They may be "for kids," but listening to our favorite love songs from the animated Disney movies [1] of our childhood (and newer ones like Frozen [2]) as adults, we realize they actually have very grown-up romantic themes and lyrics. Classic Disney princess [3] films like Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, and The Little Mermaid feature songs about going from friends to something more, the butterflies of first love, and a guy's reluctance to "kiss the girl" — sounds pretty relatable to me! Check out our favorite Disney love songs, and listen to our romantic and nostalgic Spotify playlist below.
- "Love Is an Open Door," Kristen Bell [4] and Santino Fontana (Frozen)
- "So This Is Love," Ilene Woods and Mike Douglas (Cinderella)
- "Can You Feel The Love Tonight?", Elton John (The Lion King)
- "Kiss the Girl," Samuel E. Wright (The Little Mermaid)
- "If I Never Knew You," Jon Secada and Shanice (Pocahontas)
- "He's a Tramp," Peggy Lee and Oliver Wallace (Lady and the Tramp)
- "When She Loved Me," Sarah McLachlan (Toy Story 2)
- "Never Knew I Needed," Ne-Yo (The Princess and the Frog)
- "I'm Wishing/One Song," Adriana Caselotti and Harry Stockwell (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
- "Beauty and the Beast," Angela Lansbury (Beauty and the Beast)
- "I Won't Say (I'm in Love)," Susan Egan and Cheryl Freeman (Hercules)
- "Once Upon a Dream," Bill Shirley and chorus (Sleeping Beauty)
- "Bella Notte," George Givot and Bill Thompson (Lady and the Tramp)
- "I See the Light," Mandy Moore [5] and Zachary Levi (Tangled)
- "A Whole New World," Peabo Bryson and Regina Belle (Aladdin)
- "Something There," Robby Benson, Jerry Orbach, Paige O'Hara (Beauty and the Beast)
- "When Can I See You Again?", Owl City (Wreck-It Ralph)
- "Into the Open Air," Julie Fowlis (Brave)
- "You'll Be in My Heart," Glenn Close and Phil Collins (Tarzan)
- "Someday My Prince Will Come," Adriana Caselotti (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs)
- "Lava," Kuana Torres Kahele, Napua Greig, James Ford Murphy (Pixar short Lava before Inside Out
To listen to the playlist below, download the free Spotify [6] software or app.