Songs About Teenage Summer

A curated collection of sun-soaked, wistful tracks capturing the fleeting nature of teenage summers and the nostalgia of long, liminal days. This playlist blends indie anthems with classic beach-pop to evoke the feeling of youth.

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Tracks

1. 400 Lux · Lorde
2. Summertime Sadness · Lana Del Rey
3. Surfer Girl · The Beach Boys
4. The Wire · HAIM
5. It's Real · Real Estate
6. Archie, Marry Me · Alvvays
7. Ribs · Lorde
8. Boys of Summer · Don Henley
9. Cool · Gwen Stefani
10. Seventeen · Sharon Van Etten
11. Brazil · Declan McKenna
12. Walking On A Dream · Empire of the Sun
13. Greek Tragedy · The Wombats
14. End of the Summer · Darren Hayes
15. Doin' Time · Lana Del Rey
16. Kids · MGMT
17. Cruel Summer · Taylor Swift
18. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea · Neutral Milk Hotel
19. Sweater Weather · The Neighbourhood
20. Duvet · bôa
21. Unwritten · Natasha Bedingfield
22. 1979 · The Smashing Pumpkins
23. Sleepyhead · Passion Pit
24. Dog Days Are Over · Florence + The Machine
25. Slide · Calvin Harris
26. Young Blood · The Naked and Famous
27. Oxford Comma · Vampire Weekend
28. Suburban War · Arcade Fire
29. After the Gold Rush · Neil Young
30. Teenage Dream · Katy Perry
31. Tongue Tied · Grouplove
32. Electric Feel · MGMT
33. Friday I'm in Love · The Cure
34. San Francisco · The Mowgli's
35. Home · Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros
36. Island in the Sun · Weezer
37. Steal My Sunshine · LEN
38. Amber · 311
39. Santeria · Sublime
40. California · Phantom Planet
41. All My Friends · LCD Soundsystem
42. Wide Eyes · Local Natives
43. Young Folks · Peter Bjorn and John
44. A-Punk · Vampire Weekend
45. This Must Be the Place · Talking Heads

Based on the prompt: Songs about teenage summer — The Beach Boys, Lana Del Rey, Lorde, HAIM, Real Estate, Alvvays. Sun-soaked, wistful, liminal.