Commercial Performance
The song debuted at number 74 on the US Billboard Hot 100 chart in the issue dated April 28, 2007. After seven weeks on the chart, on June 9, 2007, the single reached its peak at number six. The next week it fell to number eight and stayed on the position for four weeks, before falling to number nine in the issue dated July 14, 2007. "Summer Love" became Timberlakes's sixth single to reach the top ten and stayed a total of 20 weeks on the chart. It ranked at number 39 on Billboard's Best of 2007 – Hot 100 Songs. The single debuted on the US Pop Songs chart at number 39 in the issue dated April 21, 2007, and peaked at number one on June 23, 2007. "Summer Love" became Timberlake's fifth number one single on the US Pop Songs chart. For the issue dated July 28, 2007, the song peaked at number 24 on the US Adult Pop Songs chart. It was certified platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) after one million downloads of the song were sold. "Summer Love" peaked at number eight on the Canadian Hot 100 chart, for the issue dated June 30, 2007 and stayed on the chart for 16 weeks.
Elsewhere, the song attained moderate success. In New Zealand, "Summer Love" debuted at number 35 on August 27, 2007. After thirteen weeks fluctuating on the chart it reached its peak of 15 on November 26, 2007. The song stayed on the chart for total of 19 weeks. In Europe, the single entered on six national charts. In Austria it debuted at number 52, and after two weeks the song peaked at number 47. It stayed on the chart for total of seven weeks. "Summer Love" was more successful in Belgium, where it reached number six on the Flandrian Singles Chart and number eight on the Wallonian Singles Chart. The single entered the Swedish Singles Chart at number 53 and the next week it reached its peak at number 38. In Germany, "Summer Love" charted together with "Until the End of Time" and peaked at number 39. It stayed on the chart for nine weeks. The song also reached number 22 on the Slovakian Singles Chart.
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