The New Yorker:

“Song of the summer” is a complex characterization—it’s not simply the most popular track of the season (that’s likely to be Alex Warren’s “Ordinary,” a sweet but schmaltzy ballad about eternal love), it’s the tune that, as my friend and colleague Kelefa Sanneh once put it, you’re going to hear over and over against your will, until it permeates your subconscious and becomes inextricably linked to the hottest months of the year. My advice? Just give in. Here are three strong early contenders:

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