"Summer Time" is a 2020 song recorded by Canadian country group James Barker Band.
[1] It was co-written by the band's frontman James Barker, with Gavin Slate, Travis Wood, and producer Todd Clark.
[2] "Summer Time" was released amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, following a run of seventy-five consecutive live stream shows online from the band.
[4] 93.7 JR Country referred to the track as a "summer anthem" and "sunshine for your ears", noting "shimmery guitar riffs and James Barker's warm vocals".
[5] Chris Parton of Sounds Like Nashville said the song is "purpose built for fun in the sun" with "breezy guitars" and "a foot-tapping beat", noting Barker's "bright, carefree vocal".