6. “Hummingbird”
Metro Boomin & James Blake | metro boomin presents spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
Favorite lyrics:
“Hummingbird, summer song, has it brought my life back?
Hanging in the balance, have you brought the light back?
Pen pal on a night shift, she’s who I get away with
Realizing she might be all I need in this life…”
Most every track on this list earned its place the first time I heard it, but “Hummingbird” stands out in my mind as its own singular experience.
I toyed with cheating and combining this with “Am I Dreaming,” another gem from the Across the Spider-Verse soundtrack, but that would be a disservice to the visceral reaction I had when I first heard that sample. Goosebumps. Where did Metro even find that?! And it only gets progressively better from there!
Heavenly. Glorious. Sublime. These are the only appropriate adjectives for this song. I sincerely cannot believe it’s only at number 6, and this is my list! I demand a recount!