How long does a custom song take?

Usually three to five weeks from the day you say yes. If you are working to a date, tell us the date and we will say honestly whether it is possible rather than promising and missing it.

It depends on the length, the language and whether you want it filmed as well as recorded. You get a figure back before anything starts, and it does not move afterwards.

Only the people who make it, and then you. A commissioned song stays private unless you tell us in writing that it can go on the site.

Can I ask for a particular singer?

Yes. Say who on the form and we will check whether they are free. If they are not, we will tell you who else fits the song rather than substituting quietly.

What if I do not like it?

You see the words before a note is recorded and you get a round of changes there, which is where almost everything gets fixed. If the finished recording is genuinely not right, we will talk about it properly rather than pointing at a policy.

A song of your own

Sayitonce,properly,andletsomeonesingit

You tell us the story. One of our singers writes it, records it, and hands it back to you. It is not a template with your name dropped into it, and nobody else ever gets the same song.

How it works

Foursteps,andmostoftheworkisours

You tell us what happened
Not a brief. The actual thing. Who it is for, what you would say to them if you could get through a sentence, and anything you want in there by name.
We come back with a shape
Within a few days you get a note back saying who would sing it, roughly what it would sound like, how long it takes and what it costs. Nothing is owed until you say yes.
It gets written and recorded
You hear the words before anything is sung, and you get one round of changes while they are still just words on a page. Then it goes into a room with a microphone.
It comes back to you
A finished recording, yours to keep and to send to whoever it was meant for. It only ever appears on this site if you tell us it can.

Start here

Tellusthestory

Take as long as you need with this. The part people usually rush is the part the song actually comes from.

Your name

Phone, if you would rather talk

Needed by

What it is for

Language

How it should feel

Recorded or filmed

Someone in particular

The story

Names to keep in

Budget

Anything we should hear first

Nothing is charged, promised or published until you have heard back and said yes.

What people usually ask for

An apology that never got made
A wedding, in your own words
Someone who is not here any more
A long distance that has gone on too long
A parent who would never ask for one
A goodbye you did not get to say
An anniversary nobody else would notice
Something else entirely

Before you ask

The practical part

How long does a custom song take?: Usually three to five weeks from the day you say yes. If you are working to a date, tell us the date and we will say honestly whether it is possible rather than promising and missing it.
What does it cost?: It depends on the length, the language and whether you want it filmed as well as recorded. You get a figure back before anything starts, and it does not move afterwards.
Who else hears it?: Only the people who make it, and then you. A commissioned song stays private unless you tell us in writing that it can go on the site.
Can I ask for a particular singer?: Yes. Say who on the form and we will check whether they are free. If they are not, we will tell you who else fits the song rather than substituting quietly.
What if I do not like it?: You see the words before a note is recorded and you get a round of changes there, which is where almost everything gets fixed. If the finished recording is genuinely not right, we will talk about it properly rather than pointing at a policy.

Foursteps,andmostoftheworkisours

You tell us what happened

We come back with a shape

It gets written and recorded

It comes back to you

Tellusthestory

We only write when there is a song