[2025] Best Picks for Summer! A Roundup of the Latest and Classic EDM Tracks

Story of a BirdAlan Walker, KING

Alan Walker, KING – Story of a Bird (Official Music Video)

Created as an anthem for creators who never stop chasing their dreams, this track is a cross-border collaboration between world-renowned Norwegian producer Alan Walker and Indian artist KING.

Alan Walker’s signature atmospheric electronic sound blends seamlessly with KING’s emotionally rich Hindi lyrics, crafting a unique soundscape that fuses elements of EDM and hip-hop.

Just before its release in May 2025, it had its first live premiere at the YouTube Music Night during the WAVES Summit in Mumbai, where it drew an enthusiastic response from the audience.

With its message for creators who quietly keep creating and its melodious electronic sound in harmony, this piece works as a vocal-driven track that even those hesitant about EDM can enjoy—perfect for energizing summer drives or events.

Chasing ParadiseKygo & OneRepublic

Kygo, OneRepublic – Chasing Paradise (Official Video)

This track, a collaboration between Norwegian DJ and music producer Kygo and American pop-rock band OneRepublic, is a heartwarming love song that captures the exhilaration of romance and a longing for an ideal future.

While reminiscing about past memories, it explores the universal theme of dreaming about a bright future with a partner, all wrapped in Kygo’s signature tropical house sound and Ryan Tedder’s powerful vocals.

Released in January 2025, the music video features Olympic gold medalist Mondo Duplantis and model Desiree Inglander, who appear as a real-life couple.

It’s the perfect song for summer drives, lively events, and moments when you want to make time with someone special truly memorable!

The Final Countdown 2025David Guetta, Hypaton & Europe

David Guetta, Hypaton & Europe – The Final Countdown 2025 (Visualizer)

An astonishing collaborative track has arrived, resurrecting an immortal 1986 classic by Europe in a modern EDM style! This dream team-up features world-renowned French DJ David Guetta, rising star HYPATON, and the original creators, Swedish rock band Europe.

Released in May 2025, the song preserves the original’s soaring melody and powerful vocals while transforming it with a contemporary sound infused with future rave elements.

When it premiered at Tomorrowland 2023, it captivated roughly 100,000 attendees and sparked explosive reactions on social media.

This bold reimagining of a rock classic through EDM has won support from music fans across generations, making it the perfect track to elevate summer drives and events.

Let’s Ride Away (feat. Elle King)Avicii

Avicii – Let’s Ride Away feat. Elle King (Lyric Video)

A fusion of EDM and country left behind by Swedish music producer and DJ Avicii, who sadly passed away in 2018, this is the only new track included on the May 2025 best-of album “Avicii Forever.” Its powerful horn section and synthesizers intertwine beautifully with Elle King’s soulful vocals, resulting in a masterpiece themed around departure and a longing for freedom.

Although production began in Nashville in 2017, the song remained unfinished and in storage until it was completed under the leadership of Carl Falk, making it a special work.

As a track that epitomizes Avicii’s boundary-crossing, innovative approach, blasting it during summer drives or at outdoor events will envelop you in its majestic soundscape and make you feel on top of the world!

Tell Me Where U GoClean Bandit x Tiësto x Leony

Clean Bandit x Tiësto x Leony – Tell Me Where U Go (Official Video)

A dream collaboration track by UK act Clean Bandit—famed for their exquisite fusion of electronic pop and classical—global Dutch DJ/producer Tiësto, and German singer-songwriter LEONY will be released in April 2025.

Dubbed a new genre, “Classical Djembe Trance,” the track is an emotional piece where LEONY’s expressive vocals intertwine beautifully with Clean Bandit’s signature strings and Tiësto’s trance beats.

The rapturous crowd reaction at its debut during the Ultra Music Festival in March 2025 speaks to the track’s high level of polish.

Born from a cross-genre collaboration, it’s a standout anthem perfect for summer drives and events.

Beautiful PeopleDavid Guetta & Sia

David Guetta & Sia – Beautiful People (Official Video)

This track, which brings together France’s world-renowned DJ and producer David Guetta and Australia’s mysterious singer-songwriter Sia once again, is an inspiring number that carries the message that true beauty lies not in appearance but in the light within.

Released in March 2025, the song actually had its demo created back in 2013 and has long been spoken of as a “legendary, unreleased collaboration.” It’s perfect for heating up a summer drive or an event, with Sia’s uniquely husky, soul-stirring vocals brimming with positive energy seamlessly fusing with Guetta’s uplifting beats into a stellar piece of electro-pop!

MADMartin Garrix & Lauv

Martin Garrix & Lauv – MAD (Official Video)

Seamlessly fusing the ache of heartbreak with an energetic, floor-filling beat, this long-awaited collaboration comes from world-renowned Dutch producer Martin Garrix and American singer-songwriter Lauv.

With lyrics portraying fixation and confusion over a past lover and a summery track where sleek synths layer over a driving guitar riff, the song made a memorable debut at Ultra Music Festival in March 2025, earning a rapturous response from the crowd.

Lauv’s emotive vocals and Garrix’s melodic production are a perfect match, resulting in a true summer anthem you’ll want to blast on a drive or at a party.