Welcome to the October 2025 edition of Behind the Wedding Music – your go-to guide for building unforgettable wedding playlists. Each month, we spotlight brand-new tracks along with notable lyrics, emotional context, and fun facts to help DJs curate the perfect soundtrack for the big day.
New wedding song ideas from September 2025:
So Easy (To Fall In Love)
Olivia Dean
September 26, 2025
A mid-tempo Pop song all about love that sets romantic vibes for cocktail hour or mealtime.
Notable Lyrics: “’Cause I make it so easy to fall in love / So, come give me a call, and we’ll fall into us / I’m the perfect mix of Saturday night and the rest of your life / Anyone with a heart would agree”
Fun Facts: The track blends bossa nova and jazz with its combination of acoustic guitar and percussion. The lyrics ask women to consider what a partner brings to their life, rather than just focusing on how they can “slot into” a partner’s life. It is the fifth track on her second album, ‘The Art of Loving’.
Butterflies
Martin Garrix and Matisse & Sadko
September 26, 2025
A progressive house hype song to get dancers excited, with a perfect theme for a wedding reception to represent the transformation from single to married.
Notable Lyrics: “Let’s go dance under silver skies / Heart to heart, ’til the end of time / And float like butterflies, likе butterflies / Watching the world go by”
Fun Facts: This is the first collaboration between Martin Garrix and the Russian duo Matisse & Sadko in four years, following their 2021 track “Won’t Let You Go”. “Butterflies” is a part of Martin Garrix’s EP titled “ORIGO”, which he described as the “final missing piece” in a trilogy of club-focused projects that began with “Sentio” and “IDEM”.
OUT MY MIND
Shoreline Mafia, Fenix Flexin, OhGeesy
September 19, 2025
A hip hop party song with 90s rap vibes with an electro-funk bounce, ready to pack the dance floor with party people.
Notable Lyrics: “I’m a star, make a wish and your dreams come true / So what you wanna do? (Yeah) Is that fine?”
Fun Facts: The song is a significant release because it features founding members OhGeesy and Fenix Flexin rapping together under the Shoreline Mafia name. It was featured on playlists like Apple Music’s ‘Girls’ Night’ and ‘Bachelorette Party’ playlists, indicating its success as a club/party anthem.
I Loved Him First (Boy Mama’s POV)
Britnee Kellogg
September 12, 2025
A perfect wedding reception song for a groom and his mother.
Notable Lyrics: “But I loved him first, and I held him first / And a place in my heart will always be his / From the first breath he breathed / When he first smiled at me”
Fun Facts: The song is a flipped script themed after Heartland’s “I Loved Her First”. Kellogg wrote the new lyrics from the mother’s perspective; the song credits the original songwriters of Heartland’s hit, Walt Aldridge and Elliott Park. The original became Heartland’s only Number One hit on the U.S. Billboard Hot Country Songs chart in 2006.
Everytime We Touch
Cascada & Steve Aoki
September 12, 2025
A high-energy remake of an iconic classic that will excite people to dance.
Notable Lyrics: “’Cause every time we touch, I get this feeling / And every time we kiss, I swear I could fly / Can’t you feel my heart beat fast? I want this to last / Need you by my side”
Fun Facts: The collaboration was strategically timed to coincide with the 20th anniversary of Cascada’s original version of “Everytime We Touch”. The music video for the remake includes footage of Cascada (Natalie Horler) and Steve Aoki performing at a club in Mallorca, where Aoki famously hurls cakes into the crowd.
You’ve Got What It Takes
Ledisi feat. Gregory Porter
September 12, 2025
A modern, soulful take on a classic track to set the mood for fun as guests arrive at the wedding reception.
Notable Lyrics: “You know it takes a lot of kissin’ / To make a romance sweet / Ah, it takes a lot of lovin’ / To make my life complete”
Fun Facts: Ledisi’s version is a remake of a classic, chart-topping duet from 1960 by the legendary singers Dinah Washington and Brook Benton. The original version was a Top 10 Pop/R&B hit. The track is featured on Ledisi’s album ‘For Dinah’, which is a tribute to her idol, Dinah Washington.
I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Calum Scott & Whitney Houston
September 11, 2025
A duet of the famous dance song, but this is a ballad with the infectious sing-along lyrics to keep guests interested in the music during the dinner.
Notable Lyrics: “Oh, I wanna dance with somebody / I wanna feel the heat with somebody / Yeah, I wanna dance with somebody / With somebody who loves me”
Fun Facts: Scott’s version is the first time Whitney Houston’s original vocal stems (individual recorded elements of the original song) have been officially used for a new track. Scott and the Houston Estate positioned the release as an active duet and collaboration, not a cover song or a tribute.
Lucky
MORTEN & David Guetta
September 5, 2025
A hype party track to play during an EDM dance set.
Notable Lyrics: “Lucky, lucky, I been winning (yeah) / Clock don’t stop, still spinning / Lucky, lucky, I ain’t tripping (nah) / Took that shot, now I’m living”
Fun Facts: The vocals were entirely created using artificial intelligence (AI). The song is a prime example of the Future Rave subgenre, which David Guetta and MORTEN co-created and formalized in 2020. Future Rave is described as a fusion of techno, trance, and big room house, aiming to bridge the elements of underground music with mainstage festival sensibilities.
UH OH!
Loud Luxury & Natalie Jane
September 5, 2025
A fun dance song to mix into dancing time at a reception or upbeat cocktail hour.
Notable Lyrics: “When you kiss me, uh-oh, lose my self-control / When you touch me, uh-oh, there goes all my clothes”
Fun Facts: Natalie Jane originally wrote “UH OH!” with Loud Luxury in mind, specifically hoping it would be her debut into the electronic music space. Loud Luxury described the sound of “UH OH!” as “both nostalgic but forward thinking”. Specifically, it “taps into a recession pop feel imagined in 2025”, suggesting a sound that blends throwback elements with a contemporary, high-energy pop focus.
The Dead Dance
Lady Gaga
September 3, 2025
With a video and theme similar to “Thriller”, it could become a popular Halloween-time dance hit.
Notable Lyrics: “Yeah, I’ll keep on dancin’ until I’m dead / Dancin’ until I’m dead, I’m dancin’ until I’m dead / Yeah, I’ll keep on dancin’ until I’m dead”
Fun Facts: The official music video for “The Dead Dance” was directed by Tim Burton, who is also an executive producer and director on the ‘Wednesday’ series. The song’s release coincided with Lady Gaga’s cameo appearance in the second season of ‘Wednesday’, where she plays the ghostly professor Rosaline Rotwood.
Las Vegas-based Matthew Campbell is the author of The Wedding MusicLetter.