Recommended summer songs for high school students. Midsummer classics and popular tracks.
There are so many songs that use words that evoke summer—like the blue ocean, clear skies, fireworks, and festivals—as their themes or in their lyrics! When summer comes around, you probably feel like listening to songs with that summery vibe, but with so many to choose from, it can be hard to decide what to play.
So in this article, I’ll introduce some summer tunes that I especially recommend for high school students! I’ve picked out love songs and youth anthems that students can likely relate to, so be sure to listen while reading the lyrics!
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Recommended summer songs for high school students: Midsummer classics and popular tracks (91–100)
Ice Cream SyndromeSukima Suichi
This song drew attention as the theme for the film “Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl—Zoroark: Master of Illusions.” The music duo Sukima Switch released it in July 2010 as their 13th single.
It’s an unrequited-love song with a sweet-and-sour feeling, featuring the pleasant sound of acoustic guitar.
It expresses the feeling of being unable to confess your love even as ice cream melts under the summer sun.
It’s perfect for high school students—a song that colors a page of youth.
Heat haze of Augustmakaroni enpitsu
Known by the nickname “Maka-en,” Macaroni Enpitsu is a four-piece rock band acclaimed for lyrics that paint a unique world and songs with meticulous arrangements.
This is their second major-label digital single.
Chosen as the theme song for Taisho Pharmaceutical’s Coppertone commercial, the track features an outstanding arrangement that delivers a refreshing feel while subtly evoking the distinctive humidity of summer.
Its message—suggesting that summers in our youth, full of things like club activities and romances that don’t always go as planned, will still become vivid memories—will likely resonate with high school students experiencing summer in real time.
With its driving arrangement and vocals that radiate heat, it’s a new staple among summer songs.
Recommended summer songs for high school students: midsummer classics and popular tracks (101–110)
Girls’ RuleNogizaka 46
Released in 2013 as the sixth single, it was used across many media, including as the CM song for Rakuten’s “Rakuten Super SALE Executive Committee (Meat & Crab)” commercial.
Despite being only the sixth release since their debut, it sold over 280,000 copies.
The song has a summery feel.
The music video features a storyline and is emotionally moving.
cheat dayNogizaka 46
This song captures the freshness of summer and the vibrant energy of youth.
It features a catchy rhythm and distinctive rap sections, with lyrics expressing the sense of liberation from school and everyday life.
Released as a single in August 2024, it also includes the TV anime ATRI -My Dear Moments- opening theme, “Ano Hikari.” Although the team reportedly struggled with recording the rap parts during production, the result is packed with a live-concert feel.
With 5th-gen member Nagi Inoue as center, the track showcases a new side of Nogizaka46.
It’s perfect for making summer memories or refreshing your mood.
Sing and dance with friends, and it’s sure to become a delightful page in your summer story.
Midsummer SunŌhara Sakurako
A summer spent as a couple might just catch fire! The summer love song “Midsummer Sun” was released as a single in 2015.
Written and composed by music producer Seiji Kameda, it’s sung by Sakurako Ohara, who is also active as an actress.
There’s an MV image, but what really stands out is the refreshing tone that conjures up a cloudless blue sky and an endlessly stretching sea.
Ohara’s blossom-bright vocals are a perfect match.
Let’s make the most of a summer we can spend with the one we love!
Unchanging ThingsOku Hanako
If you’re an anime fan, you might already know it.
It’s a ballad featured as an insert song in director Mamoru Hosoda’s smash-hit film The Girl Who Leapt Through Time.
The track is by Chiba-born singer-songwriter Hanako Oku and was included as the B-side on her single Garnet.
The lyrics, which pour out feelings for someone you love, are heart-wrenching.
It’s perfect for sinking into a nostalgic summer mood.
And if you’re in love right now, it will make you think, “Let’s have a romance without regrets.”
Slow & EasyHirai Dai
If you’ve been pushing yourself too hard and are starting to feel winded, I recommend “Slow & Easy” for those summer moments.
I really admire Dai Hirai’s natural, organic way of living.
The ukulele’s four slightly dry strings create an indescribably soothing tone.
The calmly unhurried chord progression, the lyrics that whisper “Happiness is everywhere,”—once you hear it, you’ll definitely want to recommend it to your friends.
Just like the title says, “take it slow and easy.” Enjoying summer with that mindset sounds perfect, doesn’t it?