These 81 Garter Toss Songs Are the Best, Trust Us

If you plan to incorporate a traditional garter toss into your wedding reception, you'll want to browse a list of the best garter toss songs to find the one that sets the mood you're going for. While not all couples choose to do a garter toss anymore, it can be a fun, light-hearted addition to your event—so we've picked the best wedding songs to choose from for this exciting moment.

Wondering how this tradition got started? Legend has it that couples in medieval Europe would have their wedding clothes tattered and torn by over-eager attendants hoping to obtain a piece of their clothing. They believed this would bring the good fortune of being the next to marry. In order to avoid leaving their wedding bedraggled, brides began tossing their garter to the eager waiting crowd, and the tradition stuck.

Here, we've listed some of our favorite garter toss songs to choose from, no matter how you want yours to go. Remember to ask your wedding DJ or wedding band about your special requests so they can include your garter toss song in your playlist.

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Bonus: Listen to our picks with The Knot's Garter Toss Songs playlist on Spotify.

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Funny Garter Toss Songs

Use your garter toss as a way to lighten up your reception—and maybe to get a bit rowdy—when you opt for one of these funny wedding songs.

1. "Pink Panther Theme," Henry Mancini

Lyrics you'll love: Instrumental

2. "Here Comes the Hotstepper," Ini Kamoze

Lyrics you'll love: "Extraordinary, juice like a strawberry/Money to burn baby, all of the time/Cut to fade is me, fade to cut is she/Come juggle with me, I say every time"

3. "I'm Too Sexy," Right Said Fred

Lyrics you'll love: "I'm too sexy for my love/Too sexy for my love/Love's going to leave me"

4. "Whip It," Devo

Lyrics you'll love: "When a good time turns around/You must whip it/You will never live it down/Unless you whip it"

5. "Cops Theme" by Inner Circle

Lyrics you'll love: "Bad boys, bad boys/Whatcha gonna do, whatcha gonna do/When they come for you"

6. "James Bond Theme" by Monty Norman

Lyrics you'll love: Instrumental

7. "Theme from Mission: Impossible," by Lalo Schifrin

Lyrics you'll love: Instrumental

Sexy Garter Toss Songs

Get your wedding DJ to play these sexy garter toss songs — they'll help your toss be totally steamy. Is it getting hot in here, or is it just us?

8. "Guess featuring Billie Eilish," Charli xcx, Billie Eilish

Lyrics you'll love: "You wanna turn this shit out, that's what I'm talkin' about"

9. "Let's Get It On," Marvin Gaye

Lyrics you'll love: "Let's get it on/Ah, baby, let's get it on/Let's love, babyLet's get it on, sugar"

10. "SexyBack," Justin Timberlake featuring Timbaland

Lyrics you'll love: "I'm bringin' sexy back (yeah)/Them other boys don't know how to act (yeah)/I think it's special, what's behind your back (yeah)"

11. "Dirrty," Christina Aguilera

Lyrics you'll love: "If you ain't dirty/You ain't here to party (whoo!)/Ladies, move, gentlemen, move/Somebody ring the alarm, a fire on the roof"

12. "Hot in Herre," Nelly

Lyrics you'll love: "Give that man what he askin' for/'Cause I feel like bustin' loose/And I feel like touchin' you, uh uh"

13. "Earned It," The Weeknd

Lyrics you'll love: "You make it look like it's magic (oh, yeah)/'Cause I see nobody, nobody but you, you, you"

14. "Jungle," Drake

Lyrics you'll love: "Rock me real slowly/Put a bib on me/I'm just like a baby, drooling over you"

15. "Promiscuous," Nelly Furtado featuring Timbaland

Lyrics you'll love: "Promiscuous girl, you're teasin' me/You know what I want, and I got what you need"

16. "Whatta Man," Salt n Pepa

Lyrics you'll love: "Yes, my man says he loves me, never says he loves me not/Tryin' to rush me good and touch me in the right spot"

17. "You Sexy Thing," Hot Chocolate

Lyrics you'll love: "How did ya' know that I'd be the one/Been a long time coming only just begun/Doing all the things that makes my heart sing/Keep doing what you're doing you sexy thing"

18. "Love To Love You Baby," Donna Summer

Lyrics you'll love: "Oh, love to love you, baby/Oh, love to love you, baby"

19. "Dangerous Woman," Ariana Grande

Lyrics you'll love: "Somethin' 'bout you/Makes me feel like a dangerous woman"

20. "Use Me," Bill Withers

Lyrics you'll love: "Yes, I wanna spread the news/That if it feels this good gettin' used/Oh, you just keep on usin' me"

21. "Intimidated," KAYTRANADA (feat. H.E.R.)

Lyrics you'll love: "Don't hold it back like that/Just pull me closer, baby"

Classic Garter Toss Songs

There's a good chance everyone in the crowd will recognize—and love—these classic garter toss songs. Choose one if you're hoping for a crowd pleaser that will draw guests to the dance floor! Hire wedding musicians to play your song of choice live and take this moment to the next level.

22. "Another One Bites the Dust," Queen

Lyrics you'll love: "Another one bites the dust/And another one gone, and another one gone/Another one bites the dust/Hey, I'm gonna get you, too/Another one bites the dust"

23. "Pour Some Sugar on Me," Def Leppard

Lyrics you'll love: "So c'mon, take a bottle, shake it up/Break the bubble, break it up/Pour some sugar on me/Ooh, in the name of love"

24. "Pretty Woman," Roy Orbison

Lyrics you'll love: "Pretty woman, walking down the street/Pretty woman, the kind I like to meet/Pretty woman, I don't believe you, you're not the truth/No one could look as good as you"

25. "She's a Lady," Tom Jones

Lyrics you'll love: "She's got style, she's got grace, she's a winner/She's a lady/Talkin' about that little lady/And the lady is mine"

26. "Legs," ZZ Top

Lyrics you'll love: "She's got legs, she knows how to use them/She never begs, she knows how to choose them"

27. "Hit Me With Your Best Shot," Pat Benatar

Lyrics you'll love: "Well, you're a real tough cookie with a long history/Of breaking little hearts like the one in me/That's okay, let's see how you do it/Hit me with your best shot/Why don't you hit me with your best shot/Fire away!"

28. "Wild Thing," The Troggs

Lyrics you'll love: "Wild thing, you make my heart sing/You make everything groovy, wild thing"

29. "Bad to the Bone," George Thorogood and the Destroyers

Lyrics you'll love: "I wanna be yours pretty baby/Yours and yours alone/I'm here to tell ya honeyThat I'm bad to the bone"

30. "You Shook Me All Night Long," AC/DC

Lyrics you'll love: "She told me to come but I was already there/'Cause the walls start shaking/The earth was quaking/My mind was aching/And we were making it and you/Shook me all night long"

31. "Foxey Lady," Jimi Hendrix

Lyrics you'll love: "Foxy, foxy/You know you're a cute little heart breaker, ha/Foxy, yeah/And you know you're a sweet little love maker, ha"

32. "Danger Zone," Kenny Loggins

Lyrics you'll love: "Highway to the danger zone/I'll take you/Ridin' into the danger zone"

33. "U Can't Touch This," MC Hammer

Lyrics you'll love: "Fresh new kicks and pants/You got it like that now you know you wanna dance/So move out of your seat/And get a fly girl and catch this beat"

R&B Garter Toss Songs

The perfect mix of steamy and wedding-ready, these R&B tunes all make perfect garter toss songs.

34. "Drunk in Love," Beyoncé featuring Jay-Z

Lyrics you'll love: "I've been thinking, I've been thinking/Why can't I keep my fingers off you, baby?/I want you, na na/Why can't I keep my fingers off you, baby?"

35. "Pon de Replay," Rihanna

Lyrics you'll love: "Come run, run, run, run/Everybody move, run/Lemme see you move and rock it 'til the groove done"

36. "Work It," Missy Elliott

Lyrics you'll love: "Is it worth it? Let me work it"

37. "Let's Get It Started," Black Eyed Peas

Lyrics you'll love: "Let's get it started (Hah)/Let's get it started in here"

38. "Let's Get Married (Remix)," Jagged Edge featuring Reverend Run

Lyrics you'll love: "Meet me at the altar in your white dress/We ain't getting no younger, we might as well do it"

39. "Hey Ya," OutKast

Lyrics you'll love: "Shake it like a Polaroid picture!/Now all the Beyonces, and Lucy Lius, and baby dolls/Get on tha floor, get on tha floor!/Shake it like a Polaroid picture!"

40. "Only Girl in the World," Rihanna

Lyrics you'll love: "Want you to make me feel like I'm the only girl in the world/Like I'm the only one that you'll ever love/Like I'm the only one who knows your heart/Only girl in the world."

41. "Milkshake," Kelis

Lyrics you'll love: "My milkshake brings all the boys to the yard/And they're like, it's better than yours/Damn right it's better than yours/I can teach you, but I have to charge"

42. "Happy," Pharrell Williams

Lyrics you'll love: "Clap along if you feel like a room without a roof/Because I'm happy/Clap along if you feel like happiness is the truth/Because I'm happy."

43. "Best Life," Cardi B featuring Chance the Rapper

Lyrics you'll love: "I'm livin' my best life, yeah, yeah/I'm livin' my best life/Made a couple M's, you know (Agh! Huh!)"

Country Garter Toss Songs

If you're a country girl at heart, you'll love these Southern rock and country garter toss songs. And the good news is, your crowd will too!

44. "Real Good Man," Tim McGraw

Lyrics you'll love: "I've got velvet hands/I'll show you how a real bad boy can be a real good man/I'll take all the good times I can get/I may be a real bad boy/But baby I'm a real good man"

45. "I WILL, I SWEAR, I DO," by Caitlin Quisenberry

Lyrics you'll love: "You can wrap my finger with a diamond ring / Or tie the knot with a piece of string / Baby, if it means forever with you"

46. "Man, I Feel Like a Woman," Shania Twain

Lyrics you'll love: "Let's go girls, come on/I'm going out tonight, I'm feelin' alright/Gonna let it all hang out/Want to make some noise, really raise my voice/Yeah, I want to scream and shout."

47. "IF YOU GO DOWN (I'M GOIN' DOWN TOO)," by Kelsea Ballerini

Lyrics you'll love: "It's a good thing we're each other's kinda crazy / Ain't no judgment or keepin' score"

48. "She Had Me At Heads Carolina," by Cole Swindell

Lyrics you'll love: "Hey, I got a Chevy, she can flip a quarter / I'd drive her anywhere from here to California"

49. "Country Girl (Shake it For Me)," Luke Bryan

Lyrics you'll love: "Shake it for the young bucks sittin' in the honky-tonks/For the rednecks rockin' 'til the break of dawn/The DJ spinnin' that country song/Aw, country girl, shake it for me/Girl, shake it for me"

50. "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk," Trace Adkins

Lyrics you'll love: "Alright boys, this is her favorite song, you know that, right?/So if we play it good and loud she might get up and dance again/Aw she's pretty good now"

51. "I'm Still a Guy," Brad Paisley

Lyrics you'll love: "I'll pour out my heart/Hold your hand in the car/Write a love song that makes you cry/Then turn right around knock some jerk to the ground"

52. "Keep Your Hands to Yourself," Georgia Satellites

Lyrics you'll love: "And I said, honey I'll live with you for the rest of my life/She said no hug-ee no kiss-ee until you make me your wife-a/My honey my baby, don't put my love upon no shelf/She said don't hand me no lines and keep your hands to yourself"

53. "Velvet Elvis," by Kacey Musgraves

Lyrics you'll love: "All I ever wanted was something classic / The kind of love song that goes on 'til the end of time / All I ever wanted was a little magic / With a good laugh, jet-black sparkle in his eyes"

54. "The Bones," by Maren Morris

Lyrics you'll love: "When the bones are good, the rest don't matter / Yeah, the paint could peel, the glass could shatter / Let it rain 'cause you and I remain the same"

55. "Kick the Dust Up," by Luke Bryan

Lyrics you'll love: "We go way out where / There ain't nobody / We turn this cornfield / Into a party"

56. "Why Don't We Just Dance," by Josh Turner

Lyrics you'll love: "Down the hall, maybe straight up the stairs / Bouncin' off the wall, floatin' on air / Baby, why don't we just dance"

57. "This Feels a Lot Like Love," by Easton Corbin

Lyrics you'll love: "Yeah, I want to be here when the sun comes up / Share a first sip from your coffee cup / And share a last kiss after the sun goes down"

58. "Ring of Fire," by Johnny Cash

Lyrics you'll love: "The taste of love is sweet / When hearts like ours meet / I fell for you like a child / Oh, but the fire went wild"

59. "Gold Love," by Maren Morris

Lyrics you'll love: "I guess I always knew there was something more to you / If my stars burn out of light, if my diamond loses shine / Your gold love gets me through"

60. "This Feeling," by Kelsea Ballerini & The Chainsmokers

Lyrics you'll love: "They tell me think with my head, not that thing in my chest / They got their hands at my neck this time / But you're the one that I want and if that's really so wrong / Then they don't know what this feeling is like"

New Garter Toss Songs

Released in 2023 and 2024, these garter toss songs will keep your wedding playlist current and on trend. You're welcome!

61. "Pink Pony Club," Chappell Roan

Lyrics you'll love: "God, what have you done?/You're a pink pony girl"

62. "the boy is mine," Ariana Grande

Lyrics you'll love: "The boy is mine/I can't wait to try him/Le-let's get intertwined/The stars, they aligned"

63. "Taste," Sabrina Carpenter

Lyrics you'll love: "Oh, I leave quite an impression/Five feet to be exact"

64. "Houdini," Dua Lipa

Lyrics you'll love: "If you're good enough, you'll find a way"

65. "Dance The Night," Dua Lipa

Lyrics you'll love: "You can see my heartbeat tonight/I can take the heat, baby, best believe"

66. "Espresso," Sabrina Carpenter

Lyrics you'll love: "Move it up, down, left, right, oh/Switch it up like Nintendo"

67. "BABY I'M BACK," The Kid LAROI

Lyrics you'll love: "Baby, come back, any kind of fool could see/There was something in everything about you"

68. "HOT TO GO!" Chappell Roan

Lyrics you'll love: "H-O-T-T-O-G-O/Snap and clap and touch your toes/Raise your hands, now body roll/Dance it out, you're hot to go"

69. "Let's Go Back," Jungle

Lyrics you'll love: "Darling, when you let go, can't go back/You know I need you here"

70. "BBA," Paris Hilton, Megan Thee Stallion

Lyrics you'll love: "Step one, when you gettin' ready, look hot"

71. "For Cryin' Out Loud!" FINNEAS

Lyrics you'll love: "For cryin' out loud (loud)/I'm calling your name (calling your name)"

72. "Good Guy," Devon Cole

Lyrics you'll love: "Is it too much to ask for a little bit of spice?"

73. "Make A Move," Meghan Trainor

Lyrics you'll love: "I'd probably make a move, make a move, make a move"

74. "LIFETIMES," Katy Perry

Lyrics you'll love: "Like the sun is always rising (rising)/Like the stars are in the sky/You and I will find each other (each other)/In every single life"

75. "Angel Of My Dreams," JADE

Lyrics you'll love: "But it feels nice/In the spotlight/When the camera flashy, I act so happy"

76. "I Had Some Help," Post Malone, Morgan Wallen

Lyrics you'll love: "You're tellin' all your friends that I'm crazy/Like I'm the only one"

77. "All To Myself," Andye

Lyrics you'll love: "'Cause baby that's the moment/that I want you the most"

78. "Touch," KATSEYE

Lyrics you'll love: "Touch, touch, touch, touch, touch/Thought about you way too much, much, much, much, much"

79. "LUNCH," Billie Eilish

Lyrics you'll love: "I could eat that girl for lunch"

80. "Woof," Sofi Tukker, Kah-Lo

Lyrics you'll love: "I guess it's a good thing, I'm waterproof (Hey)"

81. "Midnight Ride," Orville Peck, Kylie Minogue, Diplo

Lyrics you'll love: "Let me take you on a midnight ride/Baby, you and I"

More Garter Toss Song Ideas

For even more garter toss song inspiration, check out the music selections below.

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Additional reporting by Brittany Barber.