A Ditty — a personalized song & matching e-card, created for someone special, delivered to them in just a few minutes.

A unique just because song &personalized e-carddelivered in minutes, just for your dad!

Nothing to pay until you have heard the first verse and chorus.

Ready in minutes, not weeks · Complete with personalized greeting e-card · From just $9

No occasion needed. The best reason for a song about someone is that they exist.

Hear real just because songs

Whole songs, start to finish, made here. Press play — nothing loads until you do.

More just because songs in the Ditty Showcase →

How it works

Make and send their just because Ditty in 3 simple steps.

You tell us about them, we do the rest.

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Step 01

Tell the story

Who it’s for, the occasion, the details that make them them. Two minutes.

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Step 02

We write the song

Original music and lyrics in the style you pick. Ready in minutes.

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Step 03

Send it with an e-card

Choose an e-card, personalize it, add a note, deliver it to their inbox.

What you get

Everything that arrives, from $9.

Written and sung by AI from what you tell us. We say so plainly, because you will hear it and because the part that matters — the details — came from you.

Prices shown in US dollars. In the UK, Europe, Australia, Canada and New Zealand you are charged in your own currency at checkout.

What it does with them

How one detail becomes a line.

The kind of thing people type about a just because, and the kind of line it comes back as. Written examples — the songs above are the real ones.

You writeNo reason, I was thinking about the summer we shared a flat

It singsNo occasion, no excuse, just that flat and that summer

You writeShe checks in every week without fail

It singsEvery week your name comes up, and you never miss one

You writeHe would never accept being thanked

It singsYou would wave this off, so I put it in a song instead

Before you ask

Questions people ask.

Does a song need an occasion?

No, and the ones sent for no reason tend to land hardest, there is no obligation behind them, so the only explanation is that you meant it.

Who sends these?

Mostly people thanking a friend who will not accept being thanked, and partners who have run out of ordinary gifts. It works for anyone you would struggle to explain in a card.

What do I say when there is no reason?

Say why them and why now. "I was thinking about the summer we shared a flat" is a reason. The absence of an occasion is what gives it force, so there is no need to invent one.

Will it seem like something is wrong?

It can if it arrives with no context, so put one line in the card message saying you simply felt like it. That removes the worry and leaves the gesture.

Can I send one to somebody I have lost touch with?

People do, and it works better than a message, because it is obviously not a passing thought. Be specific about the shared history and honest about the gap.

Is this a good apology?

Only alongside one, never instead of one. A song cannot do the apologising for you, but it is a reasonable way of showing that the effort was real once the actual conversation has happened.

How much does a personalized song cost?

Three lengths: $9 for about a minute, $29 for about two minutes, and $49 for about four minutes, with more re-records and an ending that signs off from you by name. One payment, no subscription.

How long does it take?

Minutes. You answer the questions, read the words, and the recording is made while you wait, there is no queue and no human songwriter to book. Most people finish the whole thing in under a quarter of an hour.

Is it written by a person or by AI?

AI writes and sings it from the details you give. We say so on every page rather than burying it, because you will hear it in the vocal. What is not automated is the part that makes it land: the specifics come from you, and you read the words before you pay.

What if I do not like it?

You see the first verse and chorus before paying, so the usual answer is to change your answers and go again for nothing. After paying, the Little and Big Ditty include re-records if a take comes out wrong.

Can I keep it, and does the link expire?

It does not expire. You get an MP3 to download and a link you can share, and we keep the song indefinitely, there is no window you have to act inside.

Can I play it at a party or an event?

Yes. It comes with a licence to play it at your own event, and the MP3 is yours to hand to a DJ or put on a phone. Use the download rather than the link if the venue wifi is unreliable.

Two minutes to tell their story.

We write it, sing it, and paint the card. You take the credit. From $9.

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