Song Ideas: 56 Romantic First Dance Songs
Each couple has their own definition of 'romantic,' but certain songs can make even the most jaded starry-eyed. Evoking a variety of emotions and styles, the 56 songs on this list are sure to tug at your heartstrings.
1. 'A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes' (from Disney's Cinderella)
2. 'A Groovy Kind Of Love' (The Mindbenders)
3. 'After All' (Peter Cetera & Cher)
4. 'Always' (Atlantic Starr)
5. 'Always' (Erasure)
6. 'At The Beginning' (Richard Marx & Donna Lewis)
7. 'Beautiful In My Eyes' (Joshua Kadison)
8. 'Beautiful' (Gordon Lightfoot)
9. 'Crazy For You' (Madonna)
10. 'Don't Know Much' (Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville)
11. 'Dreaming Of You' (Selena)
12. 'Eternal Flame' (The Bangles)
13. 'Every Breath You Take' (The Police)
14. 'Everything I Do' (Bryan Adams)
15. 'Falling Into You' (Celine Dion)
16. 'Friends' (Elton John)
17. 'Glory Of Love' (Peter Cetera)
18. 'Heaven' (Bryan Adams)
19. 'Here We Are' (Gloria Estefan)
20. 'Hero' (Mariah Carey)
21. 'Hold Me' (Whitney Houston & Teddy Pendergrass)
22. 'I Swear' (John Michael Montgomery)
23. 'If I Never Knew You' (Shanice Wilson & John Secada)
24. 'If' (Bread)
25. 'In The Still of the Night' (The Five Satins)
26. 'Just The Way You Are' (Billy Joel)
27. 'Kiss From A Rose' (Seal)
28. 'Let It Be Me' (Everly Brothers)
29. 'Longer' (Dan Fogelberg)
30. 'Lost In Love' (New Edition)
31. 'Love Me Tomorrow' (Chicago)
32. 'Masterpiece' (Atlantic Starr)
33. 'More Than Words Can Say' (Alias)
34. 'Never My Love' (The Association)
35. 'Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You' (Glenn Medeiros)
36. 'Now And Forever' (Richard Marx)
37. 'Oh, How The Years Go By' (Vanessa Williams)
38. 'On The Wings Of Love' (Jeffrey Osborne)
39. 'Perhaps Love' (Placido Domingo & John Denver)
40. 'She's Got A Way' (Billy Joel)
41. 'So In Love With You' (UNV)
42. 'So In Love' (k.d. lang)
43. 'Songbird' (Fleetwood Mac)
44. 'Take My Breath Away' (Berlin)
45. 'The One' (Elton John)
46. 'Tonight And Forever' (Carly Simon)
47. 'True Love Ways' (Buddy Holly)
48. 'Truly, Madly, Deeply' (Savage Garden)
49. 'Unchained Melody' (Righteous Brothers)
50. 'When You Believe' (Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey)
51. 'You Are My Special Angel' (Bobby Helms)
52. 'You Are The Sunshine Of My Life' (Stevie Wonder)
53. 'You Must Love Me' (Madonna)
54. 'You're Still The One' (Shania Twain)
55. 'You're The Inspiration' (Chicago)
56. 'You've Got A Friend' (James Taylor)
1. 'A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes' (from Disney's Cinderella)
2. 'A Groovy Kind Of Love' (The Mindbenders)
3. 'After All' (Peter Cetera & Cher)
4. 'Always' (Atlantic Starr)
5. 'Always' (Erasure)
6. 'At The Beginning' (Richard Marx & Donna Lewis)
7. 'Beautiful In My Eyes' (Joshua Kadison)
8. 'Beautiful' (Gordon Lightfoot)
9. 'Crazy For You' (Madonna)
10. 'Don't Know Much' (Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville)
11. 'Dreaming Of You' (Selena)
12. 'Eternal Flame' (The Bangles)
13. 'Every Breath You Take' (The Police)
14. 'Everything I Do' (Bryan Adams)
15. 'Falling Into You' (Celine Dion)
16. 'Friends' (Elton John)
17. 'Glory Of Love' (Peter Cetera)
18. 'Heaven' (Bryan Adams)
19. 'Here We Are' (Gloria Estefan)
20. 'Hero' (Mariah Carey)
21. 'Hold Me' (Whitney Houston & Teddy Pendergrass)
22. 'I Swear' (John Michael Montgomery)
23. 'If I Never Knew You' (Shanice Wilson & John Secada)
24. 'If' (Bread)
25. 'In The Still of the Night' (The Five Satins)
26. 'Just The Way You Are' (Billy Joel)
27. 'Kiss From A Rose' (Seal)
28. 'Let It Be Me' (Everly Brothers)
29. 'Longer' (Dan Fogelberg)
30. 'Lost In Love' (New Edition)
31. 'Love Me Tomorrow' (Chicago)
32. 'Masterpiece' (Atlantic Starr)
33. 'More Than Words Can Say' (Alias)
34. 'Never My Love' (The Association)
35. 'Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You' (Glenn Medeiros)
36. 'Now And Forever' (Richard Marx)
37. 'Oh, How The Years Go By' (Vanessa Williams)
38. 'On The Wings Of Love' (Jeffrey Osborne)
39. 'Perhaps Love' (Placido Domingo & John Denver)
40. 'She's Got A Way' (Billy Joel)
41. 'So In Love With You' (UNV)
42. 'So In Love' (k.d. lang)
43. 'Songbird' (Fleetwood Mac)
44. 'Take My Breath Away' (Berlin)
45. 'The One' (Elton John)
46. 'Tonight And Forever' (Carly Simon)
47. 'True Love Ways' (Buddy Holly)
48. 'Truly, Madly, Deeply' (Savage Garden)
49. 'Unchained Melody' (Righteous Brothers)
50. 'When You Believe' (Whitney Houston & Mariah Carey)
51. 'You Are My Special Angel' (Bobby Helms)
52. 'You Are The Sunshine Of My Life' (Stevie Wonder)
53. 'You Must Love Me' (Madonna)
54. 'You're Still The One' (Shania Twain)
55. 'You're The Inspiration' (Chicago)
56. 'You've Got A Friend' (James Taylor)
