We braved the heat to find out what tunes people are listening to this summer.

Paeton Bruno, 15

Summer song for 2008: ” ‘Buzzin’ by Shwayze. It’s played on the radio a lot, and it just has a really summery vibe to it.”

Quintessential summer song: “Matchbox 20’s ‘3 A.M.’ song. It always makes me think of summer for some reason.”

Brian Vu, 19, and Amanda Lai, 20

Summer song for 2008: “Don’t Stop the Music” by Rihanna. “It’s so catchy, and we love to party to it on the weekends. It’s always on in the clubs and bars – so much fun to dance to.” [Vu]

Quintessential summer song: “Anything by Nelly – his early stuff mostly, like ‘Country Grammar’ or ‘Hot in Herre.’ It always reminds me of summertime!” [Lai]

John Berglund, 21

Summer song for 2008: “Miami” by Against Me. “I listen to it all the time.”

Quintessential summer song: ” ‘Doin’ Time’ by Sublime, definitely.”