50 Best Country Songs About Early Love
Country tracks that capture the spark of young romance
There’s a certain charge that comes with the first rush of feelings. Not the steady warmth that comes later, but the kind that trips you up mid-sentence and makes the world tilt a little. You’re caught in a grin you didn’t see coming, thinking too much about a text, suddenly aware of the way someone laughs. The right song in that moment can make the air feel heavy and sweet all at once. Country music has a way of holding that exact mix. It lingers in the small glances, the quiet moments that still manage to shake you.
It’s not all soft focus and candlelight. Early love can be awkward, loud, full of sideways turns you never planned. You’re talking too fast, bumping into each other in a crowded room, laughing for no reason while the world keeps spinning. There are songs that lean into that chaos, the thrill of not knowing where it’s headed. In the same way pop, rock, country, and R&B songs can all tap into it, these country tracks keep their boots planted in real soil while still letting hearts run wild.
Some lean tender, some burn quick, and some hold both in the same breath. They play like snapshots you keep replaying in your head. If you’ve ever found yourself hanging on a single moment because you didn’t want it to fade, you’ll know the feeling. Here are the best country songs that capture the start of young love.
Top 10 Young Love Songs
1. 'Love Story'—Taylor Swift
2. 'Strawberry Wine'—Deana Carter
3. 'Hey Pretty Girl'—Kip Moore
4. 'Butterflies'—Kacey Musgraves
5. 'On the Verge'—Collin Raye
6. 'I Think She Likes Me'—Billy Gilman
7. 'I Knew It Was You'—Nick Wayne
8. 'Unapologize'—Carrie Underwood
9. 'Somebody's Got Me'—Mitchell Tenpenny
10. 'The Feels'—Maren Morris
Country Songs About New Love #11—20
11. 'Yours'—Russell Dickerson
12. 'Nothin' Like You'—Dan + Shay
13. 'Beautiful Crazy'—Luke Combs
14. 'Whole Lot in Love'—Austin Burke
15. 'Forever's Gotta Start Somewhere'—Chad Brownlee
16. 'The Painter'—Cody Johnson
17. 'You're Beginning to Get to Me'—Clay Walker
18. 'Love Me Like You Used To'—Tanya Tucker
19. 'Let Me Down Easy'—Billy Currington
20. 'Rumor'—Lee Brice
Finding New Love Country Songs #21—30
21. 'You Should't Kiss Me Like This'—Toby Keith
22. 'Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not'—Thompson Square
23. 'Honey Bee'—Blake Shelton
24. 'Kiss An Angel Good Mornin''—Charley Pride
25. 'History in the Making'—Darius Rucker
26. 'I Just Want to Dance With You'—George Strait
27. 'I Like It, I Love It'—Tim McGraw
28. 'Check Yes or No'—George Strait
29. 'I Can Love You Better'—Trisha Yearwood
30. 'Head Over Boots'—Jon Pardi
Fresh Country Romance Songs #31—40
31. 'Wanted'—Hunter Hayes
32. 'From the Ground Up'—Dan + Shay
33. 'I Do (Cherish You)'—Mark Wills
34. 'The Way You Love Me'—Faith Hill
35. 'God Gave Me You'—Blake Shelton
36. 'Then'—Brad Paisley
37. 'Bless the Broken Road'—Rascal Flatts
38. 'Love'—Jude Cole
39. 'Crazy'—Patsy Cline
40. 'I'm Gonna Getcha Good!'—Shania Twain
Early Relationship Country Songs #41—50
41. 'Making Memories of Us'—Keith Urban
42. 'Something About a Woman'—Jake Owen
43. 'Like I Loved You'—Brett Young
44. 'Beautiful as You'—Thomas Rhett
45. 'In Your Love'—Tyler Childers
46. 'Pretty Little Poison'—Warren Zeiders
47. 'My Person'—Spencer Crandall
48. 'I Don't Know About You'—Chris Lane
49. 'Yours, If You Want It'—Rascal Flatts
50. 'I Found You'—Nate Smith
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