First Dance Songs- Alternative Music Songs

Subwayloves

My fiancé and I both love pop-punk/rock type music. Bands we're into include: Blink-182, My Chemical Romance, Silverstein, Four Year Strong, etc.

We really want a first dance song that is "us" but we are having a very difficult time finding one. Everything is either too sad, too fast/hard to dance to, etc.

Some songs we have considered were:

1,2,3,4- Plain White Tees (would be hard to dance to)

Your Guardian Angel- Red Jumpsuit Apparatus (my fiancé thinks it sounds too sad since it is in a minor key)

Looking for suggestions on similar type songs that would be easy to dance to as well as mood-appropriate

erinlin25

"You & Me" from Lifehouse
"I'll Be" Edwin McCain
"Crash Into Me" Dave Mathews
Goo Goo Dolls probably have a lot of good options, but I can't pinpoint one off the top of my head.

lachattefatale

I'd pick something to slow dance to rather than something that's your favorite song/genre. Once you start looking more at the tempo than the genre, I'm sure you'll find a song you both like.

The sentiment in The Only Exception by Paramore is slightly iffy for a wedding, IMO, but it's punk and it's slow and there are some beautiful instrumental versions of it out there.

I'm considering Ingrid Michaelson's The Way I Am. Not punk, but not exactly traditional. Maybe look over by it in alt-land more than punk to find something a little more danceable.

donethat

And remember - if it's just a matter of knowing how to dance to your favorite song, you could always go to a dance studio with your song, and get some ideas/instruction to make it work for you!  

MissKittyDanger

Hoping I don't zombie this post, but our first dance is to "I'll Follow You" by Shinedown

They're a good some-what alt band. They have slower songs you may like.

Check youtube. You may get some ideas at least.

Knottie91800232

Jack Johnson - Better Together is sort of popular. It's more folk than alt, but it might work for you.

charcoalandblush

We're doing "Tangled Up In You" by Staind

Knottie42784485

I found He is We by All about Me ft. Owl City. I am on the hunt for a song similar to this. My fiance and I listen to the same bands you listed. Let me know what you come up with!!

[Deleted User]

We like similar music to you and we used You & Me by Dave Matthews Band for our first dance song.  Its starts off nice 'n slow and picks up for the chorus.

RomanceManaged

Coheed and Cambria- Wake up. Thats what we're dancing to!
Or, Shinedown- Follow You, but that one is more fast paced.

MissKittyDanger

RomanceManaged said:

Coheed and Cambria- Wake up. Thats what we're dancing to! Or, Shinedown- Follow You, but that one is more fast paced.

That was our first dance!

Subwayloves

Thanks everyone for the replies! We have decided on With Me by Sum 41.

JamieLynn913

charcoalandblush said:

We're doing "Tangled Up In You" by Staind

Omg so are we!! We are doing the acoustic version with just him singing though because there is a version with a woman and it makes the flow of the song seem weird to me. 

justsuzie

Every Thug Needs a Lady by Alkaline Trio...acoustic version!