Sometimes you know exactly what song you want as your first dance, but sometimes you just need a little bit of inspiration. That’s what this first dance songs blog post is all for, giving you the little bit of inspiration and the push you need to decide on your first dance song. You just need to find a song special to you and your partner to make the day absolutely beautiful.
Spotify has curated its most popular first dance songs. We have added our top songs below featuring some classics but also a few indie tunes too!
- Thinking Out Loud – Ed Sheeran
- You Are The Best Thing – Ray Montagne
- At Last – Etta James
- All of Me – John Legend
- A Thousand Years – Christina Perri
- Make You Feel My Love – Adele
- I Won’t Give Up – Jason Mraz
- Everything – Michael Buble
- Better Together – Jack Johnson
- Amazed – Lonestar
- Come Away With Me – Norah Jones
- First Day of My Life – Bright Eyes
- Let’s Stay Together – Al Green
- Lucky – Jason Mraz, Colbie Caillat
- Can’t Help Falling in Love – Elvis Presley
- Marry Me – Train
- Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
- What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
- Crazy Love – Van Morrison
- I’m Yours – Jason Mraz
- The Luckiest – Ben Folds
- How Long Will I Love You – Ellie Goulding
- Your Song – Elton John
- Marry You – Bruno Mars
- The Way You Look Tonight – Tony Bennett
- Tenerife Sea – Ed Sheeran
- Then – Brad Paisley
- Stand By Me – Ben E. King
- Unchained Melody – The Righteous Brothers
- Ho Hey – The Lumineers
- You Are So Beautiful – Joe Cocker
- Iris – The Goo Goo Dolls
- My Girl – The Temptations
- L-O-V-E – Nat King Cole
- Truly Madly Deeply – Savage Garden
- (Everything I Do) I Do It For You – Bryan Adams
- I Don’t Want to Miss a Thing – Aerosmith
- Kiss Me – Ed Sheeran
- You and Me – Lifehouse
- Chasing Cars – Snow Patrol
- My Best Friend – Tim McGraw
- Can’t Take My Eyes Off You – Andy Williams
- When a Man Loves a Woman – Percy Sledge
- Your Song – Ellie Goulding
- The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
- Baby I’m Yours – Arctic Monkeys
- Stay With You – John Legend
- I Loved Her First – Heartland
- That’s How Strong My Love Is – Otis Redding
- You & Me Song – The Wannadies
1) Everlong (Acoustic Version) – Foo Fighters
We are starting it off with a total throwback for me as this was my first dance! This indie staple has to be mentioned because of the beautiful lyrics and the meaning behind them.
2) Can’t Help Falling In Love – Elvis Presley
This beautiful song by the king of Rock and Roll has poetic lyrics so beautiful they almost make you want to shed a tear. And who better to cry with than your partner?
3) I Wanna Be Yours – Arctic Monkeys
This is an iconic recreation of the poem by John Cooper Clarke, and has proved itself to be a romantic sing-along that most people will know, so why not have this as your first dance?
4) Marry You – Bruno Mars
This fantastic song always serves and there’s no better time to listen to this earworm than on the dance floor with your partner.
5) Iris – Goo Goo Dolls
This 1990’s classic love song will never get old, this beautiful song is perfect for a first dance with its pitch-perfect instrumentation and outstanding lyrics from John Rzesnik.
6) I Will Always Love You – Dolly Parton
We all know the Whitney Houston version of this song but here at Magpie Wedding we love the Dolly Parton version as she was the original writer! And Dolly is an icon!
7) Lovesong – The Cure
We feel that Lovesong is the perfect alternative for “Friday I’m In Love” – soooo beautiful!
8) Stand By Me – Ben E King
And last but not least we have this classic song by Ben E King; this beautiful song with meaningful lyrics makes it a perfect first dance song for all you music (and film) lovers as well as anyone wanting Motown songs for wedding reception.
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