[2] The album was recorded at the home of Mac McCaughan in North Carolina except for "Hey Salty" which was recorded by Jerry Kee at Duck Kee Studio in Mebane, North Carolina.

McCaughan wrote the songs on Summer of the Shark in 2001 while the Superchunk was on the tour in of Here's to Shutting Up, which released mere days after September 11 attacks.

[3] It is also said that Summer of the Shark has the internal combination of an expertly assembled mixtape.

[4] The album was recorded at the home studio of Mac McCaughan in North Carolina, his brother Mathew plays drums on half track) except for "Hey Salty" which was recorded by Jerry Kee at Duck Kee Studio in Mebane, North Carolina.

The album includes contributions from Janet Weiss of Sleater-Kinney and Tony Crow of Lambchop.