Next Summer (song)

In 2024, Damiano David started his solo musical career with the release of "Silverlines" and "Born with a Broken Heart", as well as a cover version of "Nothing Breaks Like a Heart" (2018) for Valentine's Day 2025, originally performed by Mark Ronson and Miley Cyrus.^[1] The singer reported that he would be embarking on his first solo concert tour in 2025.^[2] At an intimate concert in New York, he previewed a few songs from his debut album, with the titles of "Next Summer", "Voices", and "The Bruise".^[3] David announced his third single, "Next Summer", on 19 February 2025.^[4] It was released on 28 February to digital platforms and Italian radio airplay,^[2][5] while a music video premiered hours after on his YouTube channel.^[6][2] The video was filmed in an Italian prison and stars David as an inmate.^[7]

"Next Summer" was written by David, Sarah Hudson, Jason Evigan, and Mark Schick, while the production was handled by the latter two. With a duration of two minutes and forty-five seconds,^[8] it is a pop^[9] acoustic ballad.^[10] It was written while David was in Los Angeles in mid-2024.^[9] The lyrical content of "Next Summer" centers on psychological trauma and personal struggles.^[11] While releasing the single, David stated that it is "an allegory of life": "How sometimes we can be prisoners of ourselves, our fears, our insecurities, our inability to change."^[7]

David performed "Next Summer" on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on 19 March 2025.^[12]