Song of the Summer 2024
For more than a century, music fans have debated what is the defining song of the summer. And once again … it’s time to decide.
We may be headed toward cooler weather, but things are about to get heated. The (RED) Song of the Summer competition is BACK, electrified by FIAT. For the third year, we’re asking you to determine what song deserves to be the top song of summer 2024.
Why is the song of summer important when some music critics have declared it passé? It’s a moment when the globe can speak one language – music. And it has become an annual trend as the discussion captures the global zeitgeist and pop culture in a fixed moment in time.
Remember when “Grease” was the word? Or when you stopped chasing “Waterfalls” and did the “Macarena”? And five years later? Ain’t nobody can tell me nothing about where the “Old Town Road” was but we know we’re going to ride there until we can’t no more.
And even though half the globe is in a different season, there’s a reason why the phrase “come to Brazil” trends every year at this time on the calendar.
List Selection Process
This brings us to the (RED) Song of Summer and why it is unique to other song of summer picks.
It’s not selected by a group of music insiders picking niche favorites which never have you ever nor will ever hear. And the list isn’t simply the Billboard Hot 100.
The (RED) Song of Summer is the only “song of summer” process that is algorithmically curated, analytically based and selected by you the listener, electrified by Fiat.
It’s data from streaming platforms like Apple Music, charts like Billboard, social sentiment and virality that crosses cultures and borders. Then (RED) gives you the opportunity to vote for the title of “Song of the Summer.”
How does it work? We’ve got a March Madness-style bracket to poll the top songs round by round on X, until we determine just one winner. This year’s poll consists of 32 songs, 41 artists and the summer’s biggest hits and fan-favorites from years past.
The (RED) 2024 Song of Summer List & Categories
This year we have a new media partner. @ChartData, the largest independent music chart data provider, will be supporting round-by-round. And for you, we’ve curated the list into four seeded/weighted brackets.
Sunshine Vibes
The biggest bops & needle drops on repeat
Ex. Chappell Roan’s #1 “Good Luck, Babe!” or Kendrick Lamar’s diss track in a-minor “Not Like Us”Unique Pleasures
Viral bops crossing countries, connecting cultures keeping it 500
Ex. ian’s TikTok trending song “Magic Johnson” or kpop bop “Who” by JiminElectric Ladies
Who run the world in an apple.d.brat summer?
Ex. Charli xcx’s “360” & Sabrina Carpenter’s “Please Please Please”Throwback Magic
Remember that song? We do. It’s forever young.
Ex. #tbt to *NSYNC’s “Bye Bye Bye” and “Freedom” by Beyoncé feat. Kendrick Lamar
Who will be ultimate winner? Start here on X/Twitter @RED.
Special thanks to (RED) partner Fiat. #KeepIt500
Last summer, you chose Seven by Jungkook feat. Latto as the top song of the summer, but this year’s crown is still up for grabs! What song defined your summer 2024?
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