Love is going to express itself as a form of forgiveness and compassion for each other
About
Interpolating JAY-Z’s 2013 track, “Beach is Better (Interlude),” Beyoncé is added to the mix to give us sexy summer vibes with “SUMMER”— the first track of their surprise debut collaborative album, EVERYTHING IS LOVE. The song features a heartfelt back-and-forth between Jay-Z and Beyoncé, each taking time to show their love to one another. The track is also 4 minutes and 44 seconds in length, referencing JAY-Z’s solo album 4:44.
Following its release, “SUMMER” debuted at #84 on the Billboard Hot 100 and at #42 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
About the song’s creation, producer duo Cool & Dre explained to Billboard:
Dre: For the “SUMMER” record, Cool had this music groove that he was working on and played it for me, and immediately I heard a melody, and it was definitely inspired by what we were seeing every day. There’s a scene where Jay and Bey are on the beach filming each other on the sand and just enjoying the presence of each other, and we took what we saw and put it in the music. When they heard it, they took the idea and turned it into “SUMMER.”
Cool: It was really organic. It was just creating amazing music in a great environment. Just taking in all the vibes of where we were at and just riding off the highs. Me and Dre were in a special type of place.
According/ to Dre from the production duo Cool & Dre:
When we played them “SUMMER,” we would tell Bey and Jay, “If you don’t like the melody or the words, we’ll change them. We want to do anything to be a part of this.” They were like, “No, we love it, don’t stop.” That was the greatest thing they would tell me and Cool: not to stop… And on records like “SUMMER,” Beyoncé would be like, “I want to hear strings; I want to hear horns. Use my string section, use my horns – I got them all here.” They really produced these records with us. That’s why it says produced by Beyoncé and JAY-Z and Cool and Dre. They definitely gave us direction. And when we were doing it right, they told us not to stop.
