Choosing your first dance song can be really tricky, especially if you don’t have a ‘special song’ – or at least a song that would be suitable for your first dance!
Here is some advice on how to choose the perfect First Dance song…
1) Choose something you BOTH like
This is very important as you’ll both have to listen it quite a few times when practising!
2) Check how long the song lasts for
Anything over five minutes is too long! Don’t worry if the song you like is a long one, you can always find a spot to cut it and go straight into the next song or get people up on the floor to join you.
3) Check the lyrics!
Anything mentioning being dumped, someone leaving, unrequited love or being cheated on, isn’t always a great idea, however great the song is!
4) Choose something that suits you both as a couple
It’s a good idea to think about how you want your dance to look. If you are the kind of couple who are always the first up on the dance floor having a laugh, then you should think about more upbeat party songs. Or if you are more quiet and shy, then something slower would probably be better suited!
Here are a few song suggestions to different styles:
Classic / Swing:
Frank Sinatra - The Way you Look Tonight
Michael Buble - Everything
Modern:
Pete Doherty (& Wolfman) - For Lovers
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars
Romantic / Slow:
Al Green - Let’s Say Together
Lonestar - Amazed
Upbeat:
Jackie Wilson - Your Love Keeps Lifting Me Higher
Stevie Wonder - Signed, Sealed, Delivered
Waltzing:
Lionel Richie - Three Times A Lady
Jackie Shannon – What The World Needs Now
Funky:
Chaka Khan - Aint Nobody
iiO - Rapture
And here are the most popular song choices over the years:
2008 - Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight / Jack Johnson - Better Together
2007 - Michael Buble - Everything / Andy Williams - Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
2006 - Andy Williams - Can’t Take My Eyes Off You / Al Green - Let’s Stay Together
2005 - Barry White - My First My Last My Everything / Andy Williams - Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
2004 - Frank Sinatra - Fly Me To The Moon / Frank Sinatra - I Got You Under My Skin
