10 Songs for Valentine's Day
This Valentine's Day, these artists will bring you love, reminiscence, and butterflies.
Ah, Valentine’s Day… A day for lovers and hopeless romantics alike. The fragrant smell of chocolate and roses fills the air while couples cuddle up and singles plug their noses.
No matter your relationship status, these songs are for everyone. They encapsulate the spirit of Valentine’s Day with aspects of intimacy, honesty, and vulnerability in every song.
So grab your lover, your cat, or your favorite ice cream, and let these songs smother you with their charm and romance.
1. Beautiful Baby by Elizabeth
Go get your lover immediately to slow dance to this song together. It will transport you to a planet that only exists for the two of you.
Elizabeth captures infatuation and helplessness perfectly in her 2019 song. It is reminiscent of dancing with your crush at the school dance for the first time, or perhaps falling for someone you could never have.
This song will tickle your nose with nostalgia about your first memories of love.
2. Exist For Love by AURORA
This song speaks for itself; it is truly the epitome of romance. AURORA meticulously blends strings and light vocals for an atmospheric experience. If you feel like you’re floating while listening to this, you’re not the only one.
Her lyrics and music production speak to the sentimentality and passion of falling in love.
3. Out Like A Light by the Honeysticks
This one’s for the hopeless romantics. The Honeysticks capture feelings of yearning, frustration, and lovelorn effortlessly in this captivating song.
Ricky Montgomery will steal your heart with his impassioned musical-theatre-esque vocals.
4. Kiss Me by Sixpence None The Richer
This late nineties classic has been featured in countless television shows and movies, and for good reason. This song’s lighthearted nature sounds like the innocence and purity of a first kiss.
Sixpence None The Richer managed to make a song sweeter than a full box of heart-shaped chocolates. Get ready for a sugar rush.
5. Planet With Water by Charlie Hickey
This one is for the lovesick, the broken-hearted, and the lovebirds alike. Charlie Hickey blends simple acoustics and soft vocals for an honest and vulnerable experience. This song will melt your heart — or shatter it…
Hickey’s intimate lyrics and beautifully crafted melody makes this song my personal favorite from this list.
6. Love Song by Lana Del Rey
Off of her 2019 album, Lana Del Rey masterfully captures the essence of adoration and desire in this heartfelt song. It will transport you to a late-night Summer’s drive with your sweetheart.
This song features soft piano chords that blend stunningly with Del Rey’s sincere vocals in this emotional confessional.
7. Stardust by Willie Nelson
Originally by Hoagy Carmichael, Willie Nelson brings a special individuality to this touching song. With a twist of country twang, Nelson creates a nostalgic and enchanting experience that is the musical equivalent of stargazing with your lover in the countryside.
In this recollection and remembrance of love, let this song honor those we have loved in the past.
8. The Only Exception by Paramore
This classic song acknowledges the stubborn denial of being in love. The simple acoustic paired with Hayley William’s expressive vocals makes this a perfect and heartwarming Valentine’s song.
A note of advice: for the musically-inclined, sing this song to your lover this Valentine’s Day.
9. Please Be Mine by Molly Burch
This one will have you slow dancing with your shadow. It is the quintessence of lovesickness. Molly Burch blends emotionality in every aspect of this song with reverby guitar and velvety vocals.
This song beautifully fabricates an atmosphere filled with the burning sensation of longing and desire.
10. Sparks by Coldplay
This timeless classic will truly never get old. It is for the strangers that fall in love at the train station, the lovers of many years, the middle school crushes; anyone and everyone who has experienced those little “sparks.”
It’s the prolonged eye contact across the room, the accidental touch of hands, the flutters in your stomach when you see them. If those moments could be written as a song, it’d be this one.