To put it bluntly, the vibes this summer time have been utterly non-existent. We’ve had Brat summer time, Barbenheimer, and loads of scorching woman summers, however there’s one thing slightly… off about this yr.

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This is as a result of 2025 is lacking one main factor, and that’s a track of the summer time. While we’ve had a gentle stream of music, we haven’t had a specific second or track that’s utterly reworked popular culture.

While the radio and Spotify are considerably missing, TikTook has loads of contenders for track of the summer time. So, why not look via our picks and select for your self?

“I Have One Daughter”

We’ve had Ratatoulie: The Musical and Bridgerton: The Musical, however now, it appears like we’re getting Tinder: The Musical. Musician and comic Luke Holloway has garnered appreciable consideration for his ongoing sequence, “Turning Terrible Tinder Conversations into Songs.”

As the title implies, this entails reworking some actually abysmal textual content exchanges right into a catchy earworm — and in his twenty fifth instalment of the sequence, he music-ified an change the place a Tinder man couldn’t grasp what number of child daddies a lady’s one daughter had.

This sound went viral, and it wasn’t lengthy earlier than it grew to become a development on TikTook, with the likes of Lizzo becoming a member of in and serving to to catapult the track to even increased ranges of recognition.

“Nothing Beats a Jet2 Holiday”

Those of us within the UK (hello) know the Jet2 Holiday commercials all too nicely. We had “nothing beats a Jet2 Holiday” embedded in our skulls method earlier than it grew to become common. So, it was shocking when the US lastly acquired wind of the business and made it the most popular sound on TikTook.

Accompanying the business is the track “Hold My Hand” by Jess Glynne, which was launched again in 2015. The track has been a part of Jet2 Holidays’ business technique since 2016, with the track enjoying on the departure gates, airports, and even on-board Jet2 Holiday planes.

Thanks to the Jet2 Holiday memes, this track, and Glynn normally, is getting much more appreciation.

“Is This Illegal?”

There’s been a lot handshaking on TikTook just lately, it’s a shock no one’s arm has come off. This is all as a result of ‘Is This Illegal’ development, which originated from the PinkPanthress track “Illegal.”

According to Panthress, the track is about assembly a drug supplier and/or a male gigolo, however TikTokers are utilizing it to discover surprising relationship dynamics as they ‘meet’ everybody from roommates to oldsters.

Despite solely being launched this yr, it appears like this track is in every single place — and because the development continues to be going sturdy, we received’t be getting it out of our heads anytime quickly.

“Milkshake”

No, you haven’t entered right into a time warp. “Milkshake” actually is the track of the summer time. Again. First launched in 2003, the Kelis track is one thing of a Y2K legend — it’s unimaginable to not love.

The clothes model launched a brand new business that includes the pop group Katseye dancing to a brand new model of “Milkshake” by Kelis. It’s since gone viral, and evidently, it went down rather a lot higher than the opposite jean adverts on the market proper now.

“Punkrocker”

One of the most popular films of the summer time was Superman, which, along with lighting up the workplace, obtained a Rotten Tomatoes ranking of 83%. As we all know from the Guardians of the Galaxy trilogy, we will all the time belief James Gunn to provide a superhero film a killer soundtrack — and Superman was no exception.

The film ended with a poignant second soundtracked by the track “Punkrocker” by Teddybears and Iggy Pop. It in the end gave the track a resurgence of recognition, because it charted on Billboard for the primary time in its historical past.

Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter, Iggy Pop couldn’t be extra happy on the track’s resurgence, saying, “I always thought the track had soul. Superman is the best friend you could have.”

“Sugar on My Tongue”

Tyler the Creator’s “Sugar on My Tongue” can also be a scorching contender for this yr’s summer time track. The tune is a hip-hop and electro monitor from his 2025 album Don’t Tap the Glass — and it’s already been fairly commercially profitable, charting at 41 on the Billboard Top 100.

But it actually exploded on TikTook. The track has not solely been utilized in over 300,000 movies — it additionally has its personal TikTook dance development; so we’re actually getting again to fundamentals right here.

“A Barbershop Haircut that Costs A Quarter”

Sometimes, a bit of content material is so good that it goes viral time and again. This is what occurred with the “A barbershop haircut that costs a quarter” development, which went viral in 2021, 2023, and once more in 2025. The sound entails a forged member of a neighborhood Newsies efficiency charismatically singing the road: “A barbershop haircut that costs a quarter.”

Audiences cherished it a lot, they imitated, remixed, and turned it into brainrot. So, by turning this snippet right into a meme, I suppose you’ll be able to say they “seized the day.”

“Party 4 u”

Last summer time, Charli XCX dominated proceedings along with her album brat — and now, it appears like she would possibly take the crown for track of the summer time as soon as once more.

This time, it’s “party 4 u” that’s blown up. The track, which was featured on her 2020 album How I’m Feeling Now, is about internet hosting a celebration for somebody who by no means arrives. It was already a important success, however in 2025, the track acquired a brand new lease of life because it went viral on TikTook.

The track’s newfound recognition led to Atlantic Records releasing it as a single to play on the radio, and it even acquired a model new music video. It simply goes to point out how impactful TikTook might be with regards to bolstering an outdated track’s recognition,

“Manchild”

With Short n’ Sweet, Sabrina Carpenter has turn into a popular culture drive of nature. She’s skilled a meteoric rise from that one child in Girl Meets World to one of the vital iconic pop stars in recent times. From “Espresso” to “Positions,” it appears like all of Carpenter’s songs are supposed to go viral. “Manchild” isn’t any exception.

Naturally, the only already has its personal viral TikTook dance and has been utilized in 344,100 TikToks. As controversial because the album cowl is likely to be, this hasn’t deterred Manchild from changing into the summer time anthem we deserve.

“I’ll Do It”

Saving the very best for final? Not fairly, however it’s in all probability one of many stranger songs on this listing. Reality present royalty Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt skilled a tragedy initially of the yr as wildfires burned down their dwelling.

However, they have been in luck. Montag’s 2010 track “I’ll Do It” was re-released as a single. Thanks to fan help, it immediately went viral. This helped the pair elevate cash after their fireplace — that means that this once-forgettable tune was truly a drive for good.

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