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A birthday coming up?

A birthday song made just for them.

Their nickname. Your favourite memories. The stories that still make you laugh. Turn them into a song they can keep, and hear the first 90 seconds free before you decide.

Hear my song free

Free 90-second preview. No card needed. $49.95 to unlock the full song, only if it feels right.

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A couple celebrating a birthday together at home
“My husband loved his special birthday song!”
Angie Roberts · Customer review
BirthdayTheir life. Your memories.Made to be played again
  • 2,000+

    Songs created with OurSong Studio

  • 90 sec

    Free to hear before you buy

  • 3

    Revisions with your full-song unlock

  • 6

    Languages to choose for their song

The birthday gift dilemma

What do you give someone who says they don’t need anything?

The best part of this gift is something you already have: a lifetime of little things worth remembering.
The usual birthday soundtrack
  1. Birthday The Beatles
  2. Celebration Kool & The Gang
  3. Happy Pharrell Williams
  4. September Earth, Wind & Fire
  5. Dancing Queen ABBA
  6. Lovely Day Bill Withers
  7. You’re My Best Friend Queen
  8. Count on Me Bruno Mars

Now imagine a birthday song with their own stories in it.

If they buy the things they need and never leave you a hint, another birthday can mean another search for something that feels personal. Dinner is lovely. A present is welcome. You want to give them something that feels like you really know them.

You already have the ingredients: the nickname nobody else uses, the disastrous holiday you still laugh about, the quiet things they do for you. Those are the details that make this person yours to write about.

OurSong Studio turns the memories you share into a recorded birthday song in the sound you choose. It can be affectionate, funny or a little of both. Their name and your stories give the words somewhere real to come from.

And you get to hear it privately first. Read the lyrics, listen to your free preview, then decide whether this is the gift you want to give. If it isn’t, there’s no payment to make.

Hear their song free
Birthday song examples

Different people. Different stories. Their own birthday songs.

Listen for the little details in these sample songs. Yours will come from the people, places and memories you choose to share.

Album art for Another Year With You

Another Year With You

Lacy · Country

Woke up this morning with the sun comin' through Coffee brewing, and I'm thinking 'bout you

Album art for The Whole Room's Yours

The Whole Room's Yours

Priya · Pop Ballad

You were seventeen and learning how to hold the world Your mum needed you and you answered every call You were up before the sunrise, last to close your eyes You raised your brothers up and never let them fall

Album art for Cronut & Confetti

Cronut & Confetti

Jennifer · Indie / Alternative

You sneeze like a cartoon character Some tiny hiccup of sound that shouldn't exist

Album art for Left of the Speaker

Left of the Speaker

Priya · EDM

90-second preview · English

Hear my song free

OurSong Studio sample recordings. Your birthday song is written from your own memories.

Their song. Your moment.

Pick the birthday moment that feels like them.

Make it a quiet surprise or part of the celebration. You decide when to press play.

A couple celebrating a birthday at home
Just the two of you

A quiet first listen

After dinner, over breakfast or whenever you have a moment together.

A woman listening to music with headphones at home
From miles away

Send a little of yourself

Share their song page with a message for them to open on the day.

A group gathered at a birthday party
At their celebration

Give the room a song about them

Bring their favourite people and stories into the birthday soundtrack.

From birthday gift buyers

They made a birthday song. Here’s what they told us.

“My husband loved his special birthday song! He even shed some tears, which is not easy for him. It was perfect!”

Angie Roberts

Birthday · Customer review

“I had a song made for my daughter’s birthday since we are so far apart. It had us both in tears, the lyrics were put together beautifully! 100% recommend!”

Jennifer Snell

Birthday · Customer review

A birthday message to our inbox

“It arrived in time to play for my husband's birthday!”

“We love this song so much. It was such an amazing gift, and he even said it was the best birthday gift he has ever received.”

A customer

Husband’s birthday · Customer email

From memories to music

A few minutes of memories. A gift they can replay.

You bring the stories. We turn them into lyrics and a recorded song. There’s no singing or songwriting for you to do.

  1. Sharing the personal details that will shape a song

    Tell us what makes them them

    Choose the relationship, birthday occasion and musical style. Share a few memories, their name and the details you’d love to hear sung back. Include the milestone age if you want it mentioned.

  2. Listening privately to a song preview before deciding

    Read it, then hear it

    Review every lyric and edit or request a rewrite before recording. Your free 90-second preview is usually ready a few minutes after approval, with a link sent to your email.

  3. Giving someone a personal song to listen to and keep

    Keep it for their birthday

    If you love what you hear, unlock the complete song and gift page. Send the link on the morning, listen together after dinner or press play at the celebration. You choose when they receive it.

The details do the work

A song about their life, with the details only you could share

A name makes it recognisable. A memory makes it personal. The questions help you find the moments worth putting into words.

1

Start with a moment they’ll recognise

A first home, an old car, the way they make your tea. Small memories give the lyrics their character. You don’t need a spectacular story; start with something that makes you smile when you think of them.

2

Choose their kind of music

A warm country song, an acoustic keepsake or something with a little more energy. Pick the sound and mood they enjoy, then tell us what you want the song to feel like.

3

Make room for the birthday they’re having

A milestone, a fresh start or simply another year with your favourite person. Include their age if it matters, leave it out if it doesn’t, and choose the memories you want to celebrate now.

4

Keep the words in your hands

Read the whole draft before it becomes music. Fix a detail, change a line or ask for another version. You approve the words, then hear the preview before choosing whether to unlock it.

Before you make their song

Does this feel like their kind of birthday gift?

A lovely fit if

  • You want to celebrate the person behind the birthday
  • You have a few memories, nicknames or stories to include
  • You’d like something personal they can listen to again
  • You want to check the words and sound before buying

Consider something else if

  • You’re looking for a physical parcel to arrive at their door
  • You want a recording in a famous artist’s own voice
  • You want to compose or direct every instrument yourself
  • You need a guaranteed reaction from the recipient
Hear it before you decide

Make sure it feels like them first

You can check the words and listen on your own before anyone else hears a thing. There’s no card to enter for the preview, and no obligation to turn it into a purchase.

Read the refund policy

A free first listen

Share your answers and an email address. We’ll send you a link to your own 90-second preview, with no account or card required.

Your choice to keep it

Listen privately and decide whether the song feels right for their birthday. If you don’t want the complete song, you can leave it there without paying.

Help with genuine issues

Three revisions come with your unlock. Contact us within 30 days if something needs fixing; refunds follow the eligibility and exclusions in our policy.

Birthday song questions

Before you make their birthday song

Yes. The first 90 seconds of your own song are free, with no card required. Review and approve the lyrics first, then listen to your preview before deciding whether to unlock the full recording.

Ready when you’re ready to give it

Hear their song first. Save the surprise for their birthday.

  1. When you have a quiet few minutes

    Choose their sound, share the memories and approve the lyrics.

  2. Once your preview is ready

    Open the email and hear 90 seconds of their song for free.

  3. If you want to give it

    One payment of $49.95 unlocks the complete song and its gift page.

  4. On their birthday

    Send the link, listen together or play the download at their celebration.

Your first 90 seconds

Free

Love the preview? Keep the complete gift for

$49.95for the full song and gift page
  • Their full birthday song
  • Lyrics written from your memories
  • Personalised album artwork
  • A song page ready to share
  • A download to keep
  • Three song revisions
Hear my song free

One payment. No subscription. 30-day satisfaction policy applies.

Friends gathered together for a birthday celebration

Give them a birthday they can press play on again.

Bring the memories that make you think of them. Hear what they sound like as a song before you decide to give it.

Hear my song free

Your own 90-second preview · No card required · Unlock only if you love it

PS. You don’t have to find the perfect words before you start. Think of one memory, one little habit and one thing you’d love them to know. That’s a good place to begin.