Enjoy the February 2024 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 January 2024:
Electric Energy
Ariana DeBose, Boy George & Nile Rodgers
January 26, 2024
Disco is not dead. This disco beat will have everyone on the dance floor!
Notable Lyrics: “Send it from my fingers to my feet / Aim that light, and shine it down on me / Electric energy / Give it to me”
Fun Facts: The song is playing during the end credits of the new film ‘Argylle’ (part of the Kingsman franchise). The music video features the film’s cast including DeBose, Sam Rockwell, Bryan Cranston, Catherine O’Hara, John Cena, and Samuel L. Jackson.
Spin You Around (1/24)
Morgan Wallen
January 26, 2024
A beautiful slow country love song made for a first dance.
Notable Lyrics: “Spin you around, and round this dance floor / Get you drunk on a love like mine / Might wind up and steal a couple kisses”
Fun Facts: Wallen re-recorded and released a version of “Spin You Around” this past month. Why? He discovered his previous label and managers were releasing an unauthorized edition of his 2015 EP, ‘Stand Alone’.
Selfish
Justin Timberlake
January 25, 2024
A new hit after a long hiatus that DJs can play as the doors open to the reception hall.
Notable Lyrics: “’Cause your lips were made for mine / And my heart would go flatline / If it wasn’t beatin’ for you all the time”
Fun Facts: This is the first JT solo single released in more than five years. Timberlake debuted the song live at a free hometown concert in Memphis on Jan. 19th. With the release of the song, Britney Spears’s 2011 song “Selfish” had fan support and the song reached #1 on the US iTunes chart.
Spicy Margarita
Jason Derulo, Michael Bublé
January 25, 2024
Older and younger audiences will appreciate this flavorful song.
Notable Lyrics: “You’re my spicy margarita, babe / Burn my tongue, make me shake / Mix it up or give it to me straight”
Fun Facts: “Spicy Margarita” samples the song “Sway” originally released by Dean Martin in 1954. Bublé also covered the song in 2003 on his self-titled album. Bublé and Derulo even attempted to break the world record by creating the biggest Spicy Margarita. They shared the details on TikTok.
All Night Long
Kungs, David Guetta & Izzy Bizu
January 19, 2024
A dance track with a great beat for setting a mood for a good time.
Notable Lyrics: “Hold me, baby, drive me crazy / Touch me all night long / Make me love you / kiss and hug you / Touch me all night long”
Fun Facts: The song samples the 1984 track “Touch Me (All Night Long)” by Wish and Fonda Rae. You also may remember the hit “Touch Me (All Night Long)” by Cathy Dennis in 1990. The track’s star DJs, Kungs and David Guetta, are French.
Rest Of My Life
Jonas Blue, Sam Feldt, Endless Summer & Sadie Rose Van
January 19, 2024
An electronic dance track about finding your true love!
Notable Lyrics: “I’ll be left by your side ’til the break of day / And I’ll dance with you here in the rain / ‘Cause I’m gonna love you for the rest of my life”
Fun Facts: Jonas Blue performed the new song at the Ministry of Sound in London.
Sam Feldt joined Jonas Blue on stage to perform the song! The song was written along with the superstars Becky Hill and BASTILLE.
yes, and?
Ariana Grande
January 12, 2024
A modern disco that will get everyone in a dancing mood.
Notable Lyrics: “Now, I’m so done with caring / What you think, no, I won’t hide / Underneath your own projections / Or change my most authentic life”
Fun Facts: The song is the first to be released from her upcoming seventh studio album ‘Eternal Sunshine’ expected March 8th. “yes, and?” is inspired by Madonna’s 1990 single “Vogue”. However, the music video was inspired by Paula Abdul’s 1989 hit “Cold Hearted”.
Deep In Your Love
Alok & Bebe Rexha
January 12, 2024
A fun mood-setting track themed perfectly for your wedding day and dancing.
Notable Lyrics: “Let me deep in your love, deep in your love, deep in your love / Wrap your heart around me”
Fun Facts: The song samples a song from 1969 “Alla Luce Del Giorno” by Ennio Morricone. Alok originates from Brazil but has 2024 tour dates around the world including Miami and Las Vegas in the U.S. Rexha will be at Coachella and Las Vegas on Super Bowl weekend.
Can’t Get Enough
Jennifer Lopez
January 10, 2024
A feel-good vibe that will make you want to dance or set a fun tone.
Notable Lyrics: “Take me all night / I can feel the passion in your eyes / I’m still in love with you / You know I can’t get enough”
Fun Facts: The song will be released on Lopez’s ninth studio album ‘This Is Me… Now’ on February 16th. CGE samples Alton Ellis’s 1967 single “I’m Still in Love With You”. She performed the song during her wedding to Ben Affleck in August 2022.
Forever (Stay Like This)
Armin van Buuren, Goodboys
January 10, 2024
This is a club hit that can translate into a party mix at weddings.
Notable Lyrics: “These are the moments / Can we slow down? / Can we go slow right now? / Can we stay like this forever?”
Fun Facts: The song samples Guru Josh’s 1989 track “Infinity”. van Buuren has built a Discord fan base that has surpassed 31,000 members. He hosts the “A State of Trance” weekly radio show with over 40 million listeners in 84 different countries.
Las Vegas-based Matthew Campbell is the founder of My Wedding Songs.