The series was first aired in 1995 and is produced by Werner Kimmig GmbH on behalf of Südwestrundfunk (SWR) (southwest Broadcasting).

The show takes its name and opening song which is sung by Stefan Mross from the 1973 hit by Eurovision singers Cindy & Bert.

In 2010, Axel Bulthaupt presented an episode in August while Stefan Mross was absent for private reasons.

[1] During a live show on 10 August 2014, Stefan was forced to leave the stage after chili tasting on various levels of the Scoville scale.

[3] Since 2007, each show has crowned a Sommerhitkönig/königin (Summer hit King/Queen) were singers and groups compete for the title, with 2 winners being determined by viewers voting by telephone.