Quiz: Do you know these summer songs?

WE STILL HAVE a few weeks before summer officially kicks off in Ireland, but the past week (aside from the recent bouts of rain) has certainly felt like it.

Outdoor concerts have kicked off, the beaches are overrun, and for the most part, it’s been safe enough to leave the house without a jacket.

Test your knowledge of these summer songs.

Song 'SWIM' beat out a number of popular contenders to win American Music Award’s 2026 Song Of The Summer. What band is behind the song?

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Calvin Harris's 2014 smash-hit Summer continues to crop up every summer. Can you finish the lyric: When I met you in the summer/BLANK

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I said we could be together, baby

There's no official song of the summer, but Billboard crowned I'll Be Missing You by Puff Daddy & Faith Evans Featuring 112 as the greatest song of the summer of all time based on its historic chart dominance. What year was it released?

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We're going back a bit further again: The Beatles released which song in 1969 that contains the lyric 'Little darlin'/I feel that ice is slowly melting'?

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Strawberry Fields Forever

In 2007, Ireland dealt with its wettest summer in 50 years. Which pop star and their song managed to get the blame?

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Purple Rain by Prince

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Rain by Madonna

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Umbrella by Rihanna

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Summertime Sadness by Lana Del Rey

Song Feel Good Hit Of The Summer by Queens of the Stone Age was released in 2000. All of its lyrics refer to what?

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In Mundy's July (2002), what does a mongrel begin to bark at?

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Irish rock band Bagatelle's 1980 song Summer in Dublin has survived the test of time. Which of these locations is NOT mentioned in the song?

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O'Connell Street

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The Liffey

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Dún Laoghaire

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Grafton Street

The Isley Brothers were not the first to release Summer Breeze (1974) - it is in fact a cover of the original song in 1972. Who is the original artist?