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Buzz-Worthy Summer Classics on YouTube Shorts [Viral Tracks Special]
Music and short videos are essential for making summer memories, right? Lately, the songs you hear on YouTube Shorts are so catchy they stick in your head all day.
This time, we’re introducing popular summer tracks from YouTube Shorts.
You’re sure to find songs that fit a variety of scenes like the beach, fireworks displays, and summer festivals! You might just discover the perfect track to make your posts even more captivating.
Summer staple songs on YouTube Shorts [Viral Tracks Special] (1–10)
astronomical observationBUMP OF CHICKEN
Formed by four childhood friends, BUMP OF CHICKEN is a rock band known for its classic yet experimental sound and lyrically powerful messages.
This is their third single.
Inspired by the song, the TV drama “Tentaikansoku” (Stargazing) used it as an insert track, bringing BUMP OF CHICKEN to widespread recognition.
The intro—crafted with eight guitars to evoke a shooting star—stirs anticipation and exhilaration for summer nights the moment you hear it.
Lyrics that sing of hope and uncertainty for the future ride on a driving rock sound, vividly calling back memories of youth.
fireworks (launched into the sky)DAOKO × Yonezu Kenshi
This is a song by DAOKO and Kenshi Yonezu, featured as the theme for the anime film “Fireworks, Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?” The piano melody is striking, as if it turns that fleeting scene of fireworks blooming in the summer night sky and quietly fading away into sound.
Through their two voices, the song portrays a tender affection for moments that will never return and a poignant longing for someone you may never meet again.
It became a major topic, topping music charts in September 2017.
It’s a perfect piece for summer nights—listen to it on the way home from a fireworks display or summer festival, when you’re feeling a bit sentimental, and it will make the day’s memories shine even brighter.
NonfictionsDa-iCE
Da-iCE is a dance and vocal group known for their expressive twin vocals spanning four octaves.
Their latest work blends a fast-paced, dramatic sound with melodies that evoke a touch of wistfulness.
Written and composed by the members themselves, the song carries a warm message that embraces not only those who single-mindedly chase their dreams, but also everyone who supports them along the way.
Chosen as the support song for the 107th National High School Baseball Championship in summer 2025 and as the theme for Netto Koshien, it heightens the emotions of the summer season.
An emotional track that colors those precious moments with your teammates.
Shine in the cruel nightLiSA
It’s a stirring number where a grand orchestra intertwines with an intense rock sound.
LiSA’s soul-stirring vocals dramatize an unwavering will and bonds with companions that won’t falter, no matter how harsh the night.
She sings of a light of hope strong enough to overcome even hatred, kindling courage in the hearts of those who listen.
Released as LiSA’s single in July 2025, the song drew major attention as the theme for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Infinity Castle Arc (The Movie).
It’s the perfect track to lift your spirits on a slightly sentimental summer night—an anthem that will push you forward on the walk home after fireworks or whenever you need to overcome something.
Shadows of SummerMrs. GREEN APPLE
As the end of summer draws near, a sudden mix of loneliness and a racing heart wells up inside.
Mrs.
GREEN APPLE’s song gently scoops up those hard-to-put-into-words feelings.
The bittersweetness toward a passing season and the faint summer-infused crush that you almost want to blame on the heat resonate in your chest atop a crystal-clear melody.
This track was selected as the CM song for Kirin’s Gogo-no-Kocha, featuring Ren Meguro from Snow Man.
Released in August 2025 as their 20th digital single, it’s packed with both the sparkle and the wistfulness of summers spent with friends.
Use it as the BGM for a short video compiling your fun summer memories, and it’s sure to instantly heighten the emotional vibe.
fireworks festivalRADWIMPS
This track, which colored one of the most moving scenes in the film Weathering With You, is especially memorable for RADWIMPS’ piano melody.
Although it’s an instrumental with no lyrics, it has a mysterious power that seems to awaken each listener’s own memories of summer.
From a quiet beginning, strings join in, and the sound spreads open toward the climax like lights blooming and fading in the night sky.
Included on the album Weathering With You released in July 2019, the piece links to the film’s emotional reunion scene.
It’s an emotional song that’s perfect for capturing a glittering summer-night moment in a short video.
All of the Youthsuis from Yorushika
There’s a song that brings back that indescribable, bittersweet feeling you get at the end of summer.
Sung by Yorushika’s suis, this track reimagines a beloved classic that Fujifabric released in 2007, coloring it with a fresh sensibility.
The loneliness and transience that overlap with scenes of a passing summer and bursting fireworks are rendered even more delicately and beautifully through suis’s crystal-clear voice.
The song also serves as the theme for the Netflix film “My Last Year With You, Who Has Only Half a Year Left,” deeply resonating with the story’s poignant worldview.
Listen to it on a summer night while overlaying it with memories, and you might find yourself lost in thought.
It’s the perfect song for when you want to sink into a sentimental mood.