Cruel Summer

Cruel Summer was already over five years old when it climbed to #1 on the Hot 100 in 2023, and that timing is the wild part. The song became Taylor Swift's tenth chart-topper, her longest-charting track ever, and the… Mostrar más

Taylor Swift Cruel Summer hits No 1

There's an all-time ranking of solo female songs by Spotify streams #BillieEilish #CruelSummer

Most-streamed solo female songs on Spotify

Forty-three years after Bananarama released Cruel Summer, this track remains an unforgettable classic from the eighties. Its original appeal hasn't faded despite the decades passing. The magic is still there.

Bananarama Cruel Summer

Observers spotted lyrical similarities between Taylor Swift's Cruel Summer and Patient Zero

Taylor Swift Cruel Summer Patient Zero lyrics

Cruel Summer hit different in 2017. The heat, the boredom, that feeling of being left behind while everyone else is on holiday, all of it was still in the song. But the women singing it weren't the same as the ones who… Mostrar más

43 years ago, Bananarama released “Cruel Summer” 🎶✨❤️ A timeless ’80s classic that never lost its magic.