The Best Last Dance Wedding Songs for 2022

Details: Category: blog; Updated: 20th December 2021

As memorable wedding moments go, the last dance song is certain to be right up there with the exchanging of the rings, first dance song and cutting of the cake. Although you may never want the day to end, this will be the song your guests take with them to their beds - so we better make it a good one!

The last dance wedding song can be anything from a classic rock singalong or emotional anthem to a romantic oldie from the golden age of Hollywood. Over the years we've been taking serious notes from our bands and below are just some of the very best last dance wedding songs to choose from.

So, form a circle and get those arms in the air, it's time to warm up those vocal cords...

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Epic Singalongs

Hey Jude - The Beatles
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Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen
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One Day Like This - Elbow
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Champagne Supernova - Oasis
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You Can't Always Get What You Want - The Rolling Stones
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American Pie - Don McLean
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Free Bird - Lynyrd Skynyrd
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Anything for Love - Meatloaf
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More Classic Singalongs

Never Forget - Take That
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Sweet Caroline - Neil Diamond
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My Way - Frank Sinatra
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Don’t Look Back In Anger - Oasis
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Daydream Believer - The Monkees
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Lean on Me - Bill Withers
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All You Need Is Love - The Beatles
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Wonderwall - Oasis
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Angels - Robbie Williams
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Contemporary Last Dance Songs

Marry You - Bruno Mars
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Best Day Of My Life - American Authors
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Uptown Funk - Mark Ronson / Bruno Mars
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You've got The Love - Florence + The Machine
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Thinking out Loud - Ed Sheeran
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Hold Back The River - James Bay
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Marry Me - Train
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Mr Brightside - The Killers
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Ho Hey - The Lumineers
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Time Of Your Life (Good Riddance) - Green Day
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24k Magic - Bruno Mars
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Hey, Soul Sister - Train
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Make You Feel My Love - Adele
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A Thousand Years - Christina Perri
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Yellow - Coldplay
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Rock Anthems

Don't Stop Believing - Journey
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Always - Bonjovi
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Summer of 69 - Bryan Adams
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Baba O'Riley - The Who
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Purple Rain - Prince
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Livin' on a Prayer - Bonjovi
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I Don’t Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
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Sweet Child o' Mine - Guns 'n' Roses
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Rocking All Over the World - Status Quo
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Romantic Songs

John Legend - All Of Me
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I Will Always love You - Whitney Houston
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(I've had) The Time of my Life - Dirty Dancing
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In My Life - The Beatles
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Grow Old With You - Wedding Singer Soundtrack
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You’re My Best Friend - Queen
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Stand by Me - Ben E. King
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Endless Love - Lionel Richie, Diana Ross
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Wonderful Tonight - Eric Clapton
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Donna Summer - Last Dance
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Elvis Presley - Can’t Help Falling In Love
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I Just Called To Say I Love You - Stevie Wonder
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God Only Knows - The Beach Boys
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Chasing Cars - Snow Patrol
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Upbeat Classics

Jonny B Goode - Chuck Berry
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Shout - The Isley Brothers
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I'll Be There For You -The Rembrandts
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Build Me Up Buttercup - The Foundations
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Sister Sledge - We Are Family
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Don't Stop Me Now - Queen
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Happy - Pharrell Williams
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Disco 2000 - Pulp
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Humorous (or just a little bit silly!)

(I'm Gonna Be) 500 Miles - The Proclaimers
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Come on Eileen - Dexys Midnight Runners
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Fresh Prince of Bel Air - Main Theme
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Maniac - BOF Flashdance
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Jump Around - House of Pain
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Do The Conga - Black Lace
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Boom Shake The Room - DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince
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Grease Megamix - John Travolta / Olivia Newton
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King of the Swingers - Jungle Book
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YMCA - Village People
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Swing, Hollywood and Movie Soundtracks

New York New York - Frank Sinatra
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Frank Sinatra - The Way You Look Tonight
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Fly Me To The Moon - Frank Sinatra
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What a Wonderful World - Louis Armstrong
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Mack The Knife - Frank Sinatra
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They Way You Look Tonight - Frank Sinatra
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Come Fly With Me - Frank Sinatra
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Alternative Rockers

Song 2 - Blur
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Smells Like Teen Spirit- Nirvana
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Killing in the Name - Rage Against the Machine
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Paranoid - Black Sabbath
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Nothing else Matters - Metallica
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All the Small Things - Blink 182
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Feeder - Buck Rodgers
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End the night in style with a live wedding band!

Whichever last dance song you decide on, why not go the extra mile and have it performed by one of our very own live wedding bands. From Sinatra to The Beatles to The Killers, you'll find the perfect live band to make your wedding day even more memorable!

Looking for some more wedding song ideas?

If you're on the look out for more song ideas for your big day, check out our other blog articles featuring the very best father and daughter wedding songs as well as the most popular wedding ceremony hymns.