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Is the 2025 Song of the Summer the 'Nothing Beats a Jet2 Holiday' meme?

Is the 2025 Song of the Summer the 'Nothing Beats a Jet2 Holiday' meme?

USA Today4 days ago
Folks, we have a huge problem. The calendar has officially shifted from July to August, and we're in a dire situation: We have no song of the summer. Last year, we were almost overflowing with options for song of the summer with absolute bops from Sabrina Carpenter ("Please, Please, Please" and "Espresso"), Chappell Roan ("Good Luck, Babe") and Taylor Swift ("I Can Do It With a Broken Heart").
If you weren't a pop fan, Kendrick Lamar's "Not Like Us" was everywhere on its way to becoming song of the year. We even had a whole movement called Brat Summer around Charli XCX's dance-pop album, Brat.
In 2025, however, we are in a bit of a dead period for the bright, fun and poppy music we've come to associate with summer. Carpenter's June 5 release of "Manchild" gave us a little something to hold us over, but it hasn't overtaken pop culture like last year's options.
Slowly, we've come to realize -- thanks mostly to TikTok -- our only real option for song of the summer is... the Jet2 Holiday meme. The audio features Jess Glynne's song "Hold My Hand" as a voiceover from an advert for a travel deal plays.
"Nothing beats a Jet2 Holiday," a woman's voice says. "And right now, you can save 50 pounds per person! That's 200 pounds off for a family of four!"
Usually this is accompanied by a video that shows some unfortunate travel situation that's likely hilarious to everyone except those experiencing it.
It's a sad state when the only song stuck in our heads through July is associated with a viral meme format, but fret not. With Chappell Roan releasing "The Subway" on August 1 and Sabrina Carpenter's Man's Best Friend album dropping on August 19, our long national nightmare might be ending as we head into fall.
What is the Nothing Beats a Jet2 Holiday meme?
As we mentioned, it's usually a travel-related mishap that's accompanied by the commercial jingle.
Like this:
Who sings the Jet2 Holiday song?
That would be Jess Glynne, who sings "Hold My Hand."
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