June marks the arrival of summer, bringing with it long days, warm evenings, and a sense of adventure. It’s a month that has inspired many artists to write songs about the beauty of the season, love, nostalgia, and sometimes even heartbreak.
Be sure to check out the Songs About June Playlist at the bottom of this page.
Best Songs About June
1. “June Hymn” – The Decemberists
Lyric Sample: “Here’s a hymn to welcome in the day, heralding a summer’s early sway.”
“June Hymn” is a 2011 acoustic tune about the full arrival of summer, told through the sights and sounds of a June morning.
2. “Seven Days in Sunny June” – Jamiroquai
Lyric Sample: “Drinking wine and killing time, sitting in the summer sun.”
Jamiroquai’s 2005 hit is about falling for a friend over seven days in June and finding out the feeling isn’t mutual.
3. “Rainy Day in June” – Alan Jackson
Lyric Sample: “It’s a rainy day in June, the sky is gray, and I’m missing you.”
Jackson’s 2004 country song is about waking up the morning after a partner has left and finding nothing but rain outside to match how he feels.
4. “June Afternoon” – Roxette
Lyric Sample: “It’s a bright June afternoon, it never gets dark.”
“June Afternoon” is about the ease of a perfect summer day, the kind where nothing is required of you except to enjoy it. Per Gessle wrote it as an unabashedly happy song.
5. “Memphis in June” – Nina Simone
Lyric Sample: “Memphis in June, a shady veranda under a Sunday blue sky.”
“Memphis in June” is a jazz tune about the ease of a summer Sunday in Memphis, where everything is slow and fragrant and exactly as it should be.
6. “28th of June” – Megan Moroney
Lyric Sample: “28th of June, it was me and you, rose petals on the bed, and I love you.”
“28th of June” is a country ballad about a woman sitting with the memory of a first anniversary that no longer means anything to the person she celebrated it with.
7. “June” – Natalie Jane
Lyric Sample: “I feel beautiful when I’m happy, and I’m happy when I’m with you.”
This 2024 pop song is about a summer romance so good that the thought of it ending is already painful. Jane wants to go back to June before June is even over.
8. “June” – Florence + The Machine
Lyric Sample: “In those heavy days in June, when love became an act of defiance.”
Florence Welch wrote this about the final stretch of her 2016 tour, when she was burning out on the road. It’s about holding onto another person when the world and your own mind are both coming apart at once.
9. “Evening in June” – Van Morrison
Lyric Sample: “On an evening in June, when the flowers are in bloom, and the sky is so blue.”
“Evening in June” is a smooth and romantic track that celebrates the magic of a summer night, the kind that settles in slowly and makes everything feel unhurried and right.
10. “June on the West Coast” – Bright Eyes
Lyric Sample: “I spent a week drinking the sunlight of Winnetka, California.”
“June on the West Coast” is a late ’90s track about a man traveling through California, Arizona, and Washington while carrying a broken heart, dreaming of finding somewhere to rest and someone who finally understands him.
11. “June” – Pete Yorn
Lyric Sample: “If you hadn’t gone tomorrow, you could have stayed on ’til June.”
In this 2001 indie rock song, Yorn sings about the frustration of knowing his love interest could have stayed with him longer if things had gone differently.
12. “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over” – Rodgers and Hammerstein
Lyric Sample: “June is bustin’ out all over, all over the meadow and the hill.”
From the classic musical Carousel, “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over” is a jubilant celebration of the arrival of summer in a New England fishing village.
13. “Heat Waves” – Glass Animals
Lyric Sample: “Sometimes all I think about is you, late nights in the middle of June.”
“Heat Waves” is about missing someone so much that they show up in your dreams, and the disorientation of waking up and realizing they’re not there.
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Conclusion
June shows up in songs about beginnings, endings, and the long warm stretch in between. I hope this list gave you a few worth adding to your summer playlist rotation.
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