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Indian Summer (The Belle Stars song)

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B-side
  
"Sun Sun Sun"

Format
  
7", 12"

Genre
  
Pop

Released
  
August 13, 1983

Recorded
  
1983

Length
  
3:59, 5:26 (Extended Remix)

"Indian Summer" is a 1983 song by English pop/new wave band The Belle Stars, released as the fifth and final single from their only self-titled studio album and their ninth single overall. The song peaked at #52 for three weeks.

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Background

"Indian Summer" is a song about a lover had for a day. The songs chorus: "We were lovers for a day; never again will it ever be that way" likely talks about how the band only had one hit. Many of the band also believed that the single caused a rivalry with Bananarama's "Cruel Summer".

Music Video

The music video of the song depicts the band in a casino. The band wears oriental-esque clothing and they later go diving in a pool. Throughout the video, men are shown socializing with the band and laying back.

References

Indian Summer (The Belle Stars song) Wikipedia