The Ultimate Summer Playlist
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The Ultimate Summer Playlist

For everything from rides in sand-filled cars to solo dance parties in the AC.

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There's a lot of pressure to have fun during the summer months, but the perfect playlist of songs always can help you have a blast on even the most ordinary day. Whether you're flying to exotic locales, catching up with friends, spending time at the beach, driving back and forth to work, or taking advantage of AC and Netflix, there's something magical about this season. Even if you're just dancing alone in your room, you need the best summer tunes to get you through the hot months.

1. "New Americana," Halsey

"Survival of the richest,

The city's ours until the fall.

They're Monaco and Hamptons bound,

But we don't feel like outsiders at all."


2. "Anything Could Happen," Ellie Goulding

"I'll give you everything you need

But I don't think I need you."


3. "Bitchin' Summer," Avril Lavinge

"Everyone is waiting on the bell.

Couple of seconds, we'll be raising hell.

Sun is shining down, school is finally out,

And nothing matters so we might as well."


4. "New Romantics," Taylor Swift

"We're all bored, we're all so tired of everything.

We wait for trains that just aren't coming.

We show off our different scarlet letters

Trust me, mine is better."


5. "Run Away With Me," Carly Rae Jepsen

"Cause you make me feel like

I could be driving you all night

I'll find your lips in the streetlights

I wanna be there with you."


6. "Welcome To Mystery," Plain White T's

"Imagine a place you can always escape to

An island off the coast of nowhere

A new destination of your own creation

Just waiting 'till you choose to go there."


7. "Summertime," My Chemical Romance

"And if you stay, I would even wait all night

Or until my heart explodes.

How long until we find our way

Through the dark and out of harm

You can run away with me any time you want."


8. "Girls Chase Boys," Ingrid Michaelson

"All the broken hearts in the world still beat

Let's not make it harder than it has to be

It's all the same thing

Girls chase boys, chase girls."


9. "Roman Holiday," Halsey

"We'll be looking for sunlight

Or the headlights 'till our wide eyes burn blind

We'll be lacing the same shoes that we've worn through

To the bottom of the line."


10. "Summertime Sadness," Lana Del Rey

"I got my red dress on tonight

Dancing in the dark in the pale moonlight

Done my hair up real big, beauty queen style

High heels off, I'm feeling alive."


11. "Here's To Never Growing Up," Avril Lavinge

"We live like rockstars

Dance on every bar

This is who we are

I don't think we'll ever change."


12. "Sleeping With A Friend," Neon Trees

"All my friends, they're different people

Anxious like the ocean in a storm

When we go out, yeah we're electric

Coursing through our bodies 'til we're one."


13. "Some Nights," Fun.

"Some nights I stay up, cashing in my bad luck

Some nights I call it a draw

Some nights I wish that my lips could build a castle

Some nights I'd wish they'd just fall off."


14. "Bulletproof Heart," My Chemical Romance

"How can they say

'Jenny could you come back home?'

Cause everybody knows you don't ever want to come back

Let me be the one to save you."


15. "The Night Is Still Young," Nicki Minaj

"I never worry, life is a journey

I just wanna enjoy the ride

What is the hurry, it's pretty early

It's okay, we'll take our time."


16. "Airplanes," B.O.B and Hayley Williams

"Can we pretend that airplanes in the night sky

Are like shooting stars?

I could really use a wish right now."


17. "Riptide," Vance Joy

"There's this movie that I think you'll like

This guy decides to quit his job and head to New York City

This cowboy's running from himself

And she's been living on the highest shelf."


18. "She Looks So Perfect," 5 Seconds of Summer

"I found myself alone just thinking about

Showing up with a plane ticket,

And a shiny diamond ring with your name on it.

Would you want to run away too? Cause all I really want is you."


19. "Classic," MKTO

"Girl you're shining

Like a Fifth Avenue diamond

They don't make you like they used to

You're never going out of style."


20. "Shut Up And Dance," Walk The Moon

"A backless dress and some beat up sneaks

My discotheque Juliet teenage dream

I felt it in my chest when she looked at me

I knew we were bound to be together."


21. "Uptown Funk," Mark Ronson feat. Bruno Mars

"Stylin', wilin',

Livin' it up in the city

Got Chucks on with Saint Laurent

Gotta kiss myself I'm so pretty!"


22. "All Summer Long," The Beach Boys

"Miniature golf and Hondas in the hills

When we rode the horse we got some thrills

Every now and then we hear our song

We've been having fun all summer long."


23. "Cool for The Summer," Demi Lovato

"Tell me if it's wrong, if it's right

I don't care, I can keep a secret

Can you?"

Of course, everyone has their own songs that remind them of summer. Add your own to this playlist, and have an unforgettable summer!

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