Filed under: On Shuffle Music The Ringer Podcast Network 2018’s Definitive Song of the Summer Breaking down what is and is not the song of the summer By Micah Peters Aug 15, 2018, 7:52am EDT Share this story Share this on Facebook Share this on Twitter Share All sharing options Share All sharing options for: 2018’s Definitive Song of the Summer Flipboard Email Photo by Rich Fury/Getty Images for Coachella Track 1: The Songs of Summer That Weren’t Feat. Nate Sloan and Charlie Harding Track 2: The Countdown to No. 1 Subscribe: Apple Podcasts / Art19 / Stitcher / RSS Next Up In Music The Taylor Swift Take Purge ‘60 Songs That Explain the ’90s’: ‘If It Makes You Happy,’ Sheryl Crow Celebrating Black Music With Justin Richmond Taylor Swift and Matt Healy’s Breakup, Yacht Season, and More When AI Is Making Music, Where Do the Humans Fit In? The National With Jeremy Bolm Sign up for the The Ringer Newsletter Thanks for signing up! Check your inbox for a welcome email. Email (required) Oops. Something went wrong. Please enter a valid email and try again. By submitting your email, you agree to our Terms and Privacy Notice. You can opt out at any time. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Subscribe The Latest The Taylor Swift Take Purge To kick off their new "Summer of Taylor Swift" series, Nora and Nathan give their wildest takes on Taylor’s concerts, Matty Healy, and more! By Nora Princiotti and Nathan Hubbard CNN’s Messy Chris Licht Era Is Over, Now What? Dylan Byers joins to discuss the network’s fallout with its former chairman and CEO By Matthew Belloni A Midnight Boys Time-Travel Draft Plus, Jomi shares his thoughts on watching ‘Million Dollar Baby’ for the first time By Van Lathan, Steve Ahlman, and 2 more Is LA Knight Just 2023 Eugene? Plus ‘Dark Side of the Ring’ Cocreators Evan Husney and Jason Eisener Join the Show. The guys also react to a Bloodline hot take from one of the show’s listeners By Ben Cruz, Khal Davenport, and 1 more Five Questions About Jacob deGrom’s Season-Ending Injury Is this the end of peak deGrom? How does this affect his Hall of Fame chances? And what does it say about MLB pitchers’ quest for endless velocity? By Ben Lindbergh Current Athlete and Coach Media Career Draft. Plus, the PGA Tour–LIV Golf Merger. Kevin and Bryan Curtis predict which athletes will have the best media and broadcasting careers once they retire By Kevin Clark and Bryan Curtis