We absolutely love Demi Lovato's new music video for "Cool For the Summer," but it got us thinking: There are so many epic videos out there that were celebrating the season long before hers.
Because it's almost 100 degrees out and we still have a month left of this amazing-slash-miserable sweat-inducing weather, let's take a trip down memory lane. Check out the videos that were cool for the summer way before Demi below.
1. "I’m A Slave 4 U" — Britney Spears
Slay, Britney, slay.
__2. "Beautiful" — Snoop Dogg feat. Pharrell Williams __
Back when Snoop was Dogg the first time around.
__3. "Big Pimpin'" — Jay-Z feat. UGK __
Anyone have a yacht we can borrow?
4. "Summer Girls" — LFO
Summer girls are the best girls.
5. "Rock The Boat" — Aaliyah
Aaliyah will always have our heart.
__6. "Baby Boy" — Beyoncé feat. Sean Paul __
She's always been a queen.
7. "Rock Wit U" — Ashanti
Girl's got moves.
8. "Can’t Hold Us Down" — Christina Aguilera feat. Lil Kim
Don't even try to hold us down.
9. "Rich Girl" — Gwen Stefani feat. Eve
The summer we all wanted to be rich girls.
10. "Candy" — Mandy Moore
No one will ever be sweeter than Mandy.
11. "Miami" — Will Smith
Friendly remember: This is Jaden's dad.
12. "If It's Lovin' That You Want" - Rihanna
Anyone want to go jet skiing?
13. "Quit Playing Games (With My Heart)" — Backstreet Boys
Just wait until they're dancing around in a beautiful summer rain. Or fast forward to 2:10.
14. "Don't Matter" — Akon
Akon is here to remind you to live your life and go on Jeep excursions.
15. "Hips Don't Lie" — Shakira feat. Wyclef Jean
BRB, in search of a Latin dance party.
Related: http://www.teenvogue.com/story/best-90s-anthems-of-all-time
And because we love a good throwback...
