Summertime Magic

"Summertime Magic" is a song by the American recording artist Childish Gambino. Written and produced by Gambino and Ludwig Göransson, the song was released by Wolf+Rothstein and RCA Records on July 11, 2018. The song was speculated to be the lead single from Gambino's then-upcoming fourth studio album, but was eventually not included. It was made available for digital download and streaming with "Feels Like Summer" as an extended play under the title Summer Pack.^[2]

"Summertime Magic"
Single by Childish Gambino
from the EP Summer Pack
Released	July 11, 2018 (2018-07-11)
Genre	R&B[1]
Length	3:33
Label	Wolf+Rothstein Liberator Music RCA
Composer(s)	Donald Glover Ludwig Göransson
Lyricist(s)	Donald Glover
Producer(s)	Donald Glover Ludwig Göransson
Childish Gambino singles chronology
"This Is America" (2018) "Summertime Magic" (2018) "Monster" (2019)

Personnel

Credits adapted from Tidal.^[3]

• Childish Gambino – production, mix engineering
• Ludwig Göransson – production
• Riley Temple – mix engineering, master engineering, record engineering
• Kesha "K.Lee" Lee – record engineering

Charts

Weekly charts Chart (2018) Peak position Australia (ARIA)[4] 31 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Flanders)[5] 7 Belgium (Ultratip Bubbling Under Wallonia)[6] 16 Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[7] 33 Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[8] 35 Hungary (Stream Top 40)[9] 28 Ireland (IRMA)[10] 21 Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11] 82 New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12] 29 Portugal (AFP)[13] 26 Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14] 40 Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15] 81 UK Singles (OCC)[16] 30 US Billboard Hot 100[17] 44 US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[18] 21 US Rhythmic (Billboard)[19] 13

Year-end charts Chart (2018) Position US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard)[20] 33

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[21]	Platinum	70,000‡
Canada (Music Canada)[22]	Gold	40,000‡
New Zealand (RMNZ)[23]	Gold	15,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[24]	Silver	200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[25]	Platinum	1,000,000‡
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region	Date	Format	Label	Ref.
Various	July 11, 2018	Digital download streaming	Wolf+Rothstein Liberator Music RCA	[26][27]
United States	July 17, 2018	Rhythmic contemporary radio	RCA	[28]
		Urban contemporary radio		[29]
	July 31, 2018	Contemporary hit radio		[30]