First Wedding Dance Songs
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Your wedding first dance song is probably going to be the most memorable and important song in your life. We've created the largest list of popular first dance wedding songs (as far as we can tell) to help you find the perfect one. For ease of browsing they're alphabetically sorted for you.
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Wedding First Dance Songs Listed Alphabetically by Song Title
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‘2 Become 1’ by Spice Girls 
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‘A Groovy Kind of Love’ by Phil Collins
‘A Million Love Songs’ by Take That
'A Moment Like This' – Leona Lewis
‘A Song For My Daughter’ by Ray Allaire
‘A Whiter Shade of Pale’ by Procol Harem
‘Ain't Nobody’ by Chaka Khan & Rufus
‘All About Lovin' You’ by Bon Jovi
‘All for Love’ by Bryan Adams
‘All I Want Is You’ by U2
‘All My Life’ by K-Ci & JoJo
‘All of My Life’ by Diana Ross
‘All Out of Love’ by Air Supply
‘All the Way’ by Frank Sinatra
‘All Time Love’ by Will Young
‘Always’ by Bon Jovi
‘Always’ by Atlantic Starr
‘Always and Forever’ by Heatwave
‘Always and Forever’ by Luther Vandross
‘Always On My Mind’ by Elvis
‘Amazed’ by Lonestar
‘Angel of Mine’ by Eternal
‘Angels’ by Robbie Williams
‘Annie's Song’ by John Denver
‘As’ by Stevie Wonder
‘At Last’ by Etta James
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‘Baby Can I Hold You’ by Boyzone
‘Baby, I Love You’ by Ramones
‘Baby, I Love Your Way’ by Big Mountain
‘Back for Good’ by Take That
‘Be Mine’ by David Gray
‘Beast of Burden’ by The Rolling Stones Recommended by Kevin & Jeanette Coots: It is a heart felt song and it will be our wedding first dance song in 3 weeks 8/4/12
‘Beautiful’ by Christina Aguilera
‘Because You Loved Me’ by Celine Dion
‘Bed of Roses’ by Bon Jovi
‘Best Thing That Ever Happened to Me’ by Gladys Night and the Pips
‘Better’ by Tom Baxter
‘Better together’ by Jack Johnson
'Beyond the Sea' by Bobby Darin
'Bless the Broken Road' by Rascal Flatts Suggested by Christine: This is suitable for a second wedding/mature couple. It's super and we shall have this as our entrance song in November.
‘Brown Eyed Girl’ by Van Morrison
‘But I Do Love You’ by LeAnn Rimes
‘Butterfly Kisses’ by Bob Carlisle
‘By Your Side’ by Sade
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‘Can You Feel the Love Tonight’ by Elton John
‘Can't Get Enough of Your Love, Babe’ by Barry White
‘Can't Help Falling In Love’ by Elvis
‘Can't Help Falling in Love’ by UB40
‘Can't Stay Away from You’ by Gloria Estefan
‘Can’t take my eyes off you’ by Andy Williams
‘Celebration’ by Kool and the Gang
‘Chapel of Love’ by Dixie Cups
‘Chasing cars’ by Snow Patrol
'Cheek to cheek' by Ella Fitzgerald
‘Cherish’ by Kool and the Gang
‘Cherish’ by Madonna
‘Come away with me’ by Norah Jones
‘Come Fly With Me’ by Frank Sinatra
‘Congratulations’ by Cliff Richard
‘Crazy for You’ by Madonna
‘Crazy little thing called love’ by Michael Bublé
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‘Dancing In the Moonlight’ by Toploader
‘Don't Know Much’ by Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville
‘Don't Stop Believin'’ by Journey
‘Don't Stop Me Now’ by Queen
‘Dreamlover’ by Mariah Carey
‘Dreams’ by Gabrielle
‘Dreams’ by The Cranberries
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‘Endless Love’ by Diana Ross & Lionel Richie
‘Endless Love’ by Luther Vandross & Mariah Carey
‘Especially for You’ by Kylie Minogue & Jason Donovan
‘Eternal Flame’ by The Bangles
‘Evergreen’ by Will Young
‘Everlasting Love’ by Jamie Cullum
‘Everlasting Love’ by Love Affair
‘Every Breath You Take’ by The Police
‘Every Day (I Love You More)’ by Jason Donovan
‘Everything’ by Michael Bublé
'Everything I do' by Bryan Adams
‘Everything I Own’ by Ken Booth
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'Fall at Your Feet' by Crowded House Suggested by Michaela
‘Fields of Gold’ by Sting
‘Finally Found’ by Honeyz
'First Time I Ever Saw Your Face' by Roberta Flack
‘Fix You’ by Coldplay
‘Fly Me to the Moon’ by Frank Sinatra
‘Flying Without Wings’ by Westlife
‘Follow You, Follow Me’ by Genesis
‘For Once In My Life’ by Frank Sinatra
‘For Once in My Life’ by Stevie Wonder
‘For Your Babies’ by Simply Red
‘Forever and For Always’ by Shania Twain
‘Forever Love’ by Gary Barlow
‘From the Heart’ by Another Level
‘From This Moment On’ by Shania Twain
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‘Get Here’ by Oleta Adams
‘Glory of Love’ by Peter Cetera
‘Good Riddance (Time of Your Life) ’ by Green Day
‘Greatest Day’ by Take That
‘Greatest Love of All’ by Whitney Houston
'Groovejet (If This Ain’t Love)' by Spiller
'Groovy kind of Love' by Phil Collins
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'Hallelujah I Love Her So' by Ray Charles
‘Happy Together’ by The Turtles
‘Harvest Moon’ by Neil Young
‘Have I Told You Lately’ by Rod Stewart
‘Have I Told You Lately?’ by Van Morrison
‘Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?’ by Bryan Adams
‘Heaven’ by Bryan Adams
‘Heaven (Yanou's Candlelight Remix) by DJ Sammy
‘Heaven must be missing an angel’ by Tavares
'Head Over Feet' by Alanis Morissette Submitted by: Alison Bell. Alison says, "This is my first dance, the words mean a lot. Marry your best friend :)
‘Hello’ by Lionel Richie
‘Hello Again’ by Neil Diamond
‘Hero’ by Enrique Iglesias
‘Hero’ by Mariah Carey
‘Holding Back the Years’ by Simply Red
‘Home’ by Michael Buble
‘How 'Bout Us’ by Champaign
‘How Deep Is Your Love’ by Take That
‘How Deep Is Your Love’ by Bee Gees
‘How Do I Live’ by LeAnn Rimes
‘How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You)’ by James Taylor
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‘I Believe I Can Fly’ by R Kelly
‘I Believe My Heart’ by Duncan James & Keedie
'I belong to you' – Lenny Kravitz
‘I Can't Stop Loving You’ by Don Gibson
'I could die for you' by Red Hot Chili Peppers
‘I Cross My Heart’ by George Strait
‘I do I do I do I do I do’ by Abba
‘I Don't Want to Miss a Thing’ by Aerosmith
‘I Finally Found Someone’ by Bryan Adams & Barbara Streisand
‘I Get a Kick Out of You’ by Frank Sinatra
‘I Got You Babe’ by Sonny and Cher
‘I Gotta Feeling’ by Black Eyed Peas
‘I Just Called to Say I Love You’ by Stevie Wonder
‘I Just Can't Stop Loving You’ by Michael Jackson
‘I Knew I Loved You’ by Savage Garden
‘I Love the Way You Love Me’ by Boyzone
‘I Love You’ by Celine Dion
‘I Swear’ by All 4 One
‘I Wanna Grow Old With You’ by Westlife
‘I Want to Know What Love Is’ by Foreigner
‘I Will Always Love You’ by Whitney Houston
‘I Won't Let You Go’ by James Morrison
‘I'll be there for you’ by The Rembrants
‘I'll Stand By You’ by The Pretenders
‘I'm a Believer - The Definitive Monkees’ by The Monkees
‘I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles)’ by The Proclaimers
‘I'm Yours’ by The Scrip t
‘I’m yours’ by Jason Mraz
'I've got you under my skin' by Frank Sinatra
‘(I've had) the time of my life’ by Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes (from Dirty Dancing)
'If I ain’t got you' by Alicia Keys
‘If Tomorrow Never Comes’ by Ronan Keating
‘If You Don't Know Me By Now’ by Simply Red
‘If You're Not the One by Daniel Beddingfield
‘Imagine’ by John Lennon
‘Immortality’ by Celine Dion & The Bee Gees
‘In All the Right Places’ by Lisa Stansfield
‘In My Life’ by The Beatles
‘In Your Eyes’ by George Benson
‘Into the Mystic’ by Van Morrison
‘Irish Wedding Song’ by Hugo Duncan
‘Is This Love’ by Bob Marley
‘Islands In the Stream’ by Kenny Rogers & Dolly Parton
‘Isn't She Lovely by Stevie Wonder
‘It had to be you’ by Harry Connick Jr
‘It Must Be Love’ by Madness
‘It Must Have Been Love’ by Roxette
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‘Just Say Yes’ by Snow Patrol
‘Just the Two of Us’ by Bill Withers
‘Just the Way You Are’ by Barry White
‘Just the Way You Are’ by Billy Joel
‘Just the Way You Are’ by Bruno Mars
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‘Killing Me Softly With His Song’ by Fugees
‘Killing Me Softly with His Song’ by Roberta Flack
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'Lady (hear me tonight)' by Modjo
'Laughter in the Rain' by Neil Sedaka
‘Let There Be Love’ by Nat King Cole
'Let's Face the Music and Dance' by Nat "King" Cole
‘Let's Get Married’ by Proclaimers
‘Let's Stay Together’ by Al Green
‘Light of My Life’ by Louise
‘Love and Marriage’ by Frank Sinatra
‘Love Can Build a Bridge’ by The Judds
‘Love Is All Around’ by Wet Wet Wet
‘Love Me Tender’ by Elvis Presley
‘Love Story’ by Taylor Swift
‘Lovely Day’ by Bill Withers
‘Love's Theme’ by Barry White
'Love is in the air' by John Paul Young
‘Lovin' You’ by Minnie Ripperton
‘Loving You’ by Al Green
‘Loving You Out Loud’ by Bad Company
‘L-O-V-E’ by Nat King Cole
‘La-La Means I Love You’ by Delfonics
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‘Make You Feel My Love’ by Adele
‘Marry You’ by Bruno Mars
‘Misty Blue’ by Dorothy More
‘Moondance’ by Van Morrison
‘Moondance’ by Michael Bublé
‘Moon River’ by Frank Sinatra
‘Moon River’ by Andy Williams
‘More Than Words’ by Westlife
‘More Than Words’ by Extreme
‘Move Closer’ by Phyllis Nelson
‘My Baby Just Cares for Me’ by Nina Simone
‘My Girl’ by The Temptations
‘My Heart Will Go On’ by Celine Dion
‘My Oh My’ by Slade
‘Murder on the dance floor’ by Sophie Ellis Bextor
'Music Sounds better with you' by Stardust
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‘Never Gonna Give You Up’ by Rick Astley
‘Never Gonna Leave Your Side’ by Daniel Bedingfield
‘Never Tear Us Apart’ by INXS
‘Night Fever - Number Ones’ by Bee Gees
‘Nights In White Satin’ by Moody Blues
‘No Matter What’ by Boyzone
‘Nobody Does It Better’ by Carly Simon
‘Nothing Else Matters’ by Metallica
‘Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now’ by Starship
‘Nothing's Gonna Change My Love for You’ by George Benson
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‘On The Wings Of Love’ by Jeffrey Osbourne
‘One’ by U2 and Mary J Blige
‘One Day Like This’ by Elbow
‘One Moment In Time’ by Whitney Houston
‘Only You’ by Platters
‘Orange Coloured Sky by Natalie Cole
‘Over the Rainbow’ by Eva Cassidy
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‘Perfect’ by Fairground Attraction
‘Perfect Day’ by Allstars
‘Perfect Day’ by Lou Reed
‘Perfect Moment’ by Martine McCutcheon
‘Please Stay’ by Crying Shames
‘Power Of Love’ by Frankie Goes to Hollywood
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‘Queen of My Heart’ by Westlife
'Queen of the Slipstream' by Van Morrison
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‘Right Here Waiting’ by Richard Marx
'Romeo and Juliet' by Dire Straits Recommended by Annie: Love this song as it's quite appropriate when he sings about a love song made :) Also the words are so romantic. I'm getting married next year and am thinking of having this song for my 1st dance x
‘Rule The World’ by Take That
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‘Sail Away’ by David Gray
‘Save The Best For Last’ by Vanessa Williams
‘Saving All My Love for You’ by Whitney Houston
‘Say You, Say Me’ by Lionel Richie
‘Sex bomb’ by Tom Jones
‘Sexual Healing’ by Marvin Gaye
‘She’ by Elvis Costello
‘She Wears My Ring’ by Solomon King
‘She Wears My Ring’ by Sean Fagan & Pacific Showband
‘She's Always a Woman’ by Billy Joel
‘She's Got a Way’ by Billy Joel
‘She's the One’ by Robbie Williams
‘Show Me Heaven’ by Maria McKee
‘She Will Be Loved’ by Maroon 5
'(Simply) The Best' by Tina Turner
‘So Amazing’ by Luther Vandross
'Somebody' by Depeche Mode Recommended by Andy: Great tempo, great lyrics.
‘Someone to Watch Over Me’ by Frank Sinatra
‘Someone to Watch Over Me’ by Ella Fitzgerald
‘Something’ by The Beatles
‘(Something Inside) So Strong’ by Labbi Sifri
‘Something stupid’ by Frank & Nancy Sinatra
‘Sometimes When We Touch’ by Engelbert Humperdink
‘Somewhere Only We Know’ by Keane
'Son of a Preacher Man' by Dusty Springfield
‘Songbird’ by Eva Cassidy
‘Songbird’ by Fleetwood Mac
‘Stand by Me’ by Ben E King
‘Strange and Beautiful (I'll Put a Spell On You)’ by Aqualung
‘Stuck On You’ by Elvis Presley
‘Stuck On You’ by Lionel Richie
‘Suddenly’ by Angry Anderson
‘Suddenly’ by Billy Ocean
‘Sunshine On Leith’ by Proclaimers
‘Sway - Dino’ by Dean Martin
‘Sweet Love’ by Anita Baker
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‘Take My Breath Away)’ by Berlin
‘Thank You’ by Dido
‘Thank You for Loving Me’ by Bon Jovi
‘That’s amore’ by Dean Martin
‘The Air That I Breathe’ by Hollies
‘The Air That I Breathe’ by Simply Red
‘The Best Is Yet to Come’ by Frank Sinatra
‘The Closest Thing to Crazy’ by Katie Melua
‘The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face’ by Roberta Flack
‘The Godfather Waltz’ by Nino Rota
‘The Greatest Love of All’ by George Benson
‘The Lady in Red’ by Chris de Burgh
‘The look of love’ by Dusty Springfield
The Muppet Show (Theme from the Muppet Show)
‘The Power of Love’ by Huey Lewis & The News
‘The Power of Love’ by Frankie Goes To Hollywood
‘The Power of Love’ by Jennifer Rush
‘The Rose’ by Bette Midler
‘The Rose’ by Westlife
‘The Scientist’ by Coldplay
‘The Very Thought of You’ by Nat King Cole
‘The Voyage - Voyage’ by Christy Moore
‘The Way You Look Tonight’ by Frank Sinatra
‘The Way You Look Tonight’ by Michael Bublé
‘The Way You Look Tonight’ by Tony Bennett
‘The Way You Look Tonight’ by Fred Astaire
‘The Way You Make Me Feel - King of Pop’ by Michael Jackson
‘The Wedding’ by Julie Rodgers
‘The Wedding Song’ by Daniel O'Donnell
‘The Wonder of You’ by Elvis
‘(They Long to Be) Close to You’ by Carpenters
‘There You'll Be’ by Faith Hill
‘Third Finger, Left Hand’ by Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
‘This I Promise You’ by Ronan Keating
‘This I Swear ’ by Nick Lachey
‘This Old Heart of Mine’ by Rod Stewart
‘This Year's Love’ by David Gray
‘Three Times A Lady’ by Commodores
‘Three Times a Lady’ by Lionel Richie
‘Time After Time’ by Eva Cassidy
‘Timeless to Me’ by from Hairspray (Nathan LaneVersion)
‘To the Moon and Back’ by Savage Garden
‘Together In Electric Dreams’ by Human League
‘Tonight, I Celebrate My Love’ by Peabo Bryson
‘Tonight, I Celebrate My Love’ by Roberta Flack
‘Too Lost In You’ by Sugababes
‘Total Eclipse of the Heart (Single Version)’ by Bonnie Tyler
‘True’ by Spandau Ballet
‘True Colours’ by Cyndi Lauper
‘True Colours’ by Phil Collins
‘True Love Way’ by Buddy Holly
‘True Love Ways (Live)’ by Cliff Richard
‘Truly’ by Lionel Richie
‘Truly Madly Deeply’ by Savage Garden
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‘Unbreakable’ by Westlife
‘Unchained Melody’ by The Righteous Brothers Recommended by Dawn: This was our first dance at our wedding, as it was playing in the pub when we met for our first date.
‘Unforgettable’ by Nat King Cole
'Unintended' by Muse
‘Up Where We Belong’ by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
‘Use Somebody’ by Kings of Leon
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'Valentine Moon' by Jools Holland and Sam Brown
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‘Waiting for a Girl Like You’ by Foreigner Recommended by Jill Kelleher: Was our first dance in 1983 and still sounds great.
‘Waiting for a Star to Fall’ by Boy Meets Girl
'Waterloo' by Abba
‘We Belong Together’ by Mariah Carey
‘We Go Together’ by Grease
‘We've Only Just Begun’ by Carpenters
‘We have all the time in the world’ by Louis Armstrong
‘Wedding Day’ by Bee Gees
‘What a Difference a Day Made’ by Jamie Cullum
‘What a Wonderful World’ by Louis Armstrong
‘When a Man Loves a Woman’ by Percy Sledge
‘When I Fall In Love’ by Celine Dion
‘When I Fall In Love’ by Nat King Cole
‘When I Look Into Your Eyes’ by Firehouse
‘When You Say Nothing At All’ by Ronan Keating
‘When You Tell Me That You Love Me’ by Diana Ross
‘Wind Beneath My Wings’ by Bette Midler
‘With You I'm Born Again’ by Billy Preston and Syreeta
‘Without You’ by Nilsson
‘Woman’ by John Lennon
'Wonder of You' by Elvis
‘Wonderful Tonight’ by Eric Clapton
‘Wonderwall’ by Oasis
‘Words’ by Boyzone
‘Words’ by Bee Gees
'Wouldn't It Be Nice' by Beach Boys
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None as yet
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‘Yellow’ by Coldplay
‘You & Me Song ’ by Wannadies Recommended by Helen Rawcilffe. Helen says, "This is a great song - it's our first dance song."
‘You Are Everything’ by Diana Ross & Marvin Gaye
‘My Destiny ’ by Lionel Richie
‘You Are Not Alone’ by Michael Jackson
‘You Are the Sunshine of My Life’ by Stevie Wonder
‘You Do Something to Me’ by Paul Weller
‘You Had Me from Hello’ by Bon Jovi
‘You Had Me from Hello’ by Kenny Chesney Suggested by Carrie: Totally different song from Bon Jovi's of the same name. Just perfect and if I ever wed it will be my first dance song
‘You Light Up My Life’ by LeAnn Rimes
'You make it easy' by Air
‘You Make Me Feel’ by Westlife
'You make me feel brand new' by Simply Red
'You never can tell' Song from Pulp Fiction by Chuck Berry
‘You Raise Me Up’ by Westlife
‘You to Me Are Everything’ by Real Thing
‘You'll Be In My Heart’ by Phil Collins
‘You're Beautiful’ by James Blunt
‘You're In My Heart’ by Rod Stewart
‘You're My Best Friend’ by Queen
‘You're the Inspiration’ by Chicago
‘You Are So Beautiful’ by Joe Cocker
‘You're Still the One’ by Shania Twain
‘You're the Best Thing’ by Style Council
‘You're the Inspiration’ by Chicago
‘You're the first, the last, my everything’ by Barry White
‘You're Beautiful’ by James Blunt
‘You're the one that I want’ from Grease
‘You've Got the Love’ by Florence & The Machine
‘Your Love Is King’ by Sade
‘(Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher’ by Jackie Wilson
‘Your song’ by Ellie Goulding
‘Your Song’ by Elton John
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‘Zoom’ by Fat Larry's Band
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