- Jess Glynne's Hold My Hand dominates TikTok with 9 million posts and 80.000 billion views.
- In Mexico, Fuerza Regida's "Tu Sancho" is a hit; on a global scale, Jess Glynne is the leader.
- The Jet2holidays effect revives a 2015 theme and multiplies its use in travel trends.
- Official charts: global, Mexican, and Spanish tops, and viral mentions of the summer.
The TikTok community has once again chosen the soundtrack for the summer: a song that accompanies travels, jokes, and everyday scenes on thousands of phones. This summer, the platform has crowned a song with staggering numbers and, in doing so, has confirmed that hits can be reborn years after their initial release.
While a regional anthem has triumphed in Mexico, a pop song has taken the world by storm, resurging thanks to a tourism campaign and a flood of memes. The "TikTok song of the summer" label no longer depends on radio: today it's determined by the algorithm, trends, and user creativity; knowing how to find viral songs on TikTok is key.
The phenomenon that has put Jess Glynne at the top
The unofficial winner on TikTok is "Hold My Hand " by Jess Glynne , which has amassed over 9 million posts and around 80.000 billion views on the platform, boosted by the Jet2holidays trend . The audio has provided the soundtrack to scenes of failed vacations, beach mishaps, unexpected encounters with animals, and interrupted marriage proposals.
Celebrities like Mariah Carey and Jeff Goldblum jumped on the bandwagon, and the artist herself expressed her gratitude that the song "is once again alive in people's hands." Author and co-writer Jin Jin emphasized that seeing a song from years ago "take on a life of its own" confirms TikTok's role as a powerful musical platform.
Jet2holidays ' ad (with its unmistakable optimistic message) provided the perfect visual component for the ironic twist so characteristic of the platform: from the idyllic spot to the most shared summer fails . Even public institutions jumped on the bandwagon with parodic uses of the audio, a move that generated debate and mixed reactions from both the brand and the singer.
TikTok's head of music business, Tracy Gardner , emphasized that the summer list reflects how the platform drives discovery, revalues past catalogs, and makes it easier for emerging artists to find a global audience "both on and off the app."
Who is behind the success
Besides Glynne 's vocals , this summer's spotlight is on songwriting. TikTok has recognized her co-writer, Jin Jin , an internationally renowned artist who has penned hits with Raye , David Guetta , Burna Boy , Becky G , JLo , Maluma , and Wizkid . The success of "Hold My Hand" reinforces the idea that when a song connects with a trend, it revitalizes catalogs and generates new cycles of exploitation for artists and labels.
The official summer tops on TikTok
Beyond the global phenomenon, each market has had its own distinct rhythm. In Mexico , the corrido tumbado has taken the lead; globally, nostalgia and remixed classics have gained airtime.
Top 10 in Mexico (TikTok)
- Your Sancho – Regulated Force
- Rock That Body – Black Eyed Peas
- Beautiful Woman – Ian Cordova
- Colored Rose – Lies: The Series & Belinda
- Where the Wind Goes – Julieta Venegas
- Baseball Player A la Bola – 8Uno & Airam Páez
- Hugged to you – Kevin Kaarl
- SWITZERLAND – 24th Street
- Oh Mommy – Alan Arrieta
- The Panther – Alan Arrieta & Marcos Villalobos
In the country, “Tu Sancho” became the most used audio of the summer, exceeding 481.000 creations and elevating regional Mexican music as a recurring soundtrack for everyday clips, jokes and challenges.
Top 10 global (TikTok)
- Hold My Hand – Jess Glynne
- Rock That Body – Black Eyed Peas
- Gimme Un Grrr – Fantomel x Kate Linn
- Soul Survivor (ft. Akon) – Jeezy
- Pretty Little Baby – Connie Francis
- My Main (ft. Ty Dolla $ign) – Mila J
- Suave – The Alpha
- Shake It To The Max (FLY) (Remix) – MOLIY, Shenseea, Skillibeng, Silent Addy
- Illegal – PinkPantheress
- Your Love Is My Drug – Kesha
The global ranking combines catalog rescues and viral novelties: from Connie Francis to PinkPantheress , passing through El Alfa or the Black Eyed Peas , which demonstrate the validity of the classics when they find the right visual context.
Spain: This is how summer turned out on TikTok
In the Spanish market, photography is very similar to the global scene, with room for Latin urban photography and regional phenomena that conquer the Para Ti feed.
Top 10 in Spain (TikTok)
- Hold My Hand – Jess Glynne
- Rock That Body – Black Eyed Peas
- Gimme Un Grrr – Fantomel x Kate Linn
- BEHIND YOUR SOUL – Mora
- QLOO – Young Cister & Kreamly
- Press + – mvrk
- Fronting – Plan B
- REMEDY – JC Reyes & Pirlo
- AURORA – Mora & De La Rose
- Keep Dancing with Me – YannC, Darkiel, Myke Towers, Eladio Carrión & Brray
Mora 's double presence and the reggaeton and trap tracks confirm the pull of these genres in Spain, while the podium trio replicates the international wave set by Glynne.
Mentions that have also set a trend
Alongside the top hits, TikTok has highlighted parallel trends that have added volume and variety to summer audio, with peaks of creativity in dance, humor, and personal stories.
- The KPop Demon Hunters universe, featuring fictional bands like HUNTR/X and Saja Boys, propelled audios like “Soda Pop,” “Golden,” and “Your Idol” into dance challenges and streaming records.
- “Ordinary”, by Alex warren, was associated with love stories and surpassed milestones in charts, with millions of uses and wide international distribution.
- “Love Me Not” by Ravyn Lenae, caught on in family and dating content, achieving its debut on Billboard thanks to the social push.
- “Mad Again” by BunnaB, went viral with transformations and a sign language trend that inspired millions of creations.
These cases reinforce the idea that TikTok acts as a discovery engine and not just as a megaphone for hits: context, memes and video format are now part of the "package" that turns songs into phenomena.
With the data in hand, what stands out is a summer defined by a global hit revived by a marketing campaign, by very clear local leaders (like Fuerza Regida in Mexico), and by charts where rediscovered classics coexist with viral hits. It's proof that on TikTok, songs find new life and artists find new audiences.
