As part of its annual Real Weddings Study, The Knot surveyed couples to rank the most popular first dance songs for brides and grooms in 2023.
For the first time in seven years, Ed Sheeran’s “Perfect” was bumped from the No. 1 spot — by Elvis Presley’s “Can’t Help Falling in Love” which is enjoying a resurgence in popularity.
Esther Lee, deputy editor of The Knot, explains that the recent release of two major Elvis-related films, “Elvis” and “Priscilla”, has likely contributed to Elvis being included on couples’ wedding playlists. For the “Elvis” biopic, country music star Kacey Musgraves recorded an emotional version of the timeless song.
Behind “Perfect,” Taylor Swift took the No. 3 spot on the list with “Lover,” off her 2019 album of the same name.
The fourth-most popular first dance song was “Growing Old with You” by Restless Road, followed by “Thank God” by Kane and Katelyn Brown, “Joy of My Life” by Chris Stapleton and the Etta James classic “At Last.”
The list is rounded out by “You” by Dan + Shay, “All Your’n by Tyler Childers, and Luke Combs’ “Better Together.”
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