Your First Dance Is On This List! 250 Song Ideas (2024)

When it comes to choosing music for your big day, choosing a first dance song is surely one of the hardest decisions you’ll make. How do you choose a song that represents you as a couple, has the right sentiments and will give you all the feels every time you hear it after the wedding? It’s a tough job so we’ve done our best to help you out by creating the ultimate list of first dance wedding songs!

You might be looking for a classic, contemporary, unusual, rock, upbeat or even funny song for your first dance. Whatever it is you’re after, you’ll find inspiration here.

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So how do you choose the perfect first dance song?

  • Firstly, decide what style of music to go for. Even if one of you loves death metal and the other is a cheesy-pop fan, there will be something that you’ll both enjoy. Find the common ground and start from there.
  • Next, have a listen to the lyrics. Do they mean something to the both of you? When you actually sit down and listen to songs, you’ll be surprised at how some will speak to you and others will leave you cold.
  • Then consider the pace of the song. You might want to slow dance or you might feel more comfortable with a faster-paced number. If you’re planning a choreographed dance, a song at a faster speed or with a heavy beat will probably be more suitable. If you’re shy and don’t like the limelight this can also be a great option as it makes it easier for your guests to join you as soon as you ask them to.
  • Lastly, just because some songs are traditional or extremely popular doesn’t make them right for you. Go with your gut when you hear the perfect song!

So let’s have a look at some of the first dance song ideas we have collated. We’ve put them into categories to make it easier to sift through them. Happy hunting! We hope you find your first dance!

  • Pop First Dance Songs
  • Rock First Dance Songs
  • Golden Oldies
  • Soul And Motown First Dance Songs
  • RnB First Dance Songs
  • Indie First Dance Songs
  • Country First Dance Songs
  • Pop First Dance Songs

    Within this list of pop first dance songs, you’ll find romantic songs that have been featured in films, cute love songs and outright declarations of love – all would make brilliant choices!

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    (I’ve Had) The Time Of My Life – Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes

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    A Million Love Songs – Take That

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    A Moment Like This – Kelly Clarkson

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    A Sky Full of Stars – Coldplay

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    A Thousand Years – Christina Perri

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    Accidentally In Love – Counting Crows

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    Adore You – Miley Cyrus

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    Ain’t No Stopping Us Now – McFadden & Whitehead

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    All About You – McFly

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    Alone – Jessie Ware

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    Angels – Robbie Williams

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    Better – Tom Baxter

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    Better Half of Me – Tom Walker

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    Better Together – Jack Johnson

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    Budapest – George Ezra

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    By Your Side – Sade

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    Can You Feel The Love Tonight – Elton John

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    Can’t Smile Without You – Barry Manilow

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    Cannonball – Damien Rice

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    Come Away With Me – Norah Jones

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    Crush – Dave Matthews Band

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    Everything – Michael Bublé

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    Everything Has Changed – Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran

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    Falling In Love With You Again – Imelda May

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    Faster – Matt Nathanson

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    Fireflies – Owl City

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    First Times – Ed Sheeran

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    Forever – Ben Harper

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    Forever Like That – Ben Rector

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    Girl You’re Alright – Paul Otten

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    Give Me Love – Ed Sheeran

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    God Only Knows – The Beach Boys

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    Greatest Day – Take That

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    Grow Old With You – Adam Sandler

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    Have You Ever Been In Love – Celine Dion

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    Higher Love – Steve Winwood

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    Hold You in My Arms – Ray Lamontagne

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    Honeybee – The Head and the Heart

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    How Long Will I Love You – Ellie Goulding

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    I Am Yours – Andy Grammer

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    I Knew I Loved You – Savage Garden

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    I’ll Never Not Love You – Michael Bublé

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    I Love You – Celine Dion

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    I Wanna Grow Old With You – Westlife

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    I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz

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    Is This Love? – Bob Marley

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    Kiss Me – Ed Sheeran

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    Latch (Acoustic) – Sam Smith

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    Like Teenage Gravity – Counting Crows

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    Little Things – One Direction

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    Love – Lana Del Rey

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    Love Conquers All – Deep Purple

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    Love In Slow Motion – Ed Sheeran

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    Love Me Like You Do – Ellie Goulding

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    Lover – Taylor Swift

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    Lovesong – Adele

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    Loving You – Paolo Nutini

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    Lucky – Jason Mraz, Colbie Caillat

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    Medicine – The 1975

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    Only Wanna Be With You – Hootie and the Blowfish

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    Only You – Yazoo

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    Over And Over Again – Nathan Sykes

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    Pointless – Lewis Capaldi

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    Say Yes – Elliott Smith

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    Say You Won’t Let Go – James Arthur

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    She’s The One – Robbie Williams

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    Somewhere Over The Rainbow – Israel Kamakawiwoʻole

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    Songbird – Eva Cassidy

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    Speechless – Dan + Shay

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    The Book Of Love – Peter Gabriel

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    The Look of Love – Dusty Springfield

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    The Luckiest – Ben Folds

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    Truly Madly Deeply – Savage Garden

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    Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers

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    Us Against the World – Coldplay

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    When You Say Nothing At All – Ronan Keating

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    When You’re Home – Tyler Shaw

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    Where I Sleep – Emile Sande

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    Who Would Have Thought – Dylan Dunlap

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    Who’s Lovin’ You – Michael Bublé

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    Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler

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    Work Song – Hozier

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    You Are So Beautiful – Joe co*cker

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    You Are The Reason – Calum Scott & Leona Lewis

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    You Do Something to Me – Paul Weller

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    You Make It Real – James Morrison

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    You’ve Got A Friend In Me – Randy Newman

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    You’re the One That I Want – John Travolta and Olivia Newton

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    You’ve Got the Love – Florence + the Machine

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    Yours – Ella Henderson

    Rock First Dance Songs

    If you’re a couple who’d prefer to rock out for their first dance, you might find a song you love in this selection of classic rock ballads by some of the biggest rock bands of all time.

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    All I Want Is You – U2

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    All You Need Is Love – The Beatles

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    At My Most Beautiful – R.E.M.

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    Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison

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    Come and Get Your Love – Redbone

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    Crazy Little Thing Called Love – Queen

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    Drops Of Jupiter – Train

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    Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic – The Police

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    Fell in Love With a Girl – The White Stripes

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    Have I Told You Lately – Van Morrison

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    Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles

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    I’m A Believer – The Monkees

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    In My Life – The Beatles

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    Keep On Loving You – REO Speedwagon

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    Last Night On Earth – Green Day

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    Livin’ for You – Boston

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    Maybe I’m Amazed – Paul McCartney

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    Nothing’s Going to Stop Us Now – Starship

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    Romeo and Juliet – The Killers

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    The Deeper The Love – Whitesnake

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    Tonight, Tonight – The Smashing Pumpkins

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    You’re My Best Friend – Queen

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    You’re the Inspiration – Chicago

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    Golden Oldies

    These songs might be old, but they’ve never gone out of style and never will! If you choose one, your first dance will be timeless.

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    All My Tomorrows – Frank Sinatra

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    All Of Me – Billie Holiday

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    All The Way – Frank Sinatra

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    Always – Sarah Vaughan & Billy Eckstein

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    Because Of You – Tony Bennett

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    Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley

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    Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Andy Williams

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    Cheek to Cheek – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

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    Come Rain or Come Shine – Ray Charles

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    Fly Me to the Moon – Frank Sinatra

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    I Get A Kick Out Of You – Frank Sinatra

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    I’ve Got A Crush On You – Linda Ronstadt

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    I’ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm – Ella Fitzgerald

    I’ll Be Seeing You – Billie Holiday

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    It Had To Be You – Frank Sinatra

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    L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole

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    La Vie En Rose – Edith Piaf

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    Let There Be Love – Nat King Cole

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    Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love) – Ella Fitzgerald

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    Love Me Tender – Elvis Presley

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    Moon River – Andy Williams

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    My Baby Just Cares For Me – Nina Simone

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    My Favorite Things – John Coltrane

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    She – Elvis Costello

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    The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face – Roberta Flack

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    The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra

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    The Wonder of You – Elvis Presley

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    They Can’t Take That Away From Me – Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

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    True Love Ways – Buddy Holly

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    We Have All The Time In The World – Louis Armstrong

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    What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong

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    When a Man Loves a Woman – Percy Sledge

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    When I Fall in Love – Nat King Cole

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    When You’re Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) – Louis Armstrong

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    Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton

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    Soul and Motown First Dance Songs

    Many soul and Motown songs lend themselves perfectly for a first dance song. These are all unbelievably romantic!

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    (There Is) No Greater Love – Amy Winehouse

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    Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell

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    Baby, I Need Your Lovin’ – Four Tops

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    Be My Baby – The Ronettes

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    Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me – Gladys Knight & The Pips

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    Endless Love – Lionel Ritchie and Diana Ross

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    Everlasting Love – Love Affair

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    For Once In My Life – Stevie Wonder

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    For The Love Of You Pts. 1 and 2 – The Isley Brothers

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    Hold Me – Stevie Wonder

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    How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) – Marvin Gaye

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    I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) – Four Tops

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    I Found You – Alabama Shakes

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    I Have Nothing – Whitney Houston

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    I Wanna Dance With Somebody – Whitney Houston

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    I Was Made To Love Her – Stevie Wonder

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    I Will Always Love You – Whitney Houston

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    I’m Kissing You – Des’ree

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    I’ll Always Love You – The Spinners

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    I’ll Be There – Jackson 5

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    Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder

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    It Takes Two – Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston

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    My Cherie Amour – Stevie Wonder

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    My Girl – The Temptations

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    Overjoyed – Stevie Wonder

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    Perfect Day – Lou Reed

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    Reach Out I’ll Be There – Four Tops

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    She’s Got a Way – Billy Joel

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    Signed, Sealed, Delivered I’m Yours – Stevie Wonder

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    This Old Heart Of Mine (Is Weak For You) – The Isley Brothers

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    You Are – Lionel Richie

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    You’re All I Need to Get By – Aretha Franklin

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    You’re The First, The Last, My Everything – Barry White

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    You’ve Really Got A Hold On Me – The Miracles


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    RnB First Dance Songs

    If RnB is more your style, here’s our selection of modern and old-school hits that we think would all be brilliant for a first dance.

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    All My Life – K-Ci & JoJo

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    Angel Of Mine – Monica

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    At Your Best (You Are Love) – Aaliyah

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    Best I Ever Had – Drake

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    Best Part – Daniel Caesar ft. H.E.R.

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    Beyond – Leon Bridges

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    Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Ms. Lauryn Hill

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    Conversations in the Dark – John Legend

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    Dontchange – Musiq Soulchild

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    End Of Time – Beyoncé

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    Find Someone Like You – Snoh Aalegra

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    I Swear – All-4-One

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    I’m Gonna Make You My Wife – The Whispers

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    If I Ain’t Got You – Alicia Keys

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    Incomplete – Sisqo

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    Like I’m Gonna Lose You – Meghan Trainer ft. John Legend

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    More Than You’ll Ever Know – Boyz II Men feat. Charlie Wilson

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    Nobody – Brian McKnight

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    One In A Million – Will Downing

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    Send It On – D’Angelo

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    Sent From Heaven – Rahsaan Patterson

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    Share My Life – Kem

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    Slow Jam – Usher, Monica

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    Spend My Life With You – Tamia & Eric Benet

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    Stay With You – John Legend

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    That’s When I Knew – Alicia Keys

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    The First Time – Surface

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    The Point Of It All – Anthony Hamilton

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    Thinkin Bout You – Frank Ocean

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    Until the End of Time – Justin Timberlake, Beyonce

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    Vision of Love – Mariah Carey

    Indie First Dance Songs

    If you’d like something a little bit cool and a little more unexpected, these indie first dance songs might be perfect for you.

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    Baby I’m Yours – Arctic Monkeys

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    Come Home – OneRepublic

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    Don’t Delete The Kisses – Wolf Alice

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    Happy Together – The Turtles

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    Here Comes Your Man – Pixies

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    Home – Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros

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    I Always Knew – The Vaccines

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    I Bet You Look Good on the Dancefloor – Arctic Monkeys

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    I’ll Be There For You – The Rembrandts

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    It’s Time – Imagine Dragons

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    Love You ‘Till the End – The Pogues

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    Maps – Yeah Yeah Yeahs

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    One Day Like This – Elbow

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    Run – Snow Patrol

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    She Moves In Her Own Way – The Kooks

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    She’s So Lovely – Scouting For Girls

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    Somewhere Only We Know – Keane

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    That Kiss – The Courteeners

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    There Is A Light That Never Goes Out – The Smiths

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    With A Girl Like You – The Troggs

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    XO – John Mayer

    Country First Dance Songs

    There won’t be a dry eye in the house if you choose one of these stunning country songs for your first dance. They are sentimental and tuneful – you really can’t go wrong if you pick one!

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    10,000 Hours – Dan + Shay featuring Justin Bieber

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    Amazed – Lonestar

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    Annie’s Song – John Denver

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    Blessed – Thomas Rhett

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    From This Moment On – Shania Twain & Bryan White

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    In Case You Didn’t Know – Brett Young

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    Inside Your Heaven – Carrie Underwood

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    Islands In the Stream – Dolly Parton & Kenny Rogers

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    Lady – Kenny Rogers

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    Lay Your Heart Next to Mine – Steve Azar

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    Love Never Fails – Brandon Heath

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    Love You Like I Used To – Russell Dickerson

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    Loving You Easy – Zac Brown Band

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    My Best Friend – Tim McGraw

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    So there you have it! We really hope that you’ve found inspiration for your first dance song. A unique, live performance of a first dance will always feel more special, so if you haven’t already booked a wedding band, check out hundreds of the best bands available in the UK, most of which will learn your first dance for free. Yay! See a band you like? Get in contact for a free, competitive quote.

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    FAQs

    What should your first dance song be? ›

    There's no rule that says your first dance has to be a traditional ballad. You can choose a song that's upbeat and fun, as long as it's meaningful to both of you. For example, you could choose a song from a favorite movie or TV show that you both enjoy.

    What song to follow for the first dance? ›

    “I Believe in a Thing Called Love” by The Darkness. This song is a classic rock hit that's perfect for couples who want to dance the night away and let loose. “You Make My Dreams” by Hall & Oates. This song is well known and definitely more “pop.” Catchy lyrics and a fun, danceable rhythm.

    How many BPM should a first dance song be? ›

    Tempo. Mid-tempo is the easiest for the students, By mid-tempo I mean roughly 80 to 100 BPM. Couples coming to me often think the slower the tempo the easier the song will be to dance to. For that reason, if they show up with a very slow song I always ask if that was their first choice.

    What is the #1 wedding song? ›

    1. "Can't Help Falling In Love," by Elvis Presley.

    What should be my first song? ›

    For Your First Song, I recommend starting with a topic you are passionate about or that makes you feel something. For instance, if you are newly in love, you are in a great place to write a love song. If you have recently had your heartbroken, that might be a good emotion to dig into first.

    Do you play the whole song for first dance? ›

    You don't have to use the entire song for your first dance if you don't want to! Consider trimming the song down to a minute or two to capture your favorite parts of the song. A full 3-4 minute song will feel like ages when everyone is watching.

    What song do you walk down the aisle to? ›

    1. “Bridal Chorus” by Richard Wagner. Waaaaay back in 1850, German composer Richard Wagner composed a piece for the opera Lohengrin titled ”The Bridal Chorus.” Brides are still walking down the aisle to it today. Some people call it the “Bridal March.” Others know it as the “Here Comes the Bride Song.”

    Is Landslide a good first dance song? ›

    “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac

    Stevie Nicks has the perfect song for a father-daughter dance song. As an alternative, you can also go with the slightly more upbeat version by the Dixie Chicks.

    How do you pick a first dance song? ›

    One thing that can help you when choosing a first dance is the idea that you don't have to totally love the song itself. If you want to dance, pick a song you can practice and dance to. If the song has meaning to you or your partner or it's just great fun, that's great!

    How long should a first dance song last? ›

    Your first dance should be between 2.5 to 3 minutes long. Unless you are a professional dancer, dancing in front of people for more than 3 minutes could feel like forever!

    Should first dance be slow or fast? ›

    If you have a groom or bride that is not comfortable being the center of attention while dancing they would be be better off with a slower dance and some practice at home and in a club setting before the big day. It depends on the couple, but most couples are better off sticking to the slow dance.

    What should my first song be? ›

    For Your First Song, I recommend starting with a topic you are passionate about or that makes you feel something. For instance, if you are newly in love, you are in a great place to write a love song. If you have recently had your heartbroken, that might be a good emotion to dig into first.

    Who decides the first dance song? ›

    Yes, figuring out how to choose a first dance song is a super-personal decision that should only be made by you and your dance (and life) partner—so back off, nosy mother-in-law! But you should still feel free to get inspiration from family, friends, the Internet—whatever!

    Does your first dance have to be a slow song? ›

    There is no rule that a first dance must be a slow dance. While many of our couples do choose a romantic love song, it's not everyone's vibe. If you love an upbeat song, don't discard it from the list because it's not a classic wedding song! Practice with a few songs you love in the living room.

    Is 4 minutes too long for a first dance song? ›

    Also, avoid using too long or too short a first dance song. An ideal length for the first dance song is between 3 to 4 minutes.

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