For your boyfriend
Nobody has ever written him a song. He'd never say he wanted one, which is exactly why he should have one.
A song for your boyfriend, from the radio or from you
Most boyfriends have never had a song written about them, which is exactly why one lands. Tell us the moments that matter, choose a sound he already listens to, and his name becomes the hook.
Hear the second a name lands
Oh Joaquin, you make my whole world bright.
You wrote“Still texts me good morning from the kitchen when I am upstairs.”
The song singsYou text me good morning while I'm still upstairs.
From a real song made here: “Good Morning, Joaquin”, for Joaquin, from what his wife typed.
The moment you give it
You tell him to stay in the car one more minute. He laughs, then stops laughing when the first chorus says his name, and he doesn't reach for the door handle until the song is over.
Now playing
A song with your name in it
Not going anywhere yet
Passenger seat: him, asking why you stopped
Parked outside his place, engine running
Start with one memory
Pick a question. The form opens with your first line already started.
Love songs for a boyfriend
Songs people send a boyfriend most often, from big pop to slow R&B.
| Song | Artist | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| Love Story | Taylor Swift | A fairy-tale kind of crush |
| Crazy in Love | Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z | Can’t-stop-thinking-about-you energy |
| Best Part | Daniel Caesar ft. H.E.R. | Soft, late-night R&B |
| Ho Hey | The Lumineers | Stomp-clap folk for two |
| Lucky | Jason Mraz & Colbie Caillat | Best friends who fell in love |
| I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me) | Whitney Houston | A night out together |
| You Belong with Me | Taylor Swift | The friend who became more |
A real song for a boyfriend
"Our First Key" was made for Theo by his girlfriend for Valentine's Day; a song for your boyfriend starts from your own three lines in the same way.
What you get for $12.99
You hear it first, free. You pay once, only if you keep it.
- Free preview
- The first 60 seconds, ready in about two minutes after you enter your email. No card.
- The song
- The full song, about two minutes long, as an MP3 to download and keep.
- Lyrics
- Every line is on the preview page before you pay. Unlocking adds the lyric sheet, to print or save as a PDF.
- Their link
- A private link that plays the whole song without an account, with your name and a short note. Switch it off any time.
- Photo video
- Free: a vertical 9:16 photo video of your photos with the lyrics on screen, plus 15- and 30-second cuts. Made in your browser.
- The name
- Unusual name? Type how to say it (SEER-sha for Saoirse) and the singer says it that way.
- Re-record
- One free re-record per song: change a line, the style or the voice and record it again.
- Name sung wrong?
- After you pay, a free remake with the name fixed, once per song.
- Languages
- Sung in English, German, French, Spanish or Japanese.
- Teaser
- Before you pay, a 15-second teaser link that tells them a song is on its way.
- For this song
- It stays a surprise: the preview goes only to your email, and nothing reaches them until you send the link.
What to write about him
- The moment you knew you liked him, even if it was embarrassing.
- Something he is quietly great at: cooking eggs, fixing bikes, remembering birthdays.
- The way he says goodbye at the end of a phone call.
- A trip, a game or a concert you will both remember.
- What you want him to hear, in one sentence you would never say out loud.
Choosing a style he won't skip
Look at what he has been listening to lately. Country fans tend to love a story verse, anyone into R&B usually prefers a slower groove, and if he only plays upbeat tracks at the gym, go with upbeat pop.
A female voice makes the song sound like it comes from you, which is usually the point.
For example
Here is a three-line brief that would work well:
- He drove four hours in the snow to bring me soup when I had the flu.
- He names every plant in our apartment after a basketball player.
- Two years in, he still makes me laugh before my first coffee.
When to give it
Your anniversary, his birthday, or the day after a hard week all work. You download the finished song, so you can play it from your phone wherever the two of you are.
Three questions to ask yourself first
Answer each in a sentence and you already have your brief.
- What is one thing he does that nobody else in your life does?
- Where were you the day you realized you were happy with him?
- What would you want him to hear at the end of a bad week?
More song ideas
Questions
His name, in a chorus.
Start with one thing he did that you still think about.