Ginuwine’s 2001 hit “Differences” is a dramatic R&B classic - the then-31-year-old crooning with fervor about settling down and being “so in love, so deep in love” - with a delectably dated early ’00s music video to match. In every verse, there’s an unconditional metaphor describing how pure and unexpected love can be: “You are my eternity / And you are even salvation / I had nothing / And today I have you.” - JESSICA ROIZ “My love, you appeared in my life and cured my wounds… In a world of illusion, I was evicted, I was abandoned, I lived without meaning, but you came / Oh my love, you are my religion,” the Mexican band sings. Beginning by describing a person who’s lost in the world, with broken wings and surrounded by fallen angels, the song turns into a hopeful love miracle.
Hard-hitting drum beats and an electric guitar make “Eres Mi Religion” a rocking romantic ballad - but it’s the heartfelt and honest lyrics that bring it to life. 1 Billboard Country Airplay hit, it netted the song’s writers Marcus Hummon, Bobby Boyd and Jeff Hanna a Grammy for best country song. Not only did the song become a five-week No. Poetic lyrics such as “Every long lost dream led me to where you are/ Others who broke my heart, they were like northern stars/ Pointing me on my way into your loving arms” made this glossy ballad a wedding mainstay. Gary LeVox’s formidable, crystalline voice hits every lyrical nuance in this tale of a complex romantic journey that ultimately finds its happy ending.
Rascal Flatts, "Bless the Broken Road" (2004).It’s not hard to picture lovers in an embrace, oblivious to everything else as they sway to the haunting chorus: “I’m scared/ I’ve never fallen from quite this high/ Fallin’ into your ocean eyes.” - ANNA CHAN There may not be a song more perfect for a first dance at a wedding - or a school dance, seeing as how Eilish was only 14 when her breakthrough hit was first uploaded to SoundCloud. Whispery, dreamlike vocals? Check! Lyrics that reflect the all-consuming feeling of being deeply, hopelessly, terrifyingly in love? Check! Immediately striking and alluring title? Obviously.
(If you’re not feeling particularly in the mood for love today, though, we’ve got you covered there too.) Here are our staff’s picks for the 50 greatest love songs of the 21st century - mostly keeping to the more aww-worthy end of the spectrum to keep the energy right for this Valentine’s Day. The form and content may have evolved since the days of The Ronettes and The Beach Boys - hell, since the days of Boyz II Men and Celine Dion - but it remains an essential and inextricable part of the pop experience, and likely will for as long as popular music exists. They all have multiple unforgettable love songs to their credit, earning the artists some of their biggest and most-beloved hits. Still, look at the biggest names in music of the 21st century: Drake, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Adele, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Ed Sheeran. Where once the love song essentially marked a sort of default mode for pop music, today top 40 encompasses more subjects than ever: Identity, sexuality, personal struggles, not talking about Bruno, and countless others. They don’t write ’em like they used to? Well, maybe not as often as they used to - look at the top of the Billboard charts in the 20th century and chances are you won’t find nearly as high a percentage of love songs as you might have decades earlier.
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