The song attracted attention for its bi-curious insinuations and sexually suggestive lyrics . " Cool for the Summer " was included in several year-end lists and received nominations for MTV Video Music Awards and 2015 Teen Choice Awards in the category " Song of the Summer " . It also received an award for being one of the most-performed songs of 2015 at the ASCAP Pop Music Awards . Commercially , it reached number one in Greece , and reached the top 10 in the Czech Republic , Lebanon , New Zealand , Scotland , and the United Kingdom . The song also reached the top 20 in Australia , Canada , Ireland , Slovakia , Spain , and the United States
2015 Teen Choice Awards
2015 Teen Choice Awards
Cool for the Summer