Summer songs have been a thing since 1910 when an article in the New York Tribune advised readers to "look out" for the term around this time of year. But what was the 'song of the summer' the year you were born? The tune, released in April 1977, quickly became the song of the summer. © Getty Images Andy worked with his brothers for the summer anthem 1978 - Shadow Dancing - Andy Gibb Not content with getting the song of the summer for 1977, Andy also got the accolade for 1978 thanks to Shadow Dancing. © Michael Ochs Archives This song will likely still be on your training playlist 1982 - Eye of the Tiger - Survivor Rocky III was the film of the summer, so it's unsurprising that its theme song, Eye of the Tiger, ended up becoming the song of the summer as well.