I chatted with @cheddar and tried to unpack the magical alchemy that produces the “song of summer.” The easy answer? Summer anthems capture a moment of highly specific joy. They bottle the best, most visceral feelings associated with the season — dancing at a house party alongside sweaty strangers, salt on your skin after a long day at the beach, too many margaritas energy. It’s the thumping urgency of reggaeton and hip-hop’s invincible swagger. But mostly it’s Bad Bunny 🙃 Call it now — when we look back in two months, which track will claim the coveted title of 2022’s “song of summer”?