Songs of the summer stay with us long after the nights lengthen and the temperatures cool.
But how much do you really know about those beats you listened to while lounging pool side?
Ill Be Missing You Puff Daddy and Faith Evans feat.
Credit: Universal Music Latino
Once the song was out there, Sting was granted a writers credit (hey there, royalties!
(Bonus fun fact: Mekhi Phifer plays the girls shared boyfriend in the Joseph Kahn-directed music video.)
No, not the main guy, one of the other dudes.
Look closely around the 1:58 mark, towards the right side of the screen.
U Remind Me Usher (2001)
Does this song remind u of the summer or what?
Crazy In Love Beyonce feat.
Jay-Z (2003)
Song of the summer?
More like song of thedecade(nay, millennium!).
That song was not personally about me.
But she didnt get a chance to record it and Jay-Z snatched it up for Rihanna instead.
They liked it so much, it became the single.
In fact, its so popular that men even use its lyrics to try and pick up the singer.
Its happened a few times, yes,she told NPRof men asking if they could call her maybe.
And they usually think that theyre the first person to do it.
Blurred Lines Robin Thicke feat.
and Pharrell (2013)
Ah, Blurred Lines a songs as problematic as it is catchy.
Right now, I feel free, Nona Gaye said after the verdict.
Cheerleader OMI (2015)
Think big summer hits happen over night?
Cheerleader was eight long years in the making.
I woke up humming the melody one morning when I was 21, OMI toldBillboard.
The rest of the song just fell into place like a jigsaw puzzle.
One Dance Drake feat.
WizKid & Kyla (2016)
Another summer song, another sampled track.
Kylas song Do You Mind is sampled on One Dance with her lyrics slowed down.
Despacito Luis Fonsi feat.
Daddy Yankee (2017)
Guess what?
