The Song Behind Love Island USA Season 8's Beachy, Dance Party Opening
Welcome back, Islanders! The Villa is officially open!
Key Takeaways
- The Love Island USA Season 8 intro song is “Say You Do” by Sigala featuring Imani Williams and DJ Fresh, an energetic, tropical, beach-club track that aligns with the show's summerRead More
- The Love Island USA Season 8 intro song is “Say You Do” by Sigala featuring Imani Williams and DJ Fresh, an energetic, tropical, beach-club track that aligns with the show's summery vibe.
- The track’s vocals and lyrical themes resonate with the relationship dynamics central to Love Island USA.
- Love Island USA’s music team prepares hundreds to thousands of songs each season to match fast‑evolving storylines, ensuring each episode’s soundtrack fits the emotions on screen.
Season 8 of Love Island USA is officially underway, and your summer obsession is off to a spicy start after the can't-miss June 2 premiere.
Of course, beyond the relationships, drama, competition, heartbreaks, and twists is the music of Love Island USA that accompanies each unforgettable moment in Fiji. And the Season 8 intro song sets the stage with an energetic, sunny feel. Love Island USA basically sets the soundtrack for the summer, so what song kicked off Season 8? Read on for everything you need to know
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All about the Love Island USA Season 8 intro song, "Say You Do"
It's time to add to your Spotify playlist: The intro song for Love Island USA Season 8 is "Say You Do" by Sigala featuring Imani Williams & DJ Fresh. You can listen to the song and rewatch the opening scene featuring all of the OG Islanders dancing around Fiji, here!
Originally released in 2016 as part of Sigala's debut studio album Brighter Days, "Say You Do" exemplifies everything the British-born house DJ is about. With singer-songwriter Imani Williams providing the breezy, powerful vocals and DJ Fresh working his studio magic behind-the-scenes, the track helped launch Brighter Days near the top of Billboard's Top Dance Albums chart, peaking at #9 in October 2018. (But don't be surprised if the song itself rockets up the singles chart this summer.)
Driven by a tropical percussion session and highlighted by its beach club vibe, "Say You Do" almost sounds like it was written specifically for the show.
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Of course, the lyrics hit home, thanks to lines like "If you love me, love me like you say you do / Then you need to, do what you say you do" that parallel so many of the relationships that emerge from inside the Villa each season.
Mariah Carey fans should pick up on an homage to the legendary singer, too — there's a gorgeous vocal run inspired by Carey's "Always Be My Baby" that is impossible to miss.
(For what it's worth, the official music video for "Say You Do" gives off major Love Island USA vibes, too. It was filmed in Jamaica — talk about a pitch-perfect track to kick off each episode.)
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The tracklist for the Love Island USA Season 8 premiere was filled with certified bangers from artists like Sabrina Carpenter, Benson Boone, One Direction, and so many more. Each episode's tracklist is meticulously tailored to the events that play out on-screen — which isn't an easy task due to the show's quick turnaround time. (Each episode is aired 24-48 hours after filming wraps.)
In an interview with Rolling Stone in June 2025, executive producer James Barker revealed how prepared the music team must be each season.
"We work to get hundreds or sometimes thousands of songs ready to go, because we don’t know where the story’s going. 'OK, this track is going to be great for when somebody eventually breaks up with somebody, or this track is going to be the perfect first-kiss song when that comes up,'" Barker revealed. "It's all based on the feeling and the lyrical content and just making sure that in our minds, whatever story could come of Love Island, that we have something locked and ready to go for that."
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Watch new episodes of Love Island USA Season 8 every day, except Wednesdays, at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m. ET on Peacock, and new episodes of Love Island Aftersun, hosted by Summer House's Ciara Miller and Tefi Pessoa, on Saturdays.
