Summertime ( DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince song ) - Wikipedia Summertime ( DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince song ) `` Summertime '' Single by DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince from the album Homebase Released May 20, 1991 Format CD Recorded 1990 -- 1991 Genre Hip hop, R&B Length 4 : 30 Label Jive Songwriter ( s ) Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George `` Funky '' Brown, Robert `` Spike '' Mickens, Lamar Hula Mahone, Craig Simpkins, Jeffrey A. Townes, Will Smith, Charles Smith, Alton Taylor, Dennis `` D.T. '' Thomas, Richard Westfield Producer ( s ) K. Fingers ( Craig Simpkins ), Hula ( Lamar Hula Mahone ), Roland Edison DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince singles chronology `` Yo Home To Bel Air '' ( 1991 ) `` Summertime '' ( 1991 ) `` Ring My Bell '' ( 1991 ) `` Yo Home To Bel Air '' ( 1991 ) `` Summertime '' ( 1991 ) `` Ring My Bell '' ( 1991 ) `` Summertime '' is a song by American hip - hop duo DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince. It was released in May 1991 as the lead single from their fourth studio album, Homebase. The song was produced by Chicago - based producers Hula & K. Fingers and won a Grammy Award for Best Rap Performance by a Duo or Group at the 1992 Grammy Awards. It spent a week at number # 1 on the US Hot R&B / Hip - Hop Songs Chart, as well as reaching # 4 on the Billboard Hot 100. It also became the duo 's first single to enter the UK Singles Chart, peaking at # 8. Contents 1 Content 2 Track listing 3 Charts 4 See also 5 References 6 External links Content The song 's instrumental samples `` Summer Madness '' by Kool & the Gang. Track listing CD Single `` Summertime '' ( Single Edit ) -- 3 : 57 `` Summertime '' ( DJ Jazzy Jeff Mix ) -- 5 : 37 `` Summertime '' ( Street Club Remix ) -- 6 : 06 `` Girls Ai n't Nothing But Trouble '' ( Shorter Single Edit ) -- 3 : 58 12 '' Vinyl `` Summertime '' ( DJ Jazzy Jeff Mix ) -- 5 : 37 `` Summertime '' ( LP Version ) -- 4 : 30 `` Summertime '' ( Instrumental ) -- 4 : 30 `` Girls Ai n't Nothing But Trouble '' ( Shorter Single Edit ) -- 3 : 58 `` Summertime '' DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince 's `` Summertime '' from Homebase Problems playing this file ? See media help. American CD Single `` Summertime '' ( Single Edit ) -- 3 : 57 `` Summertime '' ( LP Version ) -- 4 : 30 `` Summertime '' ( DJ Jazzy Jeff Mix ) -- 5 : 37 `` Summertime '' ( Extended Club Mix ) -- 5 : 43 `` Summertime '' ( Extended Bass Mix ) -- 5 : 36 `` Summertime '' ( Street Club Remix ) -- 6 : 06 `` Summertime '' ( DJ Jazzy Jeff Instrumental ) -- 5 : 50 `` Summertime '' ( Instrumental ) -- 4 : 30 Summertime ' 98 CD Single / 12 '' Vinyl `` Summertime ' 98 '' ( SoulPower Radio Mix ) -- 4 : 12 `` Summertime ' 98 '' ( SoulPower Hip Hop Mix ) -- 4 : 40 `` Summertime ' 98 '' ( SoulPower Instrumental ) -- 4 : 16 `` Summertime '' ( Original Version ) -- 4 : 31 Summertime ( DJ Jazzy Jeff 's 2007 Remixes ) `` Summertime '' ( DJ Jazzy Jeff 's Still Summertime Remix ) ( Radio Edit ) -- `` Summertime '' ( DJ Jazzy Jeff 's SoleFul Remix ) `` Summertime '' ( DJ Jazzy Jeff 's Still Summertime Remix ) `` Summertime '' ( Original 1991 Album Version ) Charts Chart ( 1991 ) Peak position Australia ( ARIA ) 52 Canada Top Singles ( RPM ) 29 Ireland ( IRMA ) 12 Germany ( Official German Charts ) 12 Netherlands ( Dutch Top 40 ) 20 New Zealand ( Recorded Music NZ ) 5 Sweden ( Sverigetopplistan ) 17 Switzerland ( Schweizer Hitparade ) 11 UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 8 U.S. Billboard Hot 100 U.S. Billboard Hot R&B Singles U.S. Billboard Hot Rap Singles Chart ( 2012 ) Peak position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 50 Chart ( 2013 ) Peak position UK Singles ( Official Charts Company ) 36 See also List of number - one R&B singles of 1991 ( U.S. ) References Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Top R&B / Hip - Hop Singles : 1942 - 2004. Record Research. p. 161. Jump up ^ Whitburn, Joel ( 2004 ). Hot Dance / Disco : 1974 - 2003. Record Research. p. 79. Jump up ^ `` DJ Jazzy Jeff And The Fresh Prince * - Summertime ( DJ Jazzy Jeff 's Remixes ) ''. Discogs. Jump up ^ Ryan, Gavin ( 2011 ). Australia 's Music Charts 1988 -- 2010. Mt. Martha, VIC, Australia : Moonlight Publishing. Jump up ^ `` Offiziellecharts.de -- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince -- Summertime ''. GfK Entertainment Charts. Jump up ^ `` Nederlandse Top 40 -- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince search results '' ( in Dutch ) Dutch Top 40. Jump up ^ `` Charts.org.nz -- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince -- Summertime ''. Top 40 Singles. Jump up ^ `` Swedishcharts.com -- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince -- Summertime ''. Singles Top 100. Jump up ^ `` Swisscharts.com -- DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince -- Summertime ''. Swiss Singles Chart. ^ Jump up to : `` Official Charts > Jazzy Jeff & Fresh Prince ''. The Official UK Charts Company. Retrieved 2017 - 08 - 05. External links Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince DJ Jazzy Jeff The Fresh Prince Ready Rock C Studio albums Rock the House ( 1987 ) He 's the DJ, I 'm the Rapper ( 1988 ) And in This Corner... ( 1989 ) Homebase ( 1991 ) Code Red ( 1993 ) Compilation albums Greatest Hits ( 1998 ) Singles `` Girls Ai n't Nothing but Trouble '' `` The Magnificent Jazzy Jeff '' `` A Touch of Jazz '' `` Brand New Funk '' `` A Nightmare on My Street '' `` Parents Just Do n't Understand '' `` I Think I Can Beat Mike Tyson '' `` Jazzy 's Groove '' `` Yo Home to Bel Air '' `` Summertime '' `` Ring My Bell '' `` The Things That U Do '' `` You Saw My Blinker '' `` I Wanna Rock '' `` Boom ! Shake the Room '' `` I 'm Looking for the One ( To Be with Me ) '' `` Ca n't Wait to Be with You '' `` Twinkle Twinkle ( I 'm Not a Star ) '' `` Lovely Daze '' Discography This 1990s single -- related article is a stub. 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Question: when did the song summertime by will smith come out
Answer: May 1991