They did the thing. Sing about it.
New job, new house, new human, finished degree — milestones deserve more than a thumbs-up emoji. Put the whole journey in a song.
From A$39 · Hear two versions before you pay · Usually ready in 3–8 minutes
A milestone gets a hundred messages that say the same three words. A personalised congratulations song says what the milestone cost: the interviews that went nowhere, the deposit that took six years, the nine months, the thesis that nearly didn't. It suits a new job, a new home, an engagement, a new baby, a promotion or a retirement — anything where the journey is the story.
Write it from a friend, a parent, a partner or the whole team. Read the lyrics, hear two recordings, choose one, and send the link the morning the news breaks — or play it at the party, when everyone already knows the plot. Choose a triumphant tone and it's a floor-filler; choose the warm one and it's the toast the room was too loud for.
Hear one first
What a congratulations song sounds like
Thirty Candles for Leo
Birthday PopIn A Hurry Since
AcousticMet you on the pitch ten years ago
Five-a-side nights, we'd never slow
You made me laugh from day one
Best mate since the game begun
Thirty looks good on you, Leo
Don't ever change, that's my plea
You drove four hours through the night
Brought me soup, showed me right
Every line came from a story someone typed in. Yours will read like this — with their name, their details, in the genre you choose.
Ideas
Congratulations song ideas
What actually goes in one. Pick a couple — the song only needs two or three true things to stand on.
The setback that nearly ended it
The rejection, the failed offer, the year off. It's what makes the chorus a victory rather than an announcement.
A new home, and the years of saving
The flatshares, the spreadsheets, the first night on the floor with no furniture. Housewarming songs are underrated.
A new baby, from the grandparents
Welcome them by name. The song becomes the first thing that was ever made for them.
An engagement, from the friends
How you all knew before they did. Pop-rock, celebratory, and a floor-filler at the party.
Retirement, from the team
The forty years, the sayings, the desk. Written from the group, sung once at the send-off, kept forever.
Pick a direction
Choose the tone, we'll set the dials
Each option starts the wizard with the occasion, genre and mood already selected — you just tell the story.
What to write
Story prompts that make it theirs
You don't need to be a writer — answer two or three of these in plain sentences and the lyrics will do the rest.
- What they achieved — be exact
- The setback that nearly ended it
- The work nobody saw
- The first thing they said when it happened
How it works
Making a congratulations song, start to finish
Step 1
Tell the story
Answer a few questions about them in plain sentences — the story prompts above are a start. Pick a genre, a voice and a mood, or take one of the congratulations tones.
Step 2
Read the lyrics
The words come back first. Change any line, swap a name, cut a verse — nothing is sung until you've said yes to every word.
Step 3
Hear it, then choose
Two full recordings of your approved lyrics, usually within 3–8 minutes, each about two minutes (one to three, depending on how much you write). Hear the first minute of both free; pay A$39 for the one you keep. It arrives as a gift page and an MP3.
The full price list, what each tier includes and who owns the song are on the pricing page.
Who it's for
A congratulations song for…
Each of these pages has its own prompts, tones and a sample written for that relationship.
Questions
Congratulations questions
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