‘Crazy in Love’
Beyoncé feat. Jay-Z, 2003
The lead cut from Beyoncé’s debut solo album still ranks among her most delirious soul-funk jams, thanks to those percolating drums, a ripping Chi-Lites brass sample — and, of course, Beyoncé herself, whose live-wire vocal makes it easy to believe her when she insists, “You got me sprung and I don’t care who sees.” Jay Z probably never felt luckier. Summery-ness ranking: 1