There are seasons… and then there are soundtracks.
And every summer sticky, sparkling, sun-drenched seems to come with its own.
Some people measure summers in plane tickets. Others in sunsets, tan lines, or the amount of SPF they went through. But me? I measure mine in songs the ones that find you, follow you, and somehow become the background music to moments you didn’t realize were unforgettable at the time.
The Soundtracks of Summer An Editorial Playlist (20 songs)
A little beach, a little city, a little romance all mixed into one cinematic July score.
1. “Cool for the Summer” — Demi Lovato
2. “Cruel Summer” — Taylor Swift
3. “Feels” — Calvin Harris, Pharrell Williams, Katy Perry, Big Sean
4. “Waves” — Miguel
5. “Electric Love” — BØRNS
6. “Don’t Start Now” — Dua Lipa
7. “I Wanna Dance With Somebody” — Whitney Houston
8. “Be My Baby” — The Ronettes
9. “Sunflower” — Post Malone & Swae Lee
10. “Riptide” — Vance Joy
11. “Pink + White” — Frank Ocean
12. “This Summer’s Gonna Hurt” — Maroon 5
13. “Super Rich Kids” — Frank Ocean
14. “Anything” — SZA (newer release)
15. “Espresso” — Sabrina Carpenter
16. “Lost in the Fire” — Gesaffelstein & The Weeknd
17. “July” — Noah Cyrus
18. “Latch (Acoustic)” — Disclosure & Sam Smith
19. “Love on Top” — Beyoncé
20. “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” — Cyndi Lauper
So turn the volume up.
Make a playlist.
Let yourself be the girl who dances on sidewalks, falls in love with strangers’ smiles, and treats every day like the movie montage it could be.
Because if life has a rhythm, summer is when we finally remember how to move to it.
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