Song title ideas that come from your lyrics and your hook
The song is nearly done but the title is still "untitled demo 4". This prompt has your todo.is agent read your lyrics or theme and suggest titles in different styles, from hook lines to one-word titles, and flag the ones already used by well-known songs.
The prompt
- Give me 40 song title ideas. Genre: [GENRE]. What the song is about: [THEME]. Lyrics or the chorus: [LYRICS OR "NONE YET"]. Mood: [MOOD]. Group the titles by style: lines taken from the lyrics or hook, one-word titles, short phrases, questions, place or name titles, and a few unexpected ones. For each, add a few words on why it fits. Search the web and flag any title that is already a well-known song, and mark your top 5 for streaming (easy to remember and to search). Keep them under 5 words unless a longer one is really strong. Send the list here as a short message and as a Word file.
What to change
- [GENRE]: e.g. indie pop, country, drill, R&B ballad, punk.
- [THEME]: The story in a sentence, e.g. "leaving my hometown and missing it the moment the bus pulls out".
- [LYRICS OR "NONE YET"]: Paste the chorus or full lyrics, or attach a voice memo of the demo so the agent transcribes it.
- [MOOD]: e.g. bittersweet, angry, hopeful, late-night, party.
Example result
- Song
- Indie pop, bittersweet. About leaving a small hometown. Chorus line: "the bus lights blur and I'm already gone".
- Top 5
- • Already Gone (Bus Lights): the hook line, with a subtitle to stand apart from older songs called "Already Gone"
- • Rearview Town: short, visual, easy to search
- • Last Stop, Main Street: a place title that sets the scene
- • Blur: one word, matches the chorus image
- • Somebody Still Waves: a small, specific detail that hints at the feeling
- From the lyrics
- • Bus Lights
- • Already Gone (flagged: several well-known songs use this title)
- • Window Seat Goodbye
- One word
- • Blur
- • Mileage
- • Exit
- • Hometown (flagged: common title, hard to find in search)
- Short phrases
- • Rearview Town
- • Two Bags and a Ticket
- • Nobody Leaves Here
- • Paper Map Heart
- Questions
- • Will You Keep My Room?
- • Who Turns the Porch Light Off?
- Places and names
- • Last Stop, Main Street
- • Route 9 at Midnight
- • Dear Millbrook
- Unexpected
- • Somebody Still Waves
- • The Diner Knows My Order
- • Leaving Is a Loud Word
- How to choose
- • Say it as you'd say it to a friend: "Have you heard Rearview Town?"
- • Prefer titles your listeners hear in the chorus; people search for the words they remember
- • Search your top pick on a streaming app before release to see how crowded it is
How to do it with todo.is
- Copy the prompt and add your genre, theme and mood.
- Paste in the chorus, or attach a voice memo of your demo and your agent transcribes it.
- Send it from todo.is or your agent on WhatsApp or Telegram; you get the list as a message and a Word file.
- Ask for a second round in the style you liked, like "more like Rearview Town".
Tips for a better result
- Titles taken from the chorus help listeners find the song after one play, because that's the line they type into search.
- A title can be shared with other songs, but a crowded one gets buried. Add a subtitle in brackets if you love it anyway.
- Give the agent your previous song titles so the new one fits the album or EP.
- Read the top 5 out loud next to your artist name, the way it will appear on a streaming app.
song title ideas: FAQ
- Can two songs have the same title? Yes. Song titles generally can't be copyrighted, so many songs share a name. A unique title just makes yours easier to find.
- Should the song title be in the lyrics? Usually it helps, because listeners search for the words they remember from the chorus. Some great titles aren't in the lyrics, but then they need to be very memorable.
- How long should a song title be? Most popular titles are one to four words. Short titles fit on screens and playlists and are easier to remember.
- Can it write the lyrics too? Yes. Ask your agent to write or finish the lyrics, or use the song lyrics generator prompt, then come back for the title.
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