Break the Distance
128 BPM · B minor · 3:50
Its video has the colours of somewhere hot: dusty fields, a desert road and a white horse by the water. The beat sits at a bright 128 BPM.
When: For the drive from the airport. Chorus at 0:44.
Summer holiday songs and summer tunes
From the airport queue to the last night by the sea: songs for the fortnight everyone waits all year for.
The Place Where We Belong
126 BPM · E♭ major · 3:45
Its video is an old sea tale of pirate galleons and their island in the sun, and the song moves at an easy 126 BPM.
When: For the beach in the afternoon. Chorus at 1:16.
Wildlands (Festival Anthem)
126 BPM · D minor · 4:52
The festival cut of Wildlands, close to five minutes long at 126 BPM.
When: For the first night out on holiday. Chorus at 1:28.
Remember Home
155 BPM · D major · 3:09
Up-tempo and bright, 155 BPM.
When: For the journey home, when you are already planning the next trip. Chorus at 0:47.
For summer at home, too
The first barbecue of the year, an afternoon in the beer garden, an evening that stays light until ten: the same four songs work just as well without a passport.
Common questions
- What are the best summer holiday songs?
- Anything with a steady pulse and a singalong chorus for outdoors. Break the Distance and The Place Where We Belong are the two to start with, at 128 and 126 BPM.
- Which song suits a day at the beach?
- The Place Where We Belong: easy-going in the verses, big in the chorus, and its video sails towards a sunny island.
- Are there summer tunes that are not the usual hits?
- Yes. These four are written and produced by ELYAZ, so they are not on every holiday playlist already.
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All moments: feel good songs and happy music for brighter days