Enjoy the October 2022 edition of “Behind the Wedding Music,” a resource to help build wedding playlists for DJs. Each month we will highlight new songs and include a line of song lyrics, a description of the song’s emotional profile, and a few fun facts — designed to help you advise a wedding couple if they’re looking for something fresh in their playlist.
A few newly released wedding songs from September 2022:
Don Omar, Lil Jon
September 30, 2022
A new Latin party song blending “Mambo Dance” and electronic music with a predominant trumpet sound.
Notable Lyrics: “Let’s get crazy / Let’s get this party started (We gonna dance and party) / Oh my God (We gonna dance and party)”
Fun Facts: In less than a week, the song video has 5.4 million views on YouTube. The music video shows Jon throwing a jamming party from a bus, while Omar performs on a
Dance Fever-like stage.
Ciara & Summer Walker
September 30, 2022
Two superstars collaborate on a song promoting female positivity and a banger.
Notable Lyrics: “And I got love from all directions / Turn away from all bad presence / Out of sight, out of mind, you won’t ever ruin my vibe”
Fun Facts: Music fans voted on Billboard for their favorite song released the week of September 30th. “Better Thangs” won with 62% of the vote – over other artists including Ed Sheeran, Paramore, Shawn Mendes, and Kid Cudi.
The Piano Guys
September 23, 2022
A piano & cello cover of the song made famous by Justin Bieber.
Notable Lyrics: (Instrumental)
Fun Facts: The Piano Guys go on tour throughout the U.S. starting on October 21st. Justin Bieber’s original song peaked on the Billboard Hot 100 at 9. The song was Bieber’s 26th top-ten hit and made him the 11th-most top-ten entry in the chart’s history.
Joy Oladokun, Chris Stapleton
September 23, 2022
The song talks about the vulnerability, the fear, and the turbulence that comes from loving someone.
Notable Lyrics: “Even if the world that we built falls at our feet / We’re still right where we’re supposed to be / Together through ups and the downs”
Fun Facts: Oladokun wrote the song about the love her parents shared growing up. She is the daughter of Nigerian immigrants and was the first in the family to be born in America. Oladokun’s song “No Turning Back” soundtracked a viral baby announcement by Ciara and Russell Wilson.
Kylie Morgan
September 16, 2022
A song just for the bride and her bridesmaids!
Notable Lyrics: “My bridesmaids / My ride or dies / My champagne-tipsy kinda tribe / Wild ones, right by my side”
Fun Facts: Morgan was planning her own wedding and wrote a song dedicated to her bridesmaids. Then, she shared a preview of the song on TikTok which quickly reached five million views in just a few days.
Drake Milligan
September 15, 2022
If you are looking for a romantic country song as your first dance, look no further.
Notable Lyrics: “We’ll two-step together / And I’ll hold you closer / Each day I go through / This dance of a lifetime with you”
Fun Facts: In 2022, Milligan placed in the top 3 on Season 17 of America’s Got Talent. Amazingly, he was also on Season 16 of American Idol. He made it to the Hollywood round but withdrew from the competition, citing he wasn’t ready at the time.
Lee Fields
September 14, 2022
The soulful love song can fill the air on your wedding day.
Notable Lyrics: “Pause when I see those big beautiful eyes / Looking into mine / I wanna hold you forever”
Fun Facts: The song will be featured on Fields’ new album Sentimental Fool set for release on October 28th. Fields recorded his first single in 1969. He has worked with Kool and the Gang, B.B. King, and Clarence Carter.
Ryan Cabrera
September 9, 2022
The song is a love letter about the journey of finding his soulmate.
Notable Lyrics: “The way you think the world of me, it makes me feel I’m worth it / And I won’t make the same mistakes / I’m done with searching / ‘Cause you’re worth it”
Fun Facts: The music video features footage from the wedding of Cabrera and Alexis Kaufman (better known as Alexa Bliss, a WWE professional wrestler). Alexis walked down the aisle to the song.
Kane Brown & Katelyn Brown
September 9, 2022
A country-pop love song from a married couple sharing their love story.
Notable Lyrics: “So, thank God / I get to wake up by your side / And thank God / Your hand fits perfectly in mine”
Fun Facts: Katelyn was pursuing a music career before meeting her husband, Kane. She graduated from Berklee College of Music. The only other husband-and-wife duet that has reached the top 5 of Hot Country Songs this century is Ryan Hurd and Maren Morris for “Chasing After You”.
The 1975
September 1, 2022
A mid-tempo alternative rock song to play as a background song to keep the mood happy.
Notable Lyrics: “I can summarize it for you / It’s simple and it goes like this / I’m in love with you”
Fun Facts: The song will be featured on the band’s fifth studio album titled Being Funny In A Foreign Language set to be released October 14th. The music video features a bunch of mimes like they are acting in a silent film.
Las Vegas-based Matthew Campbell is the founder of My Wedding Songs.
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