On June 17, the doors to BMS will open and excited students will be released for summer vacation. A great way to kick off the summer is to fill your Spotify playlists with some fresh new music. There are many different types of playlists to make, but it’s up to the songs on the playlist to live up to expectations.

Music and Spotify are big parts of many students’ lives, such as eighth grader Shira Kim. “Music has a big impact on my life,” she said.“When I’m doing work on my computer I love to listen to some Spotify playlists and focus on what I have to do.”  

Here are some great playlists ideas and song suggestions to help you make your own playlist complete with your perfect summer jams.

Feel Good Playlist:

Songs on this playlist should be tunes that you love and can jam out to. The songs should be ones that you don’t want to skip over and could listen to on repeat. This upbeat mix should serve as a confidence booster and encourage you to reach your goals throughout the day.

Song Suggestions:

“My House”- Flo Rida

“You And Me”- Flume Remix

“Alive”- Sia

“Middle”- DJ Snake, Bipolar Sunshine

“Kings of Summer”- Ayokay, Quinn XCII

“Borderline”- Tove Styrke

“Send Me On My Way”- Rusted Roots

“Adventure Of A Lifetime”- Coldplay

Chill Playlist:

Songs on this playlists should be chill tracks that help you focus or relax. These songs should have a slower tempo, but still have light-hearted lyrics. This playlist should make you loosen up, stay on track and help you finish your work.

Song Suggestions:

“7 Years Old”- Lukas Graham

“Four Five Seconds”- Kanye West, Rihanna, Paul McCartney

“Say”- John Mayer

“Bound 2”- Kanye

“Hymn For The Weekend”- Coldplay

“Wild Things”- Alessia Cara

“Dangerous Women”- Ariana Grande

“Island In The Sun”- Weezer

“Put Your Records On”- Corinne Bailey Rae

“She Will Be Loved”- Maroon 5

Party Playlist:

Songs on this playlist should be ones that make you want to dance and have a good time. These songs should have big beat drops and faster tempos. One way to guarantee this is a great mix is to add trending songs that are popular on Spotify and among your friends to your playlist.

Song Suggestions:

“Panda” – Desiigner

“One Dance” – Drake

“Work” – Rihanna

“Hands to Myself” – Selena Gomez

“Sorry” – Justin Bieber

“Roses”- Chainsmokers

“Hideaway”- Daya

“Spaceman Carnage Festival Trap Remix”- Hardwell

“This is What You Came For”- Rihanna ft. Calvin Harris

Road Trip Playlist:

This playlist will be similar to a feel good playlist mixed with a party playlist. It is important to create the perfect combination of well-known, sing-along songs and new tracks that you may not know as well yet (so you can spend time in the car learning the lyrics.) Tempo can range from steady to fast while still creating the same road trip vibe, just make sure to incorporate similar types of music and distribute it throughout the playlist.

Song Suggestions:

“Home”- Edwards Sharpe

“Bootleggin”- Quinn XCII

“Riptide”- Vance Joy

“Pillowtalk”- Zayn Malik

“Runaway”- Galantis

“Close”- Nick Jonas

“Best Day of my Life”- American Authors