10 songs with 'Summer' in the title giving you sunshine vibes
It's another heatwave! ☀️
Another heatwave is here, and many will be struggling to sleep at night, and keep their pets cool. Here at Forth 1 however, we have the summer tunes on tap, so we thought we'd take a look at some of the fantastic songs that have 'Summer' in the title.
With everything from Calvin Harris' aptly named 'Summer', to Girls Aloud's hit 'Long Hot Summer', take a look through more songs that have summer in the title, giving us hot weather vibes below...
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10 songs with 'Summer' in the title:
1. Calvin Harris - 'Summer'
Released in 2014, Calvin Harris' 'Summer' became the superstar DJ's fourth Number 1 in the UK and we still love it to this day. It's time to turn up the tunes!
Watch the music video on YouTube
2. DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince - 'Summertime'
What a throwback this is! For many, this track is synonymous with summer, reaching Number 8 in 1991 this was a huge hit for Will Smith (The Fresh Prince) and continues to be added to summer playlists all over the world.
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3. DJ Sammy - 'The Boys of Summer'
This 2002 cover of the Don Henley classic, reached Number 2 in the charts and has become a classic for another generation. This song gives us proper summer vibes all round.
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4. Girls Aloud – 'Long Hot Summer'
'Long Hot Summer' was the first song from Girls Aloud's third album, 'Chemistry' and was a Top 10 single for the girls. The music video for the song was influenced by the film Herbie: Fully Loaded, however it never featured on the soundtrack for the film.
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5. Taylor Swift - 'Cruel Summer'
'Cruel Summer' originally featured on Taylor Swift's 2019 album 'Lover', however after she featured it on her 'Eras' set list, the song went viral, and was officially released as a single in 2023.
Listen to the song on YouTube.
6. Lonyo - 'Summer of Love'
'Summer of Love' was Lonyo's debut song back in 2000. The song samples 'Cruel Desilusion' by Oscar D'León's group, La Critica, released back in 1978, and went to Number 8 in the UK.
Watch the music video on YouTube.
7. Lana Del Rey vs. Cedric Gervais - 'Summertime Sadness'
In 2012 Lana Del Rey released 'Summertime Sadness', but it wasn't until a year later with a remix by Cedric Gervais that it became really popular. The remixed song eventually won a GRAMMY in 2014 for Best Remixed Recording, Non-Classical.
Watch the music video on YouTube.
8. Jonas Brothers - 'Summer Baby'
In 2023 the Jonas Brothers released their song 'Summer Baby'. The song featured on their sixth studio album, 'The Album', and was preceded by the band's massive hit 'Waffle House'.
Watch the lyric video on YouTube.
9. Beyoncé - 'Summer Renaissance'
Beyoncé's 'Summer Renaissance' featured on the singer's huge album 'Renaissance' released in 2022. The song was written by Beyoncé along with some other songwriters, however it also includes elements and interpolations of Donna Summer's 'I Feel Love'.
Watch the lyric video on YouTube.
10. Shawn Mendes and Tainy - 'Summer of Love'
Shawn Mendes teamed up with Puerto Rican record producer Tainy in 2021 for their hit 'Summer of Love'. The song was nominated for the 2021 MTV Video Music Awards in the Song of Summer category.
Watch the music video on YouTube.