🎵 Song Title Generator

Song titles to start from: one striking word, a line with a story, or a place.

By Rich · Updated

Generate Song Titles

Song titles to spark your next track: a single striking word, a line that tells a story, or a place, with tips on titles that stick.

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Free to use, no credit needed. If you're naming a business, brand, band or product, check the name isn't already taken or trademarked first.

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Example Song Titles

A few names this generator came up with. Press "Generate Names" above for more.

  • Dancing with Wildflowers Before the Rain
  • Painting the Undertow
  • Finding the Moon
  • Burning Ghosts This Summer
  • Dreaming of Static in the Morning
  • Avalanche on the Pier
  • Daylight
  • Silver
  • Last Dance on the Back Seat
  • Last Dance on the Car Park
  • Losing Satellites
  • Harbour for a While
  • Saving Lightning After Midnight
  • Breaking Headlights Forever
  • Saltwater
  • Paper Moon
  • Missing the Weather All Winter
  • Highway Glasshouse
  • Singing to Fireworks
  • Running from Small Hours at Dawn
  • Skyline on Sunday
  • Following the Northern Lights
  • Seafront Overture
  • Heartbeat

How the Song Title Generator Works

It works from 100 titles and name parts, which combine into over 6,800 possible results.

Each press gives you 8, 16 or 32 names (choose under "How many"), and you won't see the same one twice until you've been through everything for the choices you've made.

A song title is a hook before anyone has heard a note. This song title generator gives you titles in the shapes songwriters use most: a single striking word, an action with a story in it ("Chasing Satellites"), or a place ("Rooftop Lullaby"). Use one as a title, or as a prompt to write from.

Titles that stick

  • Use the hook. Most memorable titles are the line people sing back: if the chorus repeats a phrase, that's often your title.
  • One word can carry a song if it's vivid: Static, Undertow, Wildfire.
  • A small story beats a big idea. "Waiting for the Last Train" says more than "Loneliness".
  • Search it. Titles aren't protected, but a title shared by a huge hit will bury yours in search results.

Using a title as a prompt

Songwriters often start from a title and write towards it. Generate a few, pick the one that makes you ask a question (who is chasing satellites, and why?), and answer it in the verses.

For the record they'll end up on, try the Album Name Generator; for the band, the Band Name Generator.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can song titles be copyrighted?

Generally no: titles are too short to be protected by copyright, which is why many songs share a title. A famous title may still bury yours in search results, so check first. This isn't legal advice.

Should the title be in the lyrics?

Usually, yes. Listeners remember songs by the words they sing, so a title that matches the hook is easier to find.

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