End of Summer (song)

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"End of Summer"
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Single by Tame Impala
Released25 July 2025 (2025-07-25)
Genre
Length7:14
Label Columbia
Songwriter(s) Kevin Parker
Producer(s) Kevin Parker
Tame Impala singles chronology
"Neverender"
(2024)
"End of Summer"
(2025)
Music video
"End of Summer" on YouTube

"End of Summer" is a song by Tame Impala, the musical project of the Australian multi-instrumentalist Kevin Parker. It was released through Columbia Records on 25 July 2025, as the lead single from the project's upcoming fifth studio album. Written and produced by Parker, the song was their first solo release in five years and their debut under Columbia.

Contents

Background and release

Kevin Parker, the leader of the musical project Tame Impala, performed a then-unreleased song for the first time as part of his appareance at Primavera Sound 2025 in June 2025. [1] The following month, he posted a series of images to social media that depicts him in several music scenarios, such as a recording studio and a DJ set. [2] Parker captioned the post with, "Been Busy". [2] On 23 July, a teaser video was published to Tame Impala's Twitter account with the caption, "Clear 7 minutes of your schedule." The clip follows a stranger stealing a couple's motorbike before the screen fades to reveal the song's title. [3] [4] In parallel, 12-inch vinyl was made available to pre-order in the project's website, which additionally shared a countdown that expired the same Friday, 25 July. [4]

"End of Summer" was released on 25 July 2025 through Columbia Records, as the first single by Tame Impala under the label. [3] It also marked the project's first solo release since the 2020 album The Slow Rush . [3] An accompanying music video for "End of Summer", directed by Julian Klincewicz, premiered alongside the song. [5]

Composition

"End of Summer" is 7 minutes and 14 seconds long. Sonically, it is an acid house [6] [7] and EDM song, [8] [9] with elements of trance and ambient music. [10]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Kevin Parker.

No.TitleLength
1."End of Summer"7:14
2."[untitled]" (vinyl B-side only [11] )7:40
Total length:14:54

Charts

Chart performance for "End of Summer"
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Australia Dance (ARIA) [12] 9
Ireland (IRMA) [13] 78
Japan Hot Overseas ( Billboard Japan ) [14] 20
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [15] 7
UK Singles (OCC) [16] 87
UK Dance (OCC) [17] 17
US Bubbling Under Hot 100 ( Billboard ) [18] 3
US Hot Dance/Pop Songs ( Billboard ) [19] 7
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs ( Billboard ) [20] 20

References

  1. Ragusa, Paolo (9 June 2025). "Tame Impala Debuts New Song During Barcelona DJ Set: Watch". Consequence . Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  2. 1 2 Ragusa, Paolo (14 July 2025). "Kevin Parker Teases New Tame Impala Album". Consequence . Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 Lochrie, Conor (25 July 2025). "Tame Impala's Comeback Single Is Here". Rolling Stone Australia . Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  4. 1 2 Polst, Mark (23 July 2025). "Tame Impala Tease New Single "End of Summer"". Consequence . Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  5. Bloom, Madison; Strauss, Matthew (25 July 2025). "Tame Impala Return With New Song "End of Summer": Watch the Video". Pitchfork . Retrieved 25 July 2025.
  6. D'Souza, Shaad (25 July 2025). "Sound Off: 10 Songs You Need to Hear Now". Paper . Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  7. Sollazzo, Cassidy (25 July 2025). "Tame Impala Shares New Single "End of Summer"". Paste . Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  8. Hudson, Alex (25 July 2025). "Tame Impala Goes EDM with New Single "End of Summer"". Exclaim! . Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  9. Singh, Surej (25 July 2025). "Listen to Tame Impala's acid house-inspired new single 'End Of Summer'". NME . Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  10. Saulog, Gabriel (25 July 2025). "Tame Impala Makes A Comeback With "End Of Summer" – Listen". Billboard Philippines . Retrieved 31 July 2025.
  11. "Tame Impala – End Of Summer – Vinyl (12", 45 RPM + 2 more), 2025 [r34606627]". Discogs . 25 July 2025. Retrieved 29 July 2025.
  12. "ARIA Top 20 Dance Singles Chart". Australian Recording Industry Association. 4 August 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  13. "IRMA – Irish Charts (Week 31, 2025)". Irish Recorded Music Association . Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  14. "Billboard Japan Hot Overseas: 2025/08/06 公開". Billboard Japan (in Japanese). 6 August 2025. Retrieved 6 August 2025.
  15. "Official Hot 40 Singles". Recorded Music NZ. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  16. "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
  17. "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  18. "Tame Impala Chart History (Bubbling Under Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 August 2025.
  19. "Tame Impala Chart History (Hot Dance/Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
  20. "Tame Impala Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 5 August 2025.