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Gift Tape · Summer

Summer Road Trip Playlist

Windows down, sun on the dash, nowhere to be until sundown. This is the summer tape — bright, loud, and built for the long way to the beach.

Top-down cruisers and warm-night anthems for the season of the great American drive. Hit play on any track, then open the full mix in Trip Tunes and point the car at the horizon.

39 songs · about 144 min
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  1. 1 Cruel Summer album art
    Cruel Summer
    Bananarama
    Apple Music ↗
  2. 2 Vacation album art
    Vacation
    The Go-Go's
    Apple Music ↗
  3. 3 The Boys Of Summer (Remastered 2024) album art
    The Boys Of Summer (Remastered 2024)
    Don Henley
    Apple Music ↗
  4. 4 Girls Just Want to Have Fun album art
    Girls Just Want to Have Fun
    Cyndi Lauper
    Apple Music ↗
  5. 5 Here I Go Again '87 album art
    Here I Go Again '87
    Whitesnake
    Apple Music ↗
  6. 6 Little Red Corvette album art
    Little Red Corvette
    Prince
    Apple Music ↗
  7. 7 Runnin' Down a Dream (Live) album art
    Runnin' Down a Dream (Live)
    Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
    Apple Music ↗
  8. 8 Summer of '69 album art
    Summer of '69
    Bryan Adams
    Apple Music ↗
  9. 9 Panama album art
    Panama
    Van Halen
    Apple Music ↗
  10. 10 Everywhere album art
    Everywhere
    Fleetwood Mac
    Apple Music ↗
  11. 11 Hot In the City album art
    Hot In the City
    Billy Idol
    Apple Music ↗
  12. 12 Your Love album art
    Your Love
    The Outfield
    Apple Music ↗
  13. 13 Everybody Wants to Rule the World album art
    Everybody Wants to Rule the World
    Tears for Fears
    Apple Music ↗
  14. 14 Magic album art
    Magic
    The Cars
    Apple Music ↗
  15. 15 Jack & Diane album art
    Jack & Diane
    John Cougar
    Apple Music ↗
  16. 16 Bizarre Love Triangle album art
    Bizarre Love Triangle
    New Order
    Apple Music ↗
  17. 17 Never Gonna Give You Up album art
    Never Gonna Give You Up
    Rick Astley
    Apple Music ↗
  18. 18 Holiday album art
    Holiday
    Madonna
    Apple Music ↗
  19. 19 Rio album art
    Rio
    Duran Duran
    Apple Music ↗
  20. 20 Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (Remastered 2003) album art
    Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (Remastered 2003)
    The Police
    Apple Music ↗
  21. 21 Walk Like an Egyptian album art
    Walk Like an Egyptian
    The Bangles
    Apple Music ↗
  22. 22 New Sensation album art
    New Sensation
    INXS
    Apple Music ↗
  23. 23 Love Shack album art
    Love Shack
    The B-52's
    Apple Music ↗
  24. 24 Heaven is a Place on Earth album art
    Heaven is a Place on Earth
    Belinda Carlisle
    Apple Music ↗
  25. 25 Just Can't Get Enough album art
    Just Can't Get Enough
    Depeche Mode
    Apple Music ↗
  26. 26 Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Single Version) album art
    Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' (Single Version)
    Michael Jackson
    Apple Music ↗
  27. 27 Where the Streets Have No Name album art
    Where the Streets Have No Name
    U2
    Apple Music ↗
  28. 28 We Didn't Start the Fire album art
    We Didn't Start the Fire
    Billy Joel
    Apple Music ↗
  29. 29 It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine) album art
    It's the End of the World As We Know It (And I Feel Fine)
    R.E.M.
    Apple Music ↗
  30. 30 The Power of Love album art
    The Power of Love
    Huey Lewis & The News
    Apple Music ↗
  31. 31 Hey Jealousy album art
    Hey Jealousy
    Gin Blossoms
    Apple Music ↗
  32. 32 Give It Away album art
    Give It Away
    Red Hot Chili Peppers
    Apple Music ↗
  33. 33 No Rain album art
    No Rain
    Blind Melon
    Apple Music ↗
  34. 34 Mr. Jones album art
    Mr. Jones
    Counting Crows
    Apple Music ↗
  35. 35 Invisible Touch (2007 Remaster) album art
    Invisible Touch (2007 Remaster)
    Genesis
    Apple Music ↗
  36. 36 Two Princes album art
    Two Princes
    Spin Doctors
    Apple Music ↗
  37. 37 Been Caught Stealing album art
    Been Caught Stealing
    Jane's Addiction
    Apple Music ↗
  38. 38 1979 (Remastered 2012) album art
    1979 (Remastered 2012)
    The Smashing Pumpkins
    Apple Music ↗
  39. 39 Take On Me album art
    Take On Me
    a-ha
    Apple Music ↗

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