The father-daughter dance is an expression of one of the most special human relationships there are. Fathers and daughters share a special bond that you should celebrate in special moments like your birthdays, quinceanera, engagement party, or wedding. If you’re looking for tunes or songs to celebrate your father daughter bond, we’ve made a list of dance songs to pick from.
These are our selections of what we think to be the best father daughter dance songs 2021, so it’s by no way exhaustive. If you can’t find what you’re looking for, we hope you’ll at least one of these tracks will give you some inspiration to find your perfect song for the father daughter dance.
We’ve got different categories like traditional (everyone loves these), country, rock, upbeat, slow and modern father daughter dance songs we think you’ll love. For more ideas, you can also check out these mother son dance songs article we wrote a while back.
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Traditional Father Daughter Dance Songs
True Colors – Eva Cassidy
Tiny Dancer – Elton John
Constellations – Jack Johnson
Have I Told You Lately – Rod Stewart
Fathers & Daughters – Paul Simon
Dance With My Father – Luther Vandross
My Girl – The Temptations
Three Little Birds – Bob Marley
Wind Beneath My Wings – Bette Midler
Fathers & Daughters – Michael Bolton
Here Comes the Sun – The Beatles
The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
Ballerina Girl – Lionel Ritchie
Stand By Me – Ben E King
You Got It – Roy Orbison
This Will Be (An Everlasting Love) – Natalie Cole
You’ll Be in My Heart – Phil Collins
I Will Walk With You – John Fogerty
You Raise Me Up – Josh Groban
Ain’t That Love – Ray Charles
The Wonder Of You – Elvis Presley
It’s For My Dad – Nancy & Frank Sinatra
God Only Knows – The Beach Boys
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life – Stevie Wonder
How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved By You) – James Taylor
Tupelo Honey – Van Morrison
When My Little Girl Is Smiling – The Drifters
Forever Young – Bob Dylan
What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
Isn’t She Lovely – Stevie Wonder
Lean On Me – Bill Withers
Daughter – Loudon Wainwright III
Hold My Hand – Hootie and the Blowfish
Ain’t No Sunshine – Bill Withers
Butterfly Kisses – Bob Carlise
Nothing Can Change This Love – Sam Cooke
Rock Father Daughter Dance Songs
Landslide – Fleetwood Mac
She’s a Rainbow – The Rolling Stones
Wildflowers – Tom Petty
Two Steps Behind – Def Leppard
Brown Eyed Girl – Van Morrison
I Don’t Wanna Miss A Thing – Aerosmith
I’ll Be There For You – The Rembrandts
You’re My Best Friend – Queen
I’ll Stand By You – The Pretenders
In My Life – The Beatles
Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
“Daughters” by John Mayer
How You’ve Grown – 10,000 Maniacs
Thank You For Loving Me – Bon Jovi
My Father’s Eyes – Eric Clapton
Lullabye (Goodnight, My Angel) – Billy Joel
My Hero – Foo Fighters
Sweet Child of Mine – Guns and Roses
Teach Your Children – Crosby, Stilts, Young and Nash
Forever Young – Rod Stewart
There She Goes – The LAs
Changes – Kelly & Ozzy Osbourne
Modern Father Daughter Dance Songs
- “Never Grow Up” by Taylor Swift
- “EmmyLou” by Vance Joy
- “Dance Like Yo Daddy” by Meghan Trainor
- “Ready Set Go” by Billy Ray Cyrus
- “I Lived” by OneRepublic
- “Glory” by Jay-Z ft. Blue Ivy
- “One Call Away” by Charlie Puth
- “How Long Will I Love You” by Ellie Goulding
- “Like My Father” by Jax
- “Butterfly Fly Away” by Miley Cyrus.
- “Moon River” by Frank Ocean
- Love Me Now – John Legend
Father Daughter Dance Songs Country
- “Today I Give My Daughter Away” by Dale Watson & His Lone Stars
- “My Little Girl” by Tim McGraw
- “Daddy’s Little Girl” by The Shires
- All American Girl – Carrie Underwood
- “Stealing Cinderella” by Chuck Wicks
- Daddy – Abby Anderson
- When She Grows Up – Craig Campbell
- Even Though I’m Leaving – Luke Combs
- “You Are My Sunshine” by Johnny Cash
- “It Won’t Be Like This for Long” by Darius Rucker
- My Wish – Rascal Flatts
- “Wide Open Spaces” by the Dixie Chicks
- Humble and Kind – Tim McGraw
- “I’ll Be There” by Josh Turner
- “I Loved Her First” by Heartland
- For My Daughter – Kane Brown
- He Didn’t Have to Be – Brad Paisley
- In My Daughter’s Eyes – Martina McBride
- “I’ll Be Your Man” by Zac Brown Band
- Dance With My Daughter – Jason Blaine
- I Hope You Dance – Lee Ann Womack
- Always On My Mind – Willie Nelson
- There You’ll Be – Faith Hill
- “Daddy Dance With Me” by Krystal Keith
- “Daddy’s Hands” by Holly Dunn
- When You Say Nothing At All – Alison Krauss
- “God Gave Me You” by Blake Shelton
- I Don’t Dance – Lee Brice
- Ready Set Go – Billy Ray Cyrus
- “Don’t Blink” by Kenny Chesney
- “Just Fishin'” by Trace Adkins
Upbeat Father Daughter Dance Songs
- “Sweet Pea” by Amos Lee
- “Brown Eyed Girl” by Van Morrison
- “How Sweet It Is” by James Taylor
- “The Way You Look Tonight” by Frank Sinatra
- “She’s a Rainbow” by The Rolling Stones
- “Come Fly With Me” by Frank Sinatra
- “My Girl” by The Temptations
- “Father and Daughter” by Paul Simon
- “Wildflowers” by Tom Petty
- “Sweet Child O’ Mine” by Guns N’ Roses
Slow Father Daughter Dance Songs
- “Daddy’s Little Girl” by Michael Bublé
- “Lullaby” by Billy Joel
- “Wind Beneath My Wings” by Bette Midler
- “Always Be Your Baby” by Natalie Grant
- “Daddy” by Beyoncé
- “You’ve Got a Friend” by James Taylor
- “Your Song” by Elton John
- “It Had to Be You” by Ray Charles
- “To Sir With Love” by Lulu
- “You’ll Be in My Heart” by Phil Collins
- “You Are So Beautiful” by Joe Crocker
- “Forever” by The Beach Boys
- “A Song for My Daughter” by Ray Allaire
- “Landslide” by Fleetwood Mac
- “Daughter” by Loudon Wainwright III
- “Unforgettable” by Nat King Cole and Natalie Cole
- “God Only Knows” by The Beach Boys
- “Gracie” by Ben Folds
- “One in a Million” by Larry Graham
- “What a Wonderful World” by Louis Armstrong
- “She’s Leaving Home” by The Beatles
- “Dream” by Priscilla Ahn
