“In the Summertime” is a song by British rock band Mungo Jerry, released in 1970 as their debut single. The song topped charts around the world, including seven weeks on the UK Singles Chart, two weeks on one of the Canadian charts, and number three on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart in the US. The song has sold more than thirty million copies worldwide and became a classic of the summer season. The song was written and composed by the band’s lead singer, Ray Dorset, while working in a lab for Timex. The song is a skiffle-style blues and was recorded in Pye Studio 1 with Barry Murray producing. The song has been recorded by Elton John and Bob Dylan. The original Mungo Jerry line up that recorded “In The Summertime” can be seen in the video clip made in 1970.