“summer wind” is a 1965 song, originally released in Germany as “Der Sommerwind” and written by Heinz Meier and German language lyrics by Hans Bradtke
Johnny Mercer re-wrote the song into English along the same themes as the original, which talked of the changing of the seasons using the Southern European sirocco wind as a metaphor. In America, it was first recorded by Wayne Newton and subsequently by Bobby Vinton and Perry Como.
The song is best known for a 1966 recording by Frank Sinatra which peaked at number 25 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart and number one on the Easy Listeningchart. The Sinatra version originally appeared on his album, Strangers in the Night.
a variety of singers and bands have covered the song since, including Shirley Bassey, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Michael Bublé and James Dean Bradfield.
both Barry Manilow and Westlife have included the song on their albums of Sinatra covers