69 Best Songs About Sex — Playlist To Set The Mood

Music has the power to make you feel emotions and set the mood for anything, especially sex.

Songs about sex can help elevate your steamy date night and intensify emotions and feelings. However, if you choose a song that throws your partner off it can ruin the whole mood.

If you choose the right songs it can feel like you're in a movie, creating the best sex scene of your life.

Whether you're into silky smooth R&B or classic upbeat rock songs try to get a sense of what kind of music you and your partner like and create a sexy playlist of songs the two of you could listen to all night long.

Now, get ready to turn the lights down low and turn your stereo up for a night full of sexy songs and a good time.

Here are 69 best songs about sex to add to your sex playlist:

1. "All Over You" — LEISURE

This song is by far one of the best songs to get you in the mood for love. Its base and slow melody give a great sexy R&B and groovy soul song released in 2015, that gets you so relaxed and in the mood for sex. It's all about being in the moment and "all over your partner" and not even thinking about the rest of your life as you're in this intimate moment right now feeling and pleasing each other.

2. "Sex With Me" — Rihanna

It's an obvious and a good song, Rhianna puts it all out there with this hip hop/pop song from 2016 to set the mood as you can sing to your partner, "sex with me, so amazing. All this all work, no vacation." If it wasn't obvious already, this song is about how great sex is, and compared to her other songs about sex, this one is more raw, personal, and sexy.

3. "F*ck You All The Time" — Jeremih (Shlohmo Remix)

This 2013 Hip Hop R&B remix of Jeremih's 2012 "F*ck you all the time" is a million times better than the original and this song will for sure put you and your partner in the mood.

4. "Untitled" — D'Angelo

This early 2000's R&B song by D'Angelo puts you in the perfect mood for sweet, tender, and loving sex with your partner as it's so sexy and sultry. Also not to mention but this music video is steamy as hell as it depicts D'Angelo possibly getting a blow job, so be prepared to feel the same amount of steamy and sexy vibes in the bedroom.

5. "Tonight you are mine" — The Technicolors

If you're more into Rock music, this 2015 song from The Technicolors is perfect for the bedroom as the lyrics are very sexy and metaphorical with, "So let me slip inside your ultraviolet disguise, the daylight holds you close but tonight you are mine, mine, mine." Lastly, there is an amazing sexy guitar solo that is perfect for a climax moment that you can't go wrong with.

6. "34 + 35" — Ariana Grande

This song is more in the genre category of pop but it's also a fun and sexy song about sex, more specifically 69'ing, and it's got a catchy beat to it. "Can you stay up all night? F*ck me 'til the daylight, 34, 35 (yeah, yeah, yeah, yеah).

7. "Fade Into You" — Mazzy Star

The smooth guitar melody and soft vibes in this classic 90's song are great for a calm moment where you and your partner just want to cuddle and relax with each other. Looking at the lyrics, which go as followed, "I wanna hold the hand inside you, I wanna take the breath that's true," it's definitely a love song and nice to put on a playlist for a partner, boyfriend, or husband you really love.

8. "Pink Matter" — Frank Ocean

This R&B and soul melody from 2012 is so beautiful, it's a perfect song to add to your sex playlist as it's a slow but also really sexual song. Ocean's voice mixed with the orchestra in the background is so soothing, especially when it gets to the bass melody near the end of the song.

9. "Stronger" — Fyfe

Fyfe hits it hard with this indie R&B song from 2016 is perfect for the bedroom. "All this waiting, pent frustration, you got to let it go." Take ahold of your lover or partner and let them have all of you like this song suggests.

10. "A Little Death" — The Neighborhood

If you didn't know already, a little death in french, la petite mort, is a term used for an orgasm, and by listening to this song while having sex, your chances might be high of achieving that. The Neighborhood goes all out with this song from 2012, that describes a dirty sexy night filled with pleasure. The lyrics are also very suggestive and sexy, "Touch me, yeah, I want you to touch me there, make me feel like I am breathing, feel like I am human."

11. "Often" by The Weekend

The Weekend knows how to make sexy and smooth R&B songs, and "Often" from 2014 is one of his most famous songs that for sure has a spot on every sex playlist. "Baby I can make that pussy rain, often, often, often, girl I do this often, make that pussy pop and do it how I want it."

12. "Cola" — Lana Del Rey

Lana Del Ray starts off right away with some sexually explicit lyrics in this song about how she to have sex with an older man saying, "my pussy tastes like Pepsi cola, my eyes are wide like cherry pies." The melody is a slow but sultry alternative indie song if you're into that.

13. "I Wanna Be Yours" — The Arctic Monkeys

The Arctic Monkeys wrote this song in 2013 and it's all about letting the person you love how you feel and telling them that you want them and to be theirs, "secrets I have held in my heart, are harder to hide than I thought, maybe I just wanna be yours, I wanna be yours, I wanna be yours. The melody is also a very sexy and slow beat that will get you in the mood.

14. "Gimme All Your Love" — Alabama Shakes

Right from the first heavy guitar strums in the intro to the slow picking of chords this 2015 song from Alabama Shakes hits differently. If you love R&B, Rock and Roll, and a bit of soul, this song has it all wrapped into one and it's very sexual as well. You can tell your partner to give you all their love and give it all they got in the bedroom, as the lyrics say.

15. "Big Jet Plane" — Angus & Julia Stone

This song is another slow oldie from 2010, which is similar to "Fade Into You" that's perfect for after sex and cuddling in bed and kissing. It's the perfect indie slow jam and is a classic that many people might know.

16. "Reignite" — Knox Brown x Gallant

If this song isn't the most perfect for a sex playlist I don't know what is. This song from 2016, which was actually featured in a sex scene in "Bridget Jone's Baby" is perfect for your sex playlist if you like a bit of pop and soul. The lyrics will also have a way of turning both you and your partner on as well, "such as the chorus which says, "girl, I'm an addict, I wanna come with you, I get undone with you, let me be one with you."

17. "I Put A Spell On You" — Annie Lenox

This song has it all with its jazzy and soul melodies, it's perfect for your sex playlist. This 2014 modern cover of the classic Nina Simone song "I Put A Spell On You" is such a cool and more pop take on the song, which was also used in the "50 Shades Of Grey" movie alone with The Weekends "Often."

18. "Get You" — Daniel Caesar ft. Kali Uchis

Daniel Caesar's voice is enough to turn you on when you listen to this song. Its slow guitar strum and smooth base mixed with Caeser and Kali Uchis's soft and angelic voices are so beautiful together. The lyrics are very sexual as well and will definitely get you in the mood for sex, "And when we're making love, your cries they can be heard from far and wide. It's only the two of us, everything I need's between those thighs."

19. "Moment's Silence (Common Tongue)" — Hozier

This 2018 song by Hozier is all about physical pleasure with the one he loves, not letting his religion shame and look down on his sexual activities. It's very sexy and has both gospel and rock genres mixed in the song. The lyrics are very suggestive as well, "the reason comes on the common tongue of your loving me... This moment's silence when my baby puts the mouth on me," which is why it's great for a sex playlist.

20. "Like I want you" by Giveon

Giveon's voice is so powerful and smooth that listening to it by itself can give you flutters, but this newer song from 2020 is so sexy and all about love and longing. Giveon sings his heart out and it will definitely put you in the mood as it's about lovers wanting to re-connect and love each other again.

21. "If You Let Me" — Sinead Harnett ft. GRADES

Sinead Harnett says it how it is with this lyric, in her 2016 song "If you let me," "I'll love you like I've never, ever loved somebody, I'll give you things you didn't even know you wanted." The song is all about longing and love and is perfect to add to your sex playlist with its slow melody and base.

22. "Belong to you" — Sabrina Claudio

"Stimulate me, I want you mentally and physically, I belong to you." This jazzy R&B song from 2017 by Claudio is very sexy and steamy in its lyrics but also in its sound. It's all about wanting sex with this one person with who you have a great connection.

23. "Honey" — Raveena

Sweet like Honey is how your sex with your partner should feel like and this song is perfect to get you in the mood. “Honey” is all about the fluidity of love and how comfortable you can feel with your lover on both a spiritual and sexual level.

24. "Wasn't Looking" — Eliza

This song from 2017 by Eliza is all about seducing someone and changing their mind to make love all night. It's perfect for your sex playlist as it has a great beat and melody and Eliza's voice is so soothing and sexy it will get you in the mood, especially with lyrics like "here you are putting your love at my fingertips, o, sugar, give into it and come and give me a kiss."

25. "Got Me" — Dreamville, Ari Lennox & Omen ft. Ty Dolla $ign & Dreezy

A slow R&B and rap song is something you need on your sex playlist, and a perfect one about sex is "Got Me" from 2019. "Touch it soft but I like it rough too. We done done enough talkin' take your time, let you do what you do, call me when you're lonely call me when you need somebody. You do it for your man and not just anybody. And I got you long as you got me." It's about having each other's backs and being loyal in love.

26. "My Heart Is A Weapon" — Lostboycrow ft. Jon Waltz

Need a pop song to add to your sex playlist that is still about love and sex? This 2016 song by Lostboycrow will put you in the mood especially the chorus, which says, "ain't got no time, no time, we f*ck all night, all night, we ain't got no time, no time."

27. "Hold on to Me" — Kyle Dion

This 2016 song is all about the singer swooning for his estranged lover to remain with him while he reminisces about their time together. It's sexy, vulnerable, and a loving song that has ethereal elements with a soulful and sexy guitar solo to put you in the mood.

28. "Teenage Fever" — Drake

This song is all about having a new relationship and a crush on them as if you were a teenager. It's all about young love feelings and sex and it's a great song to get you in the mood and listen to while making love. "I met someone new last night and we kicked it. And I'm going back there tonight. And you know what's on my mind, this time."

29. "Skin" — Dijon

"We come alive in the evening, with heat and wet skin, ay, our bodies are tossed and turned tangled up in it." Dijon sings about sex like he's writing a beautiful poem. It's a cool indie/ rock melody that you can relax a bit while listening or make out while listening.

30. "Darkness & Light" — John Legend & Brittany Howard

John Legends 2016 duet with the Alabama Shakes’ lead singer Brittany Howard creates this sexy slow-burning song that is about two lovers at night melting into each other. "My heart beating, your touch, it thrills me to the bone. Oh Lord, forgive us, honest, we've lost control baby. Nothing can stop this love, nothing can stop this love. Never gon' get enough, nothing can stop it, oh." It's a more upbeat and old-school vibe to put on your sex playlist.

31. "High" — Whethan & Dua Lipa

This 2018 song is a very cool pop song to put on your sex playlist to add some fun and dimension. Dua Lipa's voice and the melody of the song is very seductive, especially with the suggestive and sexy lyrics, "Keep my head under the water, pride buried in my chest, not counting all the minutes, the seconds, not holdin' my breath. Now sinking from the surface, swimming in my lungs, losing all my vision, religion, I'm holding my tongue."

32. "Want U Around" — Omar Apollo & Ruel

Omar Apollo knows how to sing soulfully and capture the longing for someone, as "want u around" is about wanting your lover right now. "Baby, I need you to notice me (Oh, oh). See your name on my phone 'fore I go to sleep (Oh, oh). Are you tryin' to push me away? (Oh, oh, oh). What else are you tryna gain? (Oh, oh, oh)." The song from 2020 is perfect to add to your sex playlist because the melody and harmonies of Apollo and Ruel are enchanting.

33. "Come Through & Chill" — Miguel

Miguel sings all about hitting up a lover he has hooked up with before in this song from 2017. He wants to make love to them again and, he hopes they will "come through and chill, chill, chill," and "f*ck all night."

34. "Awake" — Mahalia & Chiiild

This new song from 2021 is all about waiting for your lover and the pent-up energy and excitement that you feel until the two of you hook up again. "Meet me in the bedroom, lay there awake. I've been thinking 'bout this thing here all week (Got me thinking 'bout this thing, woah). One night could feel like four days (Yeah, yeah, oh). Meet me in the bedroom, lay there awake." It's got a pop and soul vibe to the song that could easily turn both you and your partner on.

35. "Touch My Body" — Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey's "Touch My Body" is a classic 2008 sex song that will get you in the mood anytime you listen to it. The lyrics are all about a secret rendezvous and wanting a man to touch your body and know the more secret parts of you. It's a fun but sexy song you could add to bring a more upbeat and less serious vibe to your playlist.

36. "Pony" — Ginuwine

The lyrics say it all in this song, "if you're horny, let's do it, ride it, my pony." Ginuwine's classic 1996 song "Pony" is all about having sex and pleasing each other. The jazzy late 90's pop and R&B are an interesting mix in your sex playlist.

37. "Can I" — Kehlani

Kehlani goes all out with her lyrics in this 2020 rap song, about being horny and wanting to come over and hook up with someone because the sex is so good. "This shit's so good, should be illegal. Need round two, I need a sequel," asking if she can come over.

38. "Doves in the wind" — SZA ft. Kendrick Lamar

As SZA has said, this 2017 song is "dedicated to vaginas." This song is great to put on your sex playlist as it's about sex but it also talks about how much more there is to offer than sex and how people go out of their way to get p*ssy. "You could touch the booty if you like, I ain't trippin' on ya. I'm really tryna crack off on the headboard. And bust it wide open for the right one. Is you that for me?"

39. "Go Crazy" — Chris Brown & Young Thug

"Go Crazy" is all about wanting to have sex with this girl because he knows her well and misses her. The 2020 song is a fun upbeat rap/ pop song about appreciating a woman and also wanting to have sex with her and knowing you're what she needs in the night, "Everything you do is amazing, Ain't nobody watchin', go crazy, I got what you need. Everybody think you shy, but I know you a freak, lil' baby."

40. "Gush" — Pharell Williams

Pharell Williams's 2014 song "Gush" is all about his sexual fantasies and desires and dirty bedroom thoughts. This groovy pop song is good to put on your sex playlist for more fun and groovy song to either dance a little and tease each other or change the pace when making love.

41. "Pretty Please" — Dua Lipa

Dua hits it hard with this song from 2020 as it gets you in your feels right away. She says it all in the lyrics, "I know that I seem a little stressed out but you're here now, and you're turning me on. I wanna feel a different kinda tension, yeah, you guessed it, the kind that's fun." The sound of the song has a fun pop and groovy vibe to it that is fun to listen to in the bedroom.

42. "Gooey" — Glass Animals

Glass Animals 2014 song "Gooey" is all about your youth, naïvety, and love encounters. Its genre is alternative/indie and the sound of the song is very sexy and chill. "Alright, come close. Let me show you everything I know. A jungle slang, spinning round my head and I stare."

43. "Girls Need Some Love" — Summer Walker

Summer Walker's voice is enough to turn you on as she sings her heart out in this 2019 song about love and sex. This song is filled with smooth R&B rhythm and tone and it's also very hip hop as well. Its lyrics are also perfect for your sex playlist, "I don't think I can wait. I just need it now, better swing my way. I just need some dick, I just need some love."

44. "Alone with you" — Ashlee

Ashlee's slow R&B 2019 song "Alone with you" will get you in your feels and in the mood for love as it describes the feeling of needing someone and not getting enough of their love. "Come fill me up. I can love you crazy baby, can't get enough, no. Just the feel of your touch can take me. Come take me for the ride of my life."

45. "Living Room Flow" — Jhené Aiko

Ever dreamed of having a fun night filled with sex in your living room? Then you'll relate to this slow hip hop R&B 2015 song by Jhené Aiko about having a need to have good sex in a living room. ""Keep it comin', keep me cummin'. Make me want it, don't you want it? Do you love it? How you want it? Where you want it, Where we goin'? Oh, living room floor, ohhh."

46. "Open Up" — Daniel Caeser

This is a more loving song about sex and perfect for your sex playlist if you love or are starting to get feelings for your partner. Caesars 2019 jazzy R&B song "Open Up" is all about wanting both sex and love from your woman and it's actually a very romantic song. "Then you can open up to me, girl. Let me plant my seed, girl. Let me fill your needs, girl. Open up to me, open up to me."

47. "Collide" — Tiana Major9 & EARTHGANG

This song is the perfect cool-down song for your sex playlist as it's a slow jazzy R&B song to chill to. Its lyrics are also a beautiful metaphor crashing into each other like waves and colliding with each other's hearts and bodies. "When we collide, it's a beautiful disaster. When I crash into you, you, you."

48. "Tadow" — Masego

Masego knows how to make a sexy jazzy song that is perfect for the bedroom. His 2017 single "Tadow" is a metaphor for sex and it has the power to get you in the mood when you hear it. The whimsical saxophones, guitar riffs, and Masego's soothing voice come together so perfectly. "Ooh, I saw her and she hit me like (Tadow). Saw that thing so beautiful (Tadow). She just hit my heart, ooh (Tadow). Full force and she got me like (Tadow)."

49. "Body Party" — Ciara

"You can't keep your hands off me. Touch me right there, rock my body. I can't keep my hands off you. Your body is my party." Ciara's hip hop R&B 2013 song "Body Party" is a classic, fun, and upbeat song you can add to your sex playlist to add some variety and get you in the mood.

50. "Come Through" — H.E.R ft. Chris Brown

Sometimes you just want your partner or boyfriend to "come through" and hook up. H.E.R.'s 2021 hip hop song "Come Through" is all about waiting for that person you want to hit you up and come through and chill with you, "But you should come through tonight, I'm chilling on the Westside, boo...On the low, on my own, I be wavy. Hit mе on my phone, I'll be waitin', yeah-yеah."

51. "Rock Your Body" — Justin Timberlake

Need a more upbeat sexy song to add to your sex playlist? Then Timberlakes classic 2003 song "Rock You Body" is perfect for that with it's hip hop and jazzy sound. "Just wanna rock you, girl. I'll have whatever you have. Come on, just give it a whirl. See, I've been watching you. I like the way you move. So go ahead, girl, just do."

52. "Partition" — Beyonce

This song goes hard so be ready to bring it up a notch when this song comes on as it's one of the sexiest and bass-heavy songs that will add a different vibe to your sex playlist. Beyonce's 2013 "Partition" also has a great break in the middle that switches to from an upbeat hip-hop vibe to a slower and sexy and jazzy vibe that you will love, especially the lyrics. "Oh there, daddy, daddy didn’t bring the towel. Oh, baby, baby, we better slow it down. Took 45 minutes to get all dressed up. We ain't even gonna make it to this club."

53. "Two Weeks" — FKA twigs

FKA Twigs 2014 song "Two Weeks" is a more electronic indie song that is all about the yearning and wants to quench your thirst or your partner's thirst for each other sexually. It's lyrics are also very sexual as well and will get you in the mood quickly. "My thighs are apart for when you're ready to breathe in. Suck me up, I'm healing for the shit you're dealing. High motherf*cker, get your mouth open, you know you're mine."

54. "When I'm Small" — Phantogram

This song is perfect if you like alternative rock songs as it's a more rock-type love song all about wanting love and pleasure. It's perfect if you like songs with more drums and guitar and ones about going all the way and possibly achieving an orgasm. "Show me love. You've got your hand on the button now. Sure enough. You've got your hand on the button now. Ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh."

55. "Sexual Healing" — Marvin Gaye

A classic but goodie, Marvin Gaye's 1982 "Sexual Healing" is all about the feeling of having sex and how freeing and good it can feel. This song has a cool jazzy and 80's music vibe to it that's different from other songs but its lyrics will motivate you and your partner to turn the heat up. "Baby I'm hot just like an oven. I need some lovin'. And baby, I can't hold it much longer. It's getting stronger and stronger."

56. "Don't" — Bryson Tiller

Back to the sexy hip-hop songs, Bryson Tiller's 2014 song "Don't" is a perfect song to get you in the mood for love. Its lyrics are all about wanting and needing somebody, and how you can treat them better than anyone they've had before. "I want you bad as ever. Don't let me just let up. I wanna give you better."

57. "Wild Side" — Normani ft. Cardi B.

Normani and Cardi B's 2021 "Wild Side" is a killer hip-hop R&B rap song all about wanting your partner to get into their wild side and exploring each other sexually. The lyrics are really sexy as well as the beat and vibe of the song, which will definitely turn both of your partner on. "Drip, drip, drip when you slide in (Ooh). Fit, fit, fit, baby, right in (Ooh). Don't hesitate when you (Ooh). In it, 'cause you know I like it (Ooh)."

58. "Wus Good / Curious" — PARTYNEXTDOOR

This song is so sexual it's perfect for your sex playlist. PARTYEXTDOOR always makes songs that are bops and this one was meant for a sex playlist because of its nice beat, jazzy background music, and soothing voice. "Good (Good), lovin' (Lovin'). Feel so (Feel so), numb (Numb). Ride me (Ride me), 'til I'm ('Til I'm). 'Bout to ('Bout to), cum (Cum)."

59. "The Way" — Kehlani ft. Chance The Rapper

Kehlani's 2015 song "The Way" is all about the way your partner can do what they do to you and how that thinking about them can turn you on. The lyrics in this song are also very sexual and relatable as well. "Boy, you know all I do. Is stay up all night losing sleep over you. All I do is drive myself crazy thinkin' 'bout my. It’s the way you walk, the way you talk, babe. It’s the way you love, the way you fuck, the way."

60. "Or Nah" — Ty Dolla $ign ft. The Weeknd, Wiz Khalifa & DJ Mustard

This song is perfect for your sex playlist because it's so sexual and sexy and will put you in your feels. "Or Nah" released in 2014 has a great blend of lots of talented artists like The Weeknd and Wiz Khalifa and is a hip-hop R&B rap song perfect for a night full of sex and sexually explicit songs. "Do you like the way I flick my tongue, or nah? (Or nah)You can ride my face until you're drippin' cum (Drippin' cum)."

61. "Climax" — Usher

That's where we all want to get right? Usher sings all about reaching a sexual climax in his 2012 song "Climax." This pop/ hip-hop song is a classic one for your sex playlist to listen to after, of course, you have reached your sexual climax and can relax and make out in bed. "Going nowhere fast. We've reached the climax. We're together, now we're undone."

62. "Dive In" — Trey Songs

This song is a classic early 2000's hip-hop song from Trey Songs all about diving into sex with your partner. The smooth melody and Trey Songs' voice are all you need to get you in the mood for sex. "Baby girl, hold your breath. We about to get so wet. Swimming in your body, let me dive in."

63. "Come Thru" — Summer Walker and Usher

Summer Walker has love on her mind in this song and we can all relate to it when we are in a horny mood, wanting a partner or fling to "come thru" to have some late-night sex. The R&B single from 2019 with Usher and Summer Walker actually has a romantic and beautiful melody to it that will put you in your feels. "You make me wanna come through. Quarter after two. Just to put it down on you."

64. "Be Honest" — Jorja Smith ft. Burna Boy

Jorja Smith's 2019 song "Be Honest" is about asking your partner to be honest and them telling you that they want you. It's all about temptation, sex, and desire and is a fun upbeat hip-hop R&B song. "Be honest (Be honest). You want this (You want this). But I can be heartless. Regardless of my conscience."

65. "Açaí Bowl" — Dominic Fire

This song is perfect to listen to after sex and you and your partner are cuddling listening to cutesy songs about love and sex. This song from 2019 is an upbeat indie/ hip-hop song all about a fun night spent with your lover. "All of your clothes are bound, they’re physical. Articles float around my living room. Mix up your soul with mine tonight. Tangle your legs up in my bed."

66. "Whole Lotta Love" — Led Zeppelin

If you like more rock and roll songs, then this sexy classic rock song is for you. Led Zeppelin's classic song "Whole Lotta Love" from 1969 is all about wanting and giving each other pleasure all night long. "You've been coolin', baby, I've been droolin'. All the good times, baby, I've been misusin'. Way, way down inside, I'm goin' to give you my love. I'm goin' to give you every inch of my love."

67. "Closer" — Nine Inch Nails

This is also another good choice for a sex song if you're into hard rock because this classic from 1994 is all about sex. It's a hard rock and electronic song that illustrates desires and having crazy sex like animals. "You let me violate you. You let me desecrate you. You let me penetrate you. You let me complicate you."

68. "Holy" — King Princess

If you're more into indie songs, King Princess's Holy is definitely a sexual upbeat electronic song. The 2018 hit single is all about power, sex, and religion. "Honey, on your knees when you look at me. I'm dressed like a fucking queen and you're begging, "please." I rule with the velvet tongue, and my dress undone, and I'll get you lost but I'm having fun."

69. "Streets" — Doja Cat

Doja Cat's 2019 song "Streets" is all about the longing for this person in your bed that's also stuck in your head. Its slow tempo and R&B vibe is really sexy and will get you and your partner in the mood for sex all night long. "I found it hard to find someone like you, like you, like you. Send your location, come through (Yeah)."

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