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The Song of the Summer Is a Bummer

This year, Mike Errico, songwriter and NYU instructor, wondered if we even need a song of the summer as the Billboard Hot 100's top 10 are largely downbeat tracks.
Despite expectations, 2025 releases are 'kind of down' and 'not going to light up a room', Errico noted, with low-energy ballads dominating the charts.
Viral trends show PinkPantheress’s 'Illegal' has soundtracked over a million TikToks, while a Coldplay concert kiss-cam meltdown to 'The Scientist' or 'Fix You' became a summer highlight.
Following Ozzy Osbourne’s death, fans revisited his greatest hits like 'Crazy Train', and 2024 hits remain on the charts in 2025.
Errico questioned if the song of the summer is dead, suggesting 2024 was exceptional and recommending letting music digest before a stronger next summer.

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The song of the summer is a bummer

The most popular songs of the summer are either downers like “Ordinary” or holdovers from 2024, like “Die with a Smile.” Why is the music of 2025 so intensely mellow?

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