Theme from A Summer Place in 1976, as a disco version titled "Summer Place '76." In 2008, Faith's original version was ranked at #18 on "Billboard"'s top 100 songs during the first 50 years of the Hot 100 chart. "The Billboard Book of Number One Hits" called it "the most successful instrumental single of the rock era." "Theme from "A Summer Place"" has been covered by a number of artists in addition to Percy Faith, in both non-vocal instrumental versions, and with one or more vocalists either singing the Discant lyrics or a wordless melody line. The theme has also been referenced, sampled, or otherwise
A Summer Place (film) Boogie plays a sexual prank on his date as Molly and Johnny kiss onscreen. The 'I washed my hair for you scene' can be seen on the 90s show "" in the first season episode: "Honeymoon in Metropolis". Lois is spending the weekend at the Lexor hotel in town for relaxation but is getting bored with the love stories being shown on television. In the 1978 film "Animal House", the theme from "A Summer Place" plays in the background of Pinto's makeout scene with Clorette, the checkout girl from the supermarket. The 2001 version of "Ocean's 11" contains the theme