Enjoy the September 2023 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 August 2023:
We Should Get Married
Dan + Shay
August 25, 2023
A fun and upbeat country song about getting married in Vegas.
Notable Lyrics: “Oh, we should get married, take it out to Vegas / Find a little chapel, hire us an Elvis / Pink limousine, longhorns on the hood / Drinkin’ champagne out the sunroof”
Fun Facts: The song is featured on their album ‘Bigger Houses’ released on September 15th. The music video was filmed at the famous Little White Wedding Chapel in Las Vegas. The chapel hosted celebrity weddings including Ben Afflek & Jennifer Lopez, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Bruce Willis & Demi Moore, and Britney Spears.
I’m Only Me When I’m With You
Soccer Mommy
August 25, 2023
An indie rock cover of the Swift song to add an alternative flair to a reception.
Notable Lyrics: “Well, you drive me crazy half the time / The other half, I’m only tryin’ to / Let you know what I feel is true / That I’m only me when I’m with you”
Fun Facts: The song was first released by Taylor Swift in 2006 on her self-titled album. The song will be featured on their EP ‘Karaoke Night’ along with a cover of R.E.M.’s Losing My Religion. The band is currently touring with dates worldwide and select dates with The National.
So Glad I Found You
Jalen Ngonda
August 23, 2023
An R&B love ballad that will remind you of yesteryear with a nu-soul sound.
Notable Lyrics: “So glad I found you / So glad you’re mine / And I’ve got to say, I’m so glad that I found you”
Fun Facts: Jalen released his new album titled ‘Come Around And Love Me’ on September 8th. He resides in the UK but is currently on tour in the U.S. with many dates nationwide. Jalen describes his sound as a fit between the Beatles and the Beach Boys.
Lil Boo Thang
Paul Russell
August 18, 2023
A trending TikTok dance hit for party time!
Notable Lyrics: “Girl you got me / I’m singing / It’s like / Oh, ooh-oh, ooh, you got the best of my love”
Fun Facts: The song samples “Best Of My Love” by The Emotions – one of the great party songs of all time. The song is on the short side at under 2 minutes. The track has been incorporated into more than 50,000 TikTok posts, including some with millions of views.
At Your Worst
Calum Scott
August 18, 2023
A pop dance track professing we are all worthy of being loved.
Notable Lyrics: “And as long as my heart is beating / I’ll be there with you, please, believe me / You know I’ll love you at your worst”
Fun Facts: The song is astray from his love ballads popular at many weddings. Scott has EDM collabs with British DJ and producer Jax Jones on the hard-hitting dance track “Whistle” and Kygo’s “Woke Up In Love”. He has an upcoming show at London’s Apollo in March 2024 showcasing ‘The Songbook So Far’.
Nobody Like Us
Ali Gatie
August 11, 2023
An R&B love song that describes a love that is a unique and long lasting-love relationship.
Notable Lyrics: “Some people break up ’cause their love’s not real / Some people break trust and think it’s not that deep / Lot of people in love, but nobody like us”
Fun Facts: Gati rose to fame in 2017 after winning the RhymeStars song contest sponsored by online digital production marketplace BeatStars. Gatie has surpassed 8 million monthly listeners on Spotify. His biggest song on the platform “It’s You” has more than 1 million listens.
The Painter
Cody Johnson
August 11, 2023
A mid-tempo country love song about a guy who thinks his lover made his life better.
Notable Lyrics: “With every wall I built, she saw a canvas / I thank God every day for how He made her / My life was black and white but she’s the painter”
Fun Facts: This is the first song to be released from Johnson’s upcoming fourth album. It follows Cody’s double platinum-selling and Grammy-winning two-week #1 single “’Til You Can’t” and the Top 5 “Human”; both included on his Human The Double’ album.
How We Roll
Ciara, Chris Brown
August 4, 2023
A song to set chillin’ vibes during an afterparty.
Notable Lyrics: “Ooh, don’t kill the vibes, you know what I like, daddy / Ooh, it’s on tonight, I’m talkin’ on sight / That’s just how we roll”
Fun Facts: This is their second collaboration – “Turntables” in 2009 on Ciara’s album ‘Fantasy Ride’. The song was featured in Ciara’s CiCi EP in August. The song opened at No. 3 on Billboard’s R&B Digital Song Sales chart. It is her ninth top-10 hit on this chart.
One in a Million
Bebe Rexha, David Guetta
August 4, 2023
A dance hit all about being in love by two superstars. Winner, Winner!
Notable Lyrics: “You’re my one, one, one in a million / It’s like someone picked you out of the sky / Maybe I met you for a reason / And I can’t believe that we’re both alive at the same time”
Fun Facts: Rexha had to get lawyers involved when Guetta did not properly give her credit on the song “Hey Mama”. Rexha is no stranger to the EDM scene with other collab hits including (David Guetta) “I’m Good (Blue)”, (Martin Garrix) “In the Name of Love”, (Loud Luxury) “If Only I”, and (Jax Jones) “Harder”.
Beside You
James Blunt
August 2, 2023
An upbeat dance tune talking about about finally being with the one you love after a long search.
Notable Lyrics: “І hоре thеrе’ѕ а ѕоng thаt Gоd оnlу knоwѕ / Аnd іt’ѕ kееріng mе dаnсіng / Nоbоdу hеrе knоwѕ hоw thе mеlоdу gоеѕ / Вut іt’ѕ kееріng mе dаnсіng bеѕіdе уоu”
Fun Facts: Blunt starts on a worldwide tour in February 2024 through April 20224. Unfortunately, the tour excludes USA dates. The song will be featured on his 7th studio album ‘Who We Used To Be’ which will be released on October 27. He released a greatest hits album titled ‘The Stars Beneath My Feet (2004-2021)’ in 2021.
Las Vegas-based Matthew Campbell is the founder of My Wedding Songs.
