Valentine's Day
Everyone gets roses on the fourteenth. You want them to get the one thing nobody else in the world could give them.
A Valentine song: a classic, or one written about them
On February 14 everyone gives roses; a Valentine song about your actual relationship is harder to forget. Give us the first date, the private jokes and what you love now, and we write an original love song around their name. You hear the first minute free, before you decide.
Hear the second a name lands
Theo, you are my favorite place to go
You wrote“This February we finally move into our first apartment together.”
The song singsThis February we pack up the very last box
From a real song made here: “Our First Key”, for Theo, from what his girlfriend typed.
The moment you give it
They wake up to a card instead of a bouquet and look at you like you forgot. Then the song starts with their name and the first apartment, and the roses you didn't buy are not mentioned again.
February 14, on the pillow
No roses this year.
Something better. Press play.
Start with one memory
Pick a question. The form opens with your first line already started.
Valentine’s songs to play on the 14th
A mix of jazz standards and pop for February 14.
| Song | Artist | Good for |
|---|---|---|
| My Funny Valentine | Chet Baker | Late-night jazz |
| Valentine | Martina McBride & Jim Brickman | A tender piano duet |
| L-O-V-E | Nat King Cole | Playful and classic |
| Crazy in Love | Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z | Big and bold |
| Can't Help Falling in Love | Elvis Presley | The slow-dance standard |
A real Valentine's song made here
"Our First Key": a girlfriend's three lines about a thunderstorm picnic, sticky-note drawings and a first apartment, sung as R&B / soul. Unedited.
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
- Want a nudge next year? Opt in and we email you three weeks and one week before the date.
- It stays a surprise: the preview goes only to your email, and nothing reaches them until you send the link.
How a Valentine song gets made
Nothing is delivered by post, so there is no order-by date. A song started on the afternoon of the 14th is ready for dinner.
- Type their first name, or the nickname only you use. If it is easy to mispronounce, add how it is said.
- Write up to three lines about the two of you, then pick a style and a female or male voice.
- In about two minutes the first 60 seconds play, with every lyric line on the page. Keep it for $12.99, or pay nothing.
Love-song ingredients
Three lines make a song, for example: "Our first Valentine's we ate gas-station chocolate on the hood of my car." "He hums whenever he cooks and pretends he doesn't." "This year I want to finally take that trip to the coast." A memory, a quirk and a wish give it a beginning, a middle and a chorus. Pick yours from these:
- The first date, with one detail that went wrong.
- Something they do that you find unreasonably attractive.
- A tradition you have as a couple.
- A time they took care of you.
- What you want this year to look like.
Valentine song ideas for him or her, by person
- A girlfriend: the first message you sent her and how long you rewrote it.
- A boyfriend: the thing he is secretly proud of and pretends not to care about.
- A wife: the first apartment, the hardest year, the routine you would never give up.
- A husband: the small daily thing he does that nobody thanks him for.
- A new relationship: keep it light, one compliment and one plan for the spring.
Romantic or playful
Valentine's songs do not have to be slow. Upbeat pop works for new couples and anyone who likes to dance, while R&B and piano ballads suit couples who want something intimate. Your lines set the mood.
Want them laughing? Choose the funny tone in the form and give us the chaos: the burnt dinner, the wrong flowers, the parking ticket on your first date. The song stays affectionate; it teases the situation, never the person.
February 14, 2027 is a Sunday
A Sunday Valentine’s Day means a lazy morning and, for most couples, a dinner on Saturday the 13th. Decide which of the two moments the song belongs to.
| When | How the song fits |
|---|---|
| Friday 12 February | Make two previews in different styles and choose calmly; send the teaser link if you want them to know something is coming. |
| Saturday 13 February | Play it at the Saturday dinner, between the main course and dessert, from your phone on the table. |
| Sunday 14 February, morning | Breakfast in bed with the song already playing, or a text with the private link before they are awake. |
| Sunday 14 February, evening | Still in time. Start it while dinner cooks; the preview takes about two minutes and the full song unlocks straight after. |
How to give it
- Play it at dinner.
- Send it as a text at midnight.
- Put it on while you swap cards.
- Play it over the phone if you are apart.
- Copy the chorus by hand inside the card, with the private link underneath.
Apart on Valentine’s Day
Long-distance couples get the most out of a song, because it arrives where flowers struggle to. Send the link timed to their morning, not yours: if they are eight hours ahead, a message at midnight your time lands with their breakfast.
Better still, call and press play together. Mention the distance in one of your lines, the airport goodbyes or the countdown to the next visit, and the song becomes about the two of you at either end of the call.
First Valentine or fortieth
For a first Valentine's together, keep it light: the date, the nerves, one compliment you have been saving.
After many years, the day can feel routine. A song about a specific ordinary moment, like how they make the coffee or warm up the car, can mean more than another dinner reservation. Long-married couples tend to prefer a slower style.
A song costs less than most Valentine's dinners and needs no reservation. Pair it with their favorite takeout and press play when the food arrives. If you are apart this year, set up a call and listen to it together.