With only a few weeks left until the summer solstice, the song of the summer has yet to be revealed.
The song of summer has the potential to define an entire season. As an example, take the influence of Megan Thee Stallion’s “Hot Girl Summer” in Summer 2019. A truly great summer song has the power to take you back in time for years to come.
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Predicting summer songs has become a niche in itself on TikTok. The tag “summer song” has earned him over 4.2 billion views on the platform. In the months before summer really kicks in, like clockwork, every would-be singer-songwriter posts videos saying things like: It’s such a popular format these days that it’s seen a proliferation of parody videos where users post their own awful fake songs. One video that has over 3.4 million views was posted by creator @superkeara.(opens in new tab) called the genre a “white female battle royale” on TikTok.
Summer tags are flooded with parodies on TikTok, but are they just memes anymore? Spotify doesn’t seem to think so.
Today, the music streaming giant released its predictions for the songs of the summer of 2023. The list was created by the company’s global hits curation team and is based on “many factors,” including streaming numbers and current trajectory. Swifts will be happy to see Taylor Swift’s Summer 2019 Anthem on the list, and some may have been waiting for Greta Gerwig’s song. barbie This movie definitely has a Dua Lipa theme.
Spotify’s song predictions for summer 2023:
“4EVA (feat. Pharrell Williams)” by KAYTRAMINÉ, Aminé, KAYTRANADA
“All My Life (feat. J. Cole)” Lil Dark, J. Cole
“Baby Don’t Heart Me” David Guetta, Anne-Marie, Koy Leray
“Calm Down (with Selena Gomez)” Lemma, Selena Gomez
Taylor Swift’s “Cruel Summer”
“Cupid Twin Ver.” – Artist: Fifty Fifty
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“Dance the Night (from Barbie the Album)” by Dua Lipa
“Sea Dance Alone” Eslavon Almado, Featherweight
“Fast Car” by Luke Combs
Toosii “Favorite Song”
“Last Night” by Morgan Warren
“Miracle (with Ellie Goulding)” Calvin Harris, Ellie Goulding
“Moonlight” by Kari Uchis
‘Not Strong Enough’ by Boisenius
“Peaches & Eggplants (feat. 21 Savage)” Young Nudy, 21 Savage
MK, Dom Dollar’s ‘Rhyme Dust’
Davido “Unavailable (feat. Musa Keys)”
“VAGABUNDO” by Sebastian Yatra, Manuel Turrizo and Behle
‘What It Is (Solo Version)’ by Doechii
‘WHERE SHE GOES’ by Bad Bunny
What do you think will be the song of the summer?
