The Best Mother Son Dance Songs
There’s no denying it. Weddings present a powerful display of diverse and sincere emotions. Certain moments, like the bride and the groom’s first dance, as well as the mother/son and father/daughter dances seem to stop time with their displays of intimacy, vulnerability, and love. For the bride and the groom, it is a beginning of a life-long journey with their soulmate. For fathers, it is accepting that their child is now building a family of their own. And, for mothers, it is letting go of the hands you once held so carefully so that they can hold someone’s heart for eternity. If you’re looking for the best mother son dance songs, we offer these recommendations.
Looking into the Mother Son Dance: Beyond Tradition
There’s no doubt that a mother son dance makes for one of the highlights of a wedding. To make the footage even more breathtaking, we recommend choosing a song that resonates with the son’s relationship to his mother.
Take a look at some of our recommendations below.
Pop Mother-Son Dance Songs
- My Little Boy – Chris Jasper feat. Margie Jasper
- No Matter What – Calum Scott
- Everything – Matthew John
- Supermarket Flowers – Ed Sheeran
- Mom – Meghan Trainor
- I Got You – Ciara
- Sweetest Devotion – Adele
- Mama – Lunchmoney Lewis
- The One Thing – Shakira
- All To You – Scott Keo
- The Man You’ve Become – Molly Pasutti
- Never Alone – Jim Brickman feat. Lady A
- Do I Make You Proud – Taylor Hicks
- Thank You – Dido
- Perfect Fan – Backstreet Boys
- You’ll Be in My Heart – Phil Collins
- Blessed – Elton John
- A Song for My Son – Mikki Viereck
- Forever Young – Rod Stewart
- The Wonder of You – Elvis Presley
- Your Song – Elton John
- Memories – Elvis Presley
- What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong
- God Only Knows – Beach Boys
- The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra
Country Mother-Son Dance Songs
- Mama’s Boy – Ryan Griffin
- That’s What Mama’s are For – Chris Lane
- Mommas – Swon Brothers
- Mama Was Daddy Too – Tainted Lyric
- I Called Mama – Tim McGraw
- Man Made – Granger Smith
- Mother – Sugarland
- Mama’s Boy – Heidi Raye
- Mothers – Thomas Finchum
- Boy – Lee Brice
- The Best Part of Me – Lee Brice
- Like My Mother Does – Lauren Alaina
- My Wish – Rascal Flatts
- He Gets that From Me – Reba McEntire
- God’s Been Good to Me – Keith Urban
R&B Mother-Son Dance Songs
- A Song for Mama – Boyz II Men
- Mama’s Hand – Queen Naija
- Hero – Mariah Carey
- Mother’s Love – KEM
- I’ll Always Love my Mama – Intruders
- I’ll Be There – Jackson 5
- Stand By Me – Ben E. King
- Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrel
- You are the Sunshine of My Life – Stevie Wonder
- Three Times a Lady – Commodores
Rock Mother-Son Dance Songs
- Days Like This – Dermot Kennedy
- Simple Man – Shinedown
- 93 Million Miles – Jason Mraz
- Wildflowers – Tom Petty
- Mother – Pink Floyd
- Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton
- Loves Me Like a Rock – Paul Simon
- Your Mama Don’t Dance – Loggins & Messina
- I’m Just Happy to Dance With You – Beatles
- Mama, I’m Coming Home – Ozzy Osbourne
Christian Mother-Son Dance Songs
- Find Your Wings – Mark Harris
- Boy – Caleb and Kelsey
- I Will Be Here – Steven Curtis Chapman
- Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus – Alan Jackson
Here’s the full list in alphabetical order:
| A Song for Mama – Boyz II Men |
| A Song for My Son – Mikki Viereck |
| All to You – Scott Keo |
| Ain’t No Mountain High Enough – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrel |
| Blessed – Elton John |
| Boy – Caleb and Kelsey |
| Boy – Lee Brice |
| Days Like This – Dermot Kennedy |
| Do I Make You Proud – Taylor Hicks |
| Everything – Matthew John |
| Find Your Wings – Mark Harris |
| Forever Young – Rod Stewart |
| God’s Been Good to Me – Keith Urban |
| God Only Knows – Beach Boys |
| He Gets that From Me – Reba McEntire |
| Hero – Mariah Carey |
| I Called Mama – Tim McGraw |
| I Got You – Ciara |
| I’ll Always Love my Mama – Intruders |
| I’ll Be There – Jackson 5 |
| I’m Just Happy to Dance With You – Beatles |
| I Will Be Here – Steven Curtis Chapman |
| Like My Mother Does – Lauren Alaina |
| Loves Me Like a Rock – Paul Simon |
| Mama – Lunchmoney Lewis |
| Mama I’m Coming Home – Ozzy Osbourne |
| Mama Was Daddy Too – Tainted Lyric |
| Mama’s Boy – Heidi Raye |
| Mama’s Boy – Ryan Griffin |
| Mama’s Hand – Queen Naija |
| Man Made – Granger Smith |
| Memories – Elvis Presley |
| Mom – Meghan Trainor |
| Mommas – Swon Brothers |
| Mother – Pink Floyd |
| Mother – Sugarland |
| Mothers – Thomas Finchum |
| Mother’s Love – KEM |
| My Little Boy – Chris Jasper feat. Margie Jasper |
| My Wish – Rascal Flatts |
| Never Alone – Jim Brickman feat. Lady A |
| No Matter What – Calum Scott |
| Perfect Fan – Backstreet Boys |
| Simple Man – Shinedown |
| Supermarket Flowers – Ed Sheeran |
| Stand By Me – Ben E. King |
| Sweetest Devotion – Adele |
| Thank You – Dido |
| That’s What Mama’s are For – Chris Lane |
| The Best Part of Me – Lee Brice |
| The Man You’ve Become – Molly Pasutti |
| The One Thing – Shakira |
| The Way You Look Tonight – Frank Sinatra |
| The Wonder of You – Elvis Presley |
| Three Times a Lady – Commodores |
| Turn Your Eyes Upon Jesus – Alan Jackson |
| What a Wonderful World – Louis Armstrong |
| Wildflowers – Tom Petty |
| Wonderful Tonight – Eric Clapton |
| You are the Sunshine of My Life – Stevie Wonder |
| You’ll Be in My Heart – Phil Collins |
| Your Mama Don’t Dance – Loggins & Messina |
| Your Song – Elton John |
Mother Son Dance FAQs
What if I Have Two Mothers or Mother-Figures I Want to Dance With?
Always remember, this is your wedding. This is your time to laugh, cry and feel the highest of highs with your family. You can talk with your wedding planner on how each dance will be incorporated. You can have one song each for mothers or a mother-figure. Or, identify a specific stanza of a song so you can solo dance with each of them. Really, anything goes!
