SingStar hosting Summer Party for Europe

To anyone looking out of their window in England right now, it may be hard to believe that summer's not all that far off. But according to Sony Europe, it starts sometime in April, as the company has chosen that month to release SingStar Summer Party for the PlayStation 2.

The latest version of the sing-along series will have 30 songs from artists including Wham!, Mika, Blur, and Madness, spanning from the '80s to the present day.

The first SingStar game, which was developed by Sony Europe and London Studio, was released in Europe on the PlayStation 2 in May 2004. The game came with two USB microphones (one pink and one blue) so that wannabe warblers could croon along to the songs on the game disc.

An avalanche of sequels has since followed, including SingStar 80s, SingStar Anthems, and the PlayStation 3 version. SingStar for Sony's latest console also comes with the online SingStore, which allows gamers to download songs to pick and mix what they have in their collection. Special regionalised editions of the game have also been released in various European countries, including SingStar Die Toten Hosen in Germany, SingStar Bollywood, and SingStar Italian Party.

The full tracklisting for SingStar Summer Party follows:

Adele--"Chasing Pavements"
Amy Winehouse--"Tears Dry on Their Own"
Blondie--"The Tide is High"
Blur--"Girls and Boys"
Booty--"Luv Shine"
Chesney Hawkes--"The One and Only"
David Bowie--"Let's Dance"
Diana Ross--"I'm Coming Out"
Dirty Pretty Things--"Bang Bang You're Dead"
Dodgy--"Good Enough"
Elton John--"I'm Still Standing"
Five Star--"System Addict"
Girls Aloud--"Call the Shots"
Kaiser Chiefs--"I Predict a Riot"
Klaxons--"It's Not Over Yet"
KT Tunstall--"Suddenly I See"
Lou Bega--"Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit Of...)"
Madness--"House of Fun"
Mel and Kim--"Respectable"
Mika--"Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)"
Peter Andre--"Mysterious Girl"
Plain White Ts--"Hey There Delilah"
Pulp--"Disco 2000"
Razorlight--"In the Morning"
Rihanna--"Umbrella"
Sugababes--"Red Dress"
Texas--"Summer Son"
Toto--"Hold the Line"
Wham!--"Club Tropicana"
Yazz--"The Only Way is Up"