The Summer (EP)

The Summer EP is an EP by Never Shout Never, released on June 23, 2009.^[3] Originally, this release was supposed to be the band's debut self-titled full-length album. This is the first release from Never Shout Never where his name no longer appears as one word with an exclamation point at the end. The EP peaked at number 57 on the Billboard 200 albums chart on a charting date of July 11, 2009 and selling 46,000 copies.^[4]

The Summer EP
EP by Never Shout Never
Released	June 23, 2009[1][2]
Studio	Engaged Audio The Phantom Tollbooth
Genre	Acoustic, pop
Length	16:13
Label	Warner Bros. Loveway Records
Producer	Forrest Kline
Never Shout Never chronology
Me & My Uke (2009) The Summer EP (2009) Never Shout Never (2009)
Singles from The Summer
"Happy" Released: March 3, 2009

Background and release

On March 4, 2008, Never Shout Never announced the release date and track listing of the EP.^[1][5] It was recorded at Engaged Audio and The Phantom Tollbooth.^[6] "Happy" was released on March 3, 2009 as the first and only single from the EP.^[7] A music video for "On the Brightside" premiered on September 1, 2009.^[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AbsolutePunk.net	61%[9]

Blake Solomon of AbsolutePunk.net gave a mixed review of the EP. He stated, "Drew's fine-tuned tenor is so smooth that it might breeze right by." He ended off remarking, "Drew will make plenty of teenage girls happy once his Warner Bros. contract kicks in, but I'd be lying if I said The Summer EP didn't brighten up my day."^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Happy"	2:36
2.	"Hummingbird"	3:05
3.	"I Just Laugh"	2:38
4.	"Simple Enough"	2:16
5.	"On the Brightside"	2:05
6.	"Losing It"	3:30
Total length:		16:13

iTunes edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
7.	"Liar Liar"	3:10
Total length:		19:20

Special edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
7.	"Liar Liar"	3:10
8.	"The Duet"	2:09
Total length:		21:29

Personnel

Credits for The Summer EP adapted from AllMusic.^[10]

Never Shout Never Christofer Drew Ingle – Lead vocals, lead & rhythm guitars, bass, ukulele, piano, keyboards, synthesizers, programming Hayden Benton – Drums, backing vocals, guitars Additional musicians Patrick Carrie – guitar Forrest Kline – bass guitar, keyboards

Production Jon Kaplan – mixing Forrest Kline – engineering, producer, programming Dave McNair – mastering Recorded at Engaged Audio and The Phantom Tollbooth

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Billboard 200[11]	57
US Top Rock Albums (Billboard)[12]	21
US Top Alternative Albums (Billboard)[13]	16