The longing for the sun has ended and it is a farewell to the cold. The best part of the summer season is going to the beaches and listening to the amazing and super soothing summer songs. Here, I come bearing some of the best songs for summer from the 90s till date.
Music connects with different people in different ways. Personally, I am a classic fan. My old school craves for songs from the 90s and the early 20s. Back in time, I used to have playlists varied by my moods. I might sound like a nerd. But, honestly these playlists have gotten me through all my good and bad times.
There are so many amazing summer songs that you can listen to and grove on. However, the best and trending songs for summer from the 90s are Summertime, Genie in a Bottle, The Boy is Mine, Waterfalls, and many more.
Listen to these amazing summer songs and make the best of your holidays!
In This Article
Best 90s Summer Songs That Will you Fall in Love All Over Again
1. Summertime
Released: May 20, 1991
Recorded: 1990
Genre: Hip Hop, R&B
Songwriters: Robert Bell, Ronald Bell, George “Funky” Brown, Robert “Spike” Mickens, Lamar Hula Mahone, Craig Simpkins, Jeffrey A. Townes, Will Smith, Charles Smith, Alton Taylor, Dennis “D.T.” Thomas, Richard Westfield
2. Genie in a Bottle
Released: June 1, 1999
Recorded: February 1999
Genre: Teen Pop, Dance Pop, R&B
Songwriters: David Frank, Steve Kipner, Pamela Sheyne
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3. MMMBop
Released: April 15, 1997
Recorded: 1995/1996
Genre: Pop Rock, Teen Pop
Songwriters: Isaac Hanson, Taylor Hanson, Zac Hanson
4. The Boy Is Mine
Released: May 19, 1998
Recorded: October-December 1997
Genre: R&B
Songwriters: LaShawn Daniels, Rodney Jerkins, Fred Jerkins III, Japhe Tejeda, Brandy Norwood
5. Waterfalls (A Capella)
Released: May 29, 1995
Recorded: 1994
Genre: R&B
Songwriters: Marqueze Etheridge, Lisa Lopes, Organized Noize
6. I’ll Be Missing You
Released: May 23, 1997
Recorded: 1997
Genre: Hip Hop, R&B, Gospel
Songwriters: Faith Evans, Todd Gaither, Sting, Albert E. Brumley
7. Baby Got Back
Released: May 7, 1992
Recorded: 1991
Genre: Hip Hop, Dirty Rap, Miami Bass
Songwriters: Sir Mix-a-Lot
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8. Steal My Sunshine
Released: 22 July 1999
Recorded: August 1998
Genre: Trip Hop, Indie Pop
Songwriters: Marc Costanzo, Gregg Diamond
9. I Swear
Released: November 19, 1993
Recorded: 1993
Genre: Country
Songwriters: Gary Baker, Frank J. Myers
10. You’re Makin’ Me High
Released: May 21, 1996
Recorded: 1995
Genre: R&B, Hip Hop Soul
Songwriters: kenneth Edmonds, Bryce Wilson
11. If You Had My Love
Released: May 4, 1999
Recorded: 1998
Genre: Pop, R&B
Songwriters: Rodney Jerkins, LaShawn Daniels, Cory Rooney, Jennifer Lopez, Fred Jerkins III
12. Livin’La Vida Loca
Released: March 23, 1999
Recorded: 1998
Genre: Latin Pop, Dance Pop
Songwriters: Draco Rosa, Desmond Child
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13. That’s the Way Love Goes
Released: April 20, 1993
Recorded: January 1993
Genre: R&B, Pop, New Jack Swing, Funk
Songwriters: Janet Jackson, James Harris III, Terry Lewis
14. Smooth
Released: June 29, 1999
Recorded: 1998-1999
Genre: Latin Rock, Alternative Rock
Songwriters: Itaal Shur, Rob Thomas
15. Macarena
Released: 1993
Recorded: 1992, 1994
Genre: Latin Pop, Dance Pop
Songwriters: Rafael Ruiz Perdigones, Antonio Romero Monge, SWK
16. This is How We Do It
Released: February 6, 1995
Recorded: 1994
Genre: New Jack Swing, Hip Hop Soul, R&B
Songwriters: Montell Jordan, Oji Pierce, Ricky Walters
17. Kiss From a Rose
Released: 18 July, 1994
Recorded: 1994
Genre: Pop, R&B, Soul
Songwriters: Seal
18. Everybody (Backstreet’s Back)
Released: June 30, 1997
Recorded: 1996
Genre: Pop
Songwriters: Denniz Pop, Max Martin
19. Gettin’ Jiggy Wit It
Released: January 27, 1998
Recorded: 1997
Songwriters: Samuel Barnes, Bernard Edwards, Joe Robinson, Nile Rodgers, Will Smith
20. Semi-Charmed Life
Released: February 18, 1997
Genre: Alternative Rock, Power Pop, Pop Rock
Songwriters: Stephan Jenkins
Best Summer Songs from the 2000s
1. I Gotta Feeling
Released: May 21, 2009
Recorded: 2009
Genre: Dance Pop
Songwriters: William Adams, Stacy Ferguson, Jamie Gomez, Allan Pineda, David Guetta, Frederic Riesterer
2. Crazy In Love
Released: May 18, 2003
Recorded: December 2002 – March 2003
Genre: Hip Hop, Funk, R&B
Songwriters: Rich Harrison, Beyonce Knowles, Eugene Record, Shawn Carter
3. Hot In Herre
Released: April 16, 2002
Recorded: 2001-2002
Genre: Dirty Rap, R&B
Songwriters: Cornell Haynes, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo, Charles Brown
4. Promiscuous
Released: 25 April 2006
Recorded: 2005
Genre: Electropop, Dance Pop
Songwriters: Nelly Furtado, Anthony Motz, Timbaland Danja
5. I Kissed A Girl
Released: April 28, 2008
Genre: Pop Rock, Electropop, Disco
Songwriters: Katy Perry, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Cathy Dennis
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6. Umberlla
Released: March 29, 2007
Recorded: 2007
Genre: Pop, Hip Hop, R&B
Songwriters: Christopher Stewart, Terius Nash, Kuk Harrell, Shawn Carter
7. Let Me Blow Ya Mind
Released: May 15, 2001
Recorded: 2001
Genre: Hip Hop, R&B
Songwriters: Eve Jeffers, Andre Young, Mike Elizondo, Scott Storch, Steven Jordan
8. U Remind Me
Released: June 19, 2001
Recorded: 2000-01
Genre: R&B
Songwriters: Anita McCloud, Edmund Clement
9. Boom Boom Pow
Released: March 31, 2009
Recorded: 2008
Genre: Electro
Songwriters: William Adams, Allan Pineda, Jamie Gomez, Stacy Ferguson
10. Lollipop
Released: March 13, 2008
Recorded: 2007
Genre: Dirty Rap, Electropop
Songwriters: Dawyne Carter, Stephen Carter, Darius Harrison, Jim Jonsin, Rex Zamor, Marcus Cooper
11. It’s Gonna Be Me
Released: June 12, 2000
Recorded: July 17-18, 1999
Genre: Pop, Funk
Songwriters: Max Martin, Andreas Carlsson, Rami
12. Big Girls Don’t Cry
Released: May 22, 2007
Recorded: 2006
Genre: Pop
Songwriters: Stacy Ferguson, Toby Gad
13. Hollaback Girl
Released: March 15, 2005
Recorded: 2004
Genre: Hip Hop
Songwriters: Gwen Stefani, Pharrell Williams, Chad Hugo
14. Complicated
Released: 7 May, 2002
Recorded: June 2001
Genre: Pop Rock, Rock
Songwriters: Avril Lavigne, Lauren Christy, Scott Spock, Graham Edwards
15. Magic Stick
Released: April 1, 2003
Recorded: 2002
Genre: Dirty Rap
Songwriter: 50 Cent
2010s Best Summer Songs
1. Call Me Maybe
Released: September 20, 2011
Recorded: July 2010
Genre: Pop, Teen Pop, Dance Pop, Bubblegum Pop
2. Old Town Road
Released: December 3, 2018
Recorded: 2018
Genre: Country Rap, Trap Pop, Southern Hip Hop
Songwriters: Montero Hill, Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Kiowa Roukema
3. Party Rock Anthem
Released: January 25, 2011
Recorded: 2009- 2010
Songwriters: David Listenbee, Stefan Gordy, Skyler Gordy, Peter Schroeder
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4. Despacito
Released: January 12, 2017
Recorded: Late 2016
Genre: Reggaeton, Latin Pop
Songwriters: Luis Rodriuez, Erika Ender, Ramon Ayala
5. One Dance
Released: April 5, 2016
Recorded: 2016
Genre: Dancehall, Pop
Songwriters: Aubret Graham, Paul Jefferies, Ayodeji Balogun, Noah Shebib, Errol Reid, Luke Reid, Kyle Smith, Corey Johnson, Logan Johnson
6. Blurred Lines
Released: March 20, 2013
Recorded: 2012
Genre: R&B
Songwriters: Robin Thicke, Pharrell Williams, Clifford Harris Jr., Marvin Gaye
7. Bad Guy
Released: March 29, 2019
Genre: Electropop, Dance Pop, Pop Trap, Nu-Goth Pop
Songwriters: Billie Eilish, O’Connell, Finneas O’Connell
8. Fancy
Released: 17 February 2014
Recorded: 2013
Genre: Electro Pop
Songwriters: Amethyst Kelly, Charlotte Aitchison, George Astasio, Jason Pebworth, Jonathan Christopher Shave, Kurtis McKenzie
9. Can’t Hold Us
Released: August 16, 2011
Recorded: 2009- 2010
Songwriters: Ben Haggerty, Ryan Lewis, Ray Dalton
10. I like It
Released: May 25, 2018
Recorded: 2017-2018
Genre: Latin Pop
Songwriters: Belcalis Almanzar, Benito Ocasio, José Osorio, Tony Pabón, Marcos Masis, Jesus Nieves, Manny Rodriguez, Jordan Thorpe, Anthony White, Vincent Watson, Edgar Machuca, Xavier Vargas, Edgar Vargas, Benny Bonnilla
11. Super Bass
Released: April 5, 2011
Recorded: 2010
Genre: Bubblegum Pop, Pop Rap
Songwriters: Onika Maraj, Daniel Johnson, Esther Dean
12. Somebody That I Used to Know
Released: 5 July, 2011
Recorded: January- May 2011
Genre: Art Pop
Songwriters: Wally de Backer, Luiz Bonfa
13. Rolling In The Deep
Released: 29 November, 2010
Recorded: 2010
Songwriters: Adele Adkins, Paul Epworth
14. Get Lucky
Released: 19 April, 2013
Recorded: 2012
Genre: Disco Funk
Songwriters: Thomas Bangalter, Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo, Nile Rodgers, Pharrell Williams
15. Trap Queen
Released: April 22, 2014
Recorded: March 2014
Genre: R&B
Songwriters: Willie Maxwell
This was the list of my favorite summer songs. I hope you like them as much as I do. Make the best of your holidays with these summer songs. Do let me know in the comment section which song you liked the most. Stay connected for more such content. Have a great day!
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