Amazon's tracklisting for this CD is wrong, although the product description is correct. This is the CD2 of the set, not the 2 track CD1.
This single has one of the best covers of any GA single - the girls look fabulous and the idea is really cool.
Here is the correct tracklisting and rundown:
01. Long Hot Summer [Radio Edit]
"Long Hot Summer" is generally considered one of GA's weaker singles. In my opinion, it's one of their best. I love it! It's funky, fun, upbeat and very smummery. It was released in August, so it came out at the right time. Nadine and Cheryl lead this track with some vocals from Nicola. A very catchy chorus is also included. I can't see why this song is panned, it's great! (5/5)
02. Long Hot Summer [Benitez Beats Mix]
Benitez do not do good remixes. Their remixes are terrible. They're so boring and do not add to the song at all. It's no different in the remix for LHS. The song is way better in it's original form. Skip this remix, it's boring. (2/5)
03. Real Life [Live at the Hammersmith Apollo]
I was almost going to give this single 3 stars but I remembered how great "Real Life" was on the 2005 tour, so I kept it at 4. This is indeed a great live track from the girls' first tour. The original song is more poppy, but they made it into a Latin infused track for the tour. It's very good too, the song is a lot catchier (and it's pretty catchy to begin with) in this version. Great. (5/5)
04. Long Hot Summer [Video]
The video is one of the things that did keep this single at 4 stars. This is GA's hottest video in terms of how the girls look - they are smoking! This video is set in a garage where the girls are working on cars. It gets hot, so they take a break and strip off to tiny outfits. Then they do a sexy dance routine. It's a hot video and one of GA's best. (5/5)
The video is backed up with a karaoke version of it and a game.
Overall, this single was kept from a lower rating because of the live song and the video. I would have liked a b-side though. 4 stars.
