Enjoy the November 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 October 2022:
Suriel Hess
October 28, 2022
A new mid-tempo love song for couples in love.
Notable Lyrics: “Even on the days I’m not so sure / I fall in love with you a little bit more”
Fun Facts: Hess is a singer/songwriter located in Los Angels, CA. The song on TikTok already has more than 2 million watches and more than 1 million streams on Spotify. Not bad for not being on a major record label.
Benson Boone
October 28, 2022
A slow song with a raspy voice with lots of love vibes.
Notable Lyrics: “And from the moment I looked in those dark brown eyes / I can’t remember life / Before you”
Fun Facts: Boone was on season 19 of American Idol. However, he dropped out after entering the top 24 to pursue his own path. He has surpassed 3 million flowers on TikTok.
Johnny and Heidi
October 28, 2022
A love dedication put into a song.
Notable Lyrics: “Dark skies, sunshine, whatever I’m putting you through / I’m never not loving you”
Fun Facts: Johnny and Heidi are an independent singer/songwriter married duo. They are active online including their Twitch channel which has surpassed eighteen thousand followers.
Spencer Crandall
October 21, 2022
The love song makes for the perfect first dance song.
Notable Lyrics: “What you say we go and take on the world? / Just say the word and it’s you and I doing life together / This is the start of our forever”
Fun Facts: Crandall is actively touring across America right now through mid-February 2023. The song already has more than 16 million views on TikTok!
Brooklyn Duo
October 14, 2022
A cello and piano cover of the popular Callum Scott song – for wedding ceremonies.
Notable Lyrics: This is an instrumental song.
Fun Facts: The song was not only released as a solo by Scott but also as a duet with Leona Lewis. Brooklyn Duo has 1.3 million followers on YouTube. Their most popular video is a cover of Canon in D with 67 million views.
Kylie Morgan
October 14, 2022
A new father-daughter dance song.
Notable Lyrics: “And he only sees the best in me, even when it’s hard to find / He’s a good man / I’m in good hands”
Fun Facts: The original TikTok video has 3.2 million views and 385 thousand likes. Her new 2022 EP titled P.S. has already surpassed 100 million streams. “Good Hands” is on her newest EP titled Songs To Say I Do which features other wedding songs too.
Tom Walker
October 13, 2022
A song that could describe a love relationship and a parent-child relationship too, describing that better days are on the horizon.
Notable Lyrics: “The best is yet to come / In life, I’ve made a few mistakes / But you were never one, my love”
Fun Facts: The song follows the release of “Sun Will Shine” with German DJ Robin Schulz. Walker’s first post started on TikTok with a verse that led to a ‘verse 2’. Then a full version followed as requested by his audience. Fans were then interested in naming the song.
Michal Leah
October 13, 2022
R&B and soul collide for this beautiful love song for a first dance.
Notable Lyrics: “No I don’t love anyone / I don’t love anyone / The way I love you”
Fun Facts: The song already has more than 19 million views on TikTok! In addition, the song has been streamed over 3.3 million times on Spotify.
Valentine feat. Dave Koz
October 7, 2022
The song is a reimagined version of the famous Minnie Riperton song with an R&B and Jazz flavor.
Notable Lyrics: “Cause lovin’ you has made my life so beautiful / And every day my life is filled with lovin’ you”
Fun Facts: The original by Riperton hit number one on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1975. Proceeds from the song will go to raise awareness for breast cancer and support breast cancer patients. Riperton passed away from breast cancer in 1979.
The Brave Collide
October 6, 2022
The song tells a story of the joy of finding your soulmate.
Notable Lyrics: “It’s going to be you for the rest of my life”
Fun Facts: The Brave Collide consists of Chloë Agnew and Brian McGrane – a folk-pop Irish singer/songwriter duo. Agnew is a former member of Celtic Woman and McGrane was a pianist for the same group.
Las Vegas-based Matthew Campbell is the founder of My Wedding Songs.
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