100 Best Songs About Flirting
Best Tracks That Capture the Game of Flirting Without Saying It
There’s a strange kind of charge in the air when someone’s trying to flirt and pretending they aren’t. That weird dance between knowing glances and nothing actually happening. You’re maybe two drinks in, standing too close at some half-lit bar or in the middle of a kitchen party with too many people and not enough places to sit. Someone's saying something clever, probably louder than they need to, and suddenly the music cuts through the noise with the exact same kind of energy. Not subtle, but not loud enough to spell it out. That moment where something could happen, but also maybe won’t, and either way it's got your full attention.
The best ones catch that tension without flattening it. Some tracks lean coy, all breathy vocals and sideways lyrics that barely land. Others walk in like they’ve already won. You get a little heat from Prince when he’s grinning through the funk, or Shania who makes eye contact like a dare. Maybe it’s something slower, like Miguel or Hozier, where the pull feels heavier than it should. These aren’t declarations. They hover, smirk, raise an eyebrow. All the pop, rock, country, and R&B songs that do the same thing people do when they’re circling each other in a crowded room—look away, look back, and wait for someone to make a move.
Flirting doesn’t need a big story arc. It’s weird and messy and maybe completely in your head, but that makes the soundtrack hit even harder. These tracks lean into the blur of wanting something and not saying it out loud, and that’s where they get interesting. Here's a round-up of the best songs that flirt without spelling anything out.
Top 10 Flirting Songs
1. 'Pony'—Ginuwine
2. 'Moonlight'—Kali Uchis
3. 'Do You Like Me'—Daniel Caesar
4. 'I Want You Around'—Snoh Aalegra
5. 'Hit Different'—SZA ft. The Neptunes & Pharrell Williams & Ty Dolla $ign
6. 'Snooze'—SZA
7. 'Ooh Nah Nah'—SiR & Masego
8. 'What If'—Amber Mark
9. 'Do You Know I'm Flirting?'—LyricTales
10. 'You're Totally Not Flirting, Right?'—LyricTales
More Flirting Music #11—30
11. 'Call Me Maybe'—Carly Rae Jepsen
12. 'Crush'—Jennifer Paige
13. 'Into You'—Ariana Grande
14. 'I Like Me Better'—Lauv
15. 'Just the Way You Are'—Bruno Mars
16. 'Adore You'—Harry Styles
17. 'Kiss Me'—Sixpence None The Richer
18. 'I'm Yours'—Jason Mraz
19. 'Bubbly'—Colbie Caillat
20. 'Butterflies Don't Lie'—Kaci
21. 'Automatic High'—S Club 8
22. 'Would You Be So Kind?'—Dodie
23. 'I Do Adore'—Mindy Gledhill
24. 'You And I'—Ingrid Michaelson
25. 'That's Where You Take Me'—Britney Spears
26. 'Come On Over (All I Want Is You)'—Christina Aguilera
27. 'You Get Me'—Michelle Branch
28. 'It's You'—Michelle Branch
29. 'Breathless'—Corinne Bailey Rae
30. 'Like A Star'—Corinne Bailey Rae
Songs About Subtle Romantic Interest #31—50
31. 'I Think I'm In Love With You'—Jessica Simpson
32. 'Love Someone'—Jason Mraz
33. 'A World With You'—Jason Mraz
34. 'Sitting Down Here'—Lene Marlin
35. 'It Is You'—Dana Glover
36. 'If You're Not The One'—Daniel Bedingfield
37. 'Beautiful'—Bosson
38. 'Song For Noa'—Bosson
39. 'We Should Be Friends'—Josh Ramsay
40. 'We're Going to Be Friends'—The White Stripes
41. 'Eat Sleep Wake (Nothing But You)'—Bombay Bicycle Club
42. 'Flowers in My Pocket'—Between Borders
43. 'Oh, It Is Love'—Hellogoodbye
44. 'Here (In Your Arms)'—Hellogoodbye
45. 'Dim the Lights'—Wild Ones
46. 'They Don't Know'—Tracy Ullman
47. 'She's an Angel'—They Might Be Giants
48. 'Another First Kiss'—They Might Be Giants
49. 'Bangs'—They Might Be Giants
50. 'Never Knew Love'—They Might Be Giants
Songs for Developing a Crush #51—75
51. 'Sally's Wheels'—JoeJas
52. 'Velvet Moon'—Herbal Tea
53. 'Mrs Magic'—Strawberry Guy
54. 'Why Can't I Have You?'—Gloria Laing
55. 'I Met Sarah In The Bathroom'—Awfultune
56. 'Watch You Sleep'—Girl In Red
57. 'Five Minutes And History Read'—The Altogether
58. 'Summer Day'—Tom Odell
59. 'Send Me A Peach'—The Blasting Company
60. 'Someone New'—Hozier
61. 'The Bird And The Worm'—Owl City
62. 'Honey And The Bee'—Owl City
63. 'Falling In Love At A Coffee Shop'—Landon Pigg
64. 'I Belong In Your Arms'—Chairlift
65. 'I Only Have Eyes For You'—The Flamingos
66. 'Marlboro Nights'—Lonely God
67. 'Together Forever'—Rick Astley
68. 'Out of My League'—Fitz and The Tantrums
69. 'Riptide'—Vance Joy
70. 'Never Lose Me'—Flo Milli
71. 'My Love Mine All Mine'—Mitski
72. 'From Eden'—Hozier
73. 'Little Things'—Ella Mai
74. 'Forever and a Day'—Benson Boone
75. 'Birds of a Feather'—Billie Eilish
Flirty Pop and R&B Songs #76—100
76. 'Ordinary Things'—Ariana Grande
77. 'Closer'—JP Cooper
78. 'We Go Down Together'—Dove Cameron & Khalid
79. 'In a Week'—Hozier
80. 'My Favorite Part'—Mac Miller
81. 'More Than Friends'—Estelle
82. 'Just Friends'—Amy Winehouse
83. 'More Than Just Friends'—Mariah Carey
84. 'Halfcrazy'—Musiq Soulchild
85. 'Why Just Be Friends'—Joe
86. 'Better Off'—Sunshine Anderson
87. 'Can't Help But Wait'—Trey Songz
88. 'We Could Be'—Keyshia Cole
89. 'Damn Good Friends'—Elle Varner
90. 'Complicated'—Raheem DeVaughn
91. 'Just Don't Have a Clue'—Jaheim
92. 'Just Friends (Sunny)'—Musiq Soulchild
93. 'Don't Let Go (Love)'—En Vogue
94. 'Tryna Be Your Man'—Jagged Edge
95. 'I Wanna Be'—Chris Brown
96. 'Not In That Way'—Sam Smith
97. 'Do You Miss Me'—PinkPantheress
98. 'Girl Is A Gun'—Halsey
99. 'Unwritten'—Natasha Bedingfield
100. 'Hey There Delilah'—Plain White T's
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