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A song to say sorry, in your own words

You have said it. It did not land, or it landed and did not stay. A song that names what you did, what you understand now and what you will do gives them something to hear again on the days the sorry wears off.

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A man sitting on the edge of a bed at night, elbows on his knees, holding a phone with both hands and looking at it

An apology song is an original song written from what you type: what happened, what you understand about it now, what the person means to you, and what you will do differently. It is not a substitute for saying sorry to their face. It is the thing that stays after you have said it: a song with their name in it, in the music they play, that owns it plainly. At BeatJar you read the lyrics and hear the song before paying anything, so nothing goes out that you would not say yourself.

The apologies people send us are quiet and specific: a father to the daughter whose childhood he missed, a man to the partner whose hurt he did not see at the time, a woman to the friend who drove them through a blizzard in a beat-up Mustang and whom she has not spoken to since. None of them tries to be clever. All of them say what happened.

The songs on this page were written from those stories, exactly as the customers typed them. Play one first, and notice that the chorus is never an excuse.

Real apology songs, made from real stories

Each one started as a few sentences typed into our form. Press play, then read the story it came from.

Cover art for An R&B apology for the love he lost and the blizzard drive

How one was made · for a friend

An R&B apology for the love he lost and the blizzard drive

R&B · Emotional · Male vocal

  1. 1What they typed into the form

    Theresa and I have been apart since 2017, but I think about her every day. I remember the day I proposed in Orange Hills Restaurant and she accepted. I remember when she fearlessly drove us through a blizzard in her old beat up Mustang leaving Lake Tahoe to come to CA. I remember having to deliver our firstborn while we were living out of a motel in Pismo Beach because I had to work out of town. I remember all the love notes she’d write me and the tapes she’d send me when I was working out of town. I remember how she wasn’t a meat eater but I was so she’d try really hard yo make me something I’d like. Sometimes those dishes were a disaster and we’d laugh about it when I just couldn’t eat it.

  2. 2The lyrics we wrote from it

    Theresa, I've been lost, since we drifted apart Thinking of those days that still hold my heart Orange Hills, where I knelt, my future in your eyes We promised forever, beneath the starry skies Through the blizzard you drove, fearless and bold In your beat-up Mustang, to California's gold Pismo Beach, we lived a story untold In that motel room, a new life to hold I told you once, I'm ruined for anyone else It's still true, I can't help myself

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  3. 3The finished song

More real apology songs

Each of these started with a few sentences. Yours can too.

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Apology songs, by the numbers

400+
songs delivered
59%
chose country, then R&B at 15%
44%
picked a male vocal, 34% a female vocal
86
words in the average story people send us
Who it is for
84% for a partner, 12% for family
The feel people ask for
emotional 60%, romantic 30%, soulful 6%
Busiest months
July and October
Where the orders come from
US 77%, CA 8%, AU 7%

Why a song, after you have already said sorry

Research on apologies is consistent about what makes one work. According to Lewicki, Polin and Lount (2016), the person has to hear you take responsibility, plainly, and hear what you will do about it, and acknowledging responsibility is the single most important part. An excuse attached to the sorry weakens it. In romantic relationships, as Pansera and La Guardia (2012) documented, the thing that predicts forgiveness is whether the amends are seen as sincere, and whether the hurt person feels understood. In a meta-analysis of 175 studies, Fehr, Gelfand and Nag (2010) found that an apology, and the empathy it draws from the person who was hurt, were among the strongest situational predictors of whether they forgive. A song is a strange but effective container for exactly those things, because it has to be specific to be a song at all, and because it can be played again on the days the spoken apology has faded.

It also has a built-in honesty check. You type the story, read the lyrics we write from it, and hear the song before you pay. If a line makes an excuse or flatters you, you will see it and cut it. The papers are listed at the bottom of the page.

To a partner

For the thing you did not see at the time, said with what you see now and what you will do.

To a son or daughter

For the years you were not there. The hardest one to write and the one that gets played most.

To a friend

After the falling out, when the phone calls stopped. What you miss, and that you were wrong.

To a parent

For the years of not calling, the things said at twenty. Owned, without a reason.

For the forgotten date

The anniversary, the birthday. Smaller, but the song still has to own it first.

When words keep failing

You have tried. A song lets you say all of it, in order, without being interrupted.

An apology song next to the usual ways to say it

Song Flowers Letter Text
Names what you did
Says what you will do next
Has their name in it
Can be played again when the sorry wears off
Cannot be interrupted
You see it before you pay
Two mugs of tea on a table with an empty chair on the far side and a phone face up between them
Say it first. Send the song after.

What to put in the story

Three things, in order: what happened, said plainly; what you understand about it now; what you will do. Then who they are to you. Here are two stories from real apology orders, exactly as the customers typed them. Each became a song you can play on this page.

A father, to his daughter

My daughter Who was born in 1996 that was the first day that I pre-and asked for, and I was granted, a beautiful daughter who I love and adore so much and I love to see her smile I am sorry that I miss so much of your life that I was not there when you needed me I promise you from this day forward I will be there to hold your hand when you need me. I will have my shoulder available for you when you need it to lean on. I will lift you up when you're down. I will wipe your tears when I'm around, I will show you as much love that I can show you.

A man, to his partner

When I first met Anna she saved me from a life of loneliness and hurt. she showed me what it is to have a true woman stand beside me. she showed me real emotionally mature love. i did things wrong that hurt you and I didn't see you, but my eyes are open now and I don't want to lose you. ill spend the rest of my life learning about you, with you and about being a better man because you deserve it.

Neither story explains itself. Both say "I did this" and "I will do this", and both name what the other person is to them. That is the whole shape of an apology that lands, in a song or out of one.

What to leave out

The lyrics are written from what you type, so what you leave out of the story stays out of the song:

  • The reason.

    "I was stressed", "you also", "it was a hard year" are not in an apology. They are in an argument.

  • How bad you feel.

    The song is for them. Your guilt is not the subject.

  • A request for forgiveness in the chorus.

    Ask once, at the end, or not at all. Let them decide.

  • Anything about the third party, if there was one.

    Their name does not belong in this song.

  • A promise you cannot keep.

    Say the one you can.

How to give it

Say sorry first, in person or by voice, without the song. Then send the song afterwards with one line: "I wanted you to be able to hear this again." The song is the thing that stays; it should not be the thing that speaks first.

You choose the delivery window at checkout. There is no rush on an apology, but if the silence has gone on long enough, an hour is available.

Genres and styles for apology songs

You choose the genre, the feel and the voice on the order form, and you can change any of them after hearing the preview. This is what people chose for apology songs, and the full menu.

Most chosen genres

  1. Country59%
  2. R&B15%
  3. Acoustic12%

The feel people ask for

  • Emotional 60%
  • Romantic 30%
  • Soulful 6%

Voice

  • Male vocal 44%
  • Female vocal 34%
  • Duet 22%

From all the apology songs we have delivered. Updated daily.

Everything you can choose

Genres
Country, R&B, Soft Rock, Acoustic, Rock, Pop, Gospel, Hip-Hop, Jazz, Reggae, Metal, Electronic
Feel
Romantic, Emotional, Soulful, Upbeat, Inspiring, Playful, Nostalgic, Celebratory, Fun, Spiritual, Calm, Lullaby
Voice
Female, Male, Duet

For an apology, slower and plainer wins: acoustic, country or R&B with an emotional feel, in the voice of the person apologising. No duets; an apology is one person speaking. If they listen to something else, say so, but keep the feel honest rather than upbeat.

Have the memories ready? Ten minutes of typing is all it takes.

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How it works

  1. 1

    Tell us about them

    Their name, the occasion, and a few sentences about what makes them who they are. A memory, an inside joke, the thing you never quite say out loud.

  2. 2

    Read the lyrics, hear the preview

    We write the lyrics from your story and play you a preview of the song. You change anything you want before you pay a cent.

  3. 3

    Keep the song forever

    The full song arrives as an MP3 you can play, share, and keep. Revisions are free until it sounds right.

What you get

  • A full song, usually two to three minutes, in the genre and voice you choose
  • Lyrics written from your story, which you read and approve before paying
  • The song itself to listen to before any payment
  • The finished song as an MP3, theirs to keep
  • Free revisions until it says exactly what you mean
  • Delivery windows from an hour to a day, chosen at checkout

Nothing to pay until you have read the lyrics and heard the preview.

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Why people choose BeatJar

4.9/5 on Trustpilot · 28,500+ songs delivered

  • You hear it before you pay

    Read every line, listen to a preview of your own song, then decide.

  • Nothing gets invented

    The lyrics come from what you type. Leave something out and it stays out.

  • Free until it sounds right

    Change a line, the feel or the voice. Revisions cost nothing.

  • Delivered when you need it

    Pick the delivery window at checkout, from an hour to a day. Same-day is normal for us.

What people say about their apology song

Quoted word for word from Trustpilot. We do not edit them.

4.9/5 · 1,000+ reviews
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George

CA · Verified on Trustpilot

The song incorporated all the elements that I submitted and the final product was better than I could have hoped for. As I had one revision, customer service was exceptional in dealing with my ineptitude. I am sure the song would have the desired impact, but she hasn't heard it yet. Regardless, if I have another breakup, I would use Beatjar to write me another apology song.

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Valued Client

US · Verified on Trustpilot

I wrote everything I ever wanted to say to my spouse about how he has hurt me. Put in ai translate in my phone notes. Pasted that translation into beatjar. They made lyrics from it. I adjusted the lyrics to my perfection. Downloaded 1st song. Clicked redo to get another version. Love Both songs!

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Scott Fahl

US · Verified on Trustpilot

The song that was created for my wife Joy was amazing. It was everything I wanted to say to her from my heart put into a song. She plays it every day. When she first played the song we both cried and listened to it 5 more times to hear every word again and again. BeatJar you have really gave my wife a amazing gift. I recommend you to everyone who is thinking about giving this as a gift. It is well worth it for sure!

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Lonnie Milloway

US · Verified on Trustpilot

Folks I have seen a lot of new things you can do with all this new technology I saw Beatjars add and all kinds of questions ran through my head about how they could do such a thing like make a song for someone you love and I will tell you I did it I answered a few questions and told them a short story about us and only things me and her know got the song really quick I chose country it was beautiful my wife listened to it about half way through she realized it was about her and the look on her face was worth a million bucks she was crying by the end and told me she loved it and it was the best thing I’ve ever given her I really do recommend Beatjar

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customer

US · Verified on Trustpilot

When my wife figured out the song was about her, she choked up crying. She was smiling, crying, hugging me and laughing. She told me afterwards this gift - the song, is the best gift I gave her. She said "you do lots of kind things for me, but this one was the best, it was perfect."

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Gregg Sadler

US · Verified on Trustpilot

The song they created was even better than what I had hoped for. I got the reaction I wanted. (She cried and hugged me.) I was impressed with the quality of the lyrics. My wife even said that she felt as if I wrote the words myself based on our memories and experiences. I definitely recommend them.

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Ronald Sims

US · Verified on Trustpilot

When I sat my wife down and the music started to Play. When it sung her name. Her eyes widened and her mouth dropped, and I saw a tear started to develop in her eye.

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Sandy

US · Verified on Trustpilot

My father-in-law is 87 and this song was for him. He loves playing guitar but unfortunately he can’t always remember the chords anymore. We chose country as the genre. He started tapping his foot and snapping his fingers as soon as the music started. Then when his name was said his mouth fell open and he started to tear up. I was the one who put in the information in because my husband got too emotional, After the song my father-in-law said “ wow! She knows me pretty well.

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Brent Levan

US · Verified on Trustpilot

This was way better than I imagined. The control it gives you to customize the song. I was hesitant at first, but Erik reached out to me because my song sat in my cart. He was helpful and explained to me the process and how I can revise the song as much as I want. I finally tweaked it to the vibe I wanted, and when my wife got home I played it on the big speaker for her. She didn't notice at first, but she heard her name in the song she looked up at me with amazement and shock. She stared at me with amazement as she listened to the song, and then she began to cry and gave me a huge hug. I've been married for 21 years. Our lives are hectic, as we have five beautiful children. This was worth every penny, and it wasn't even expensive. The joy it brought her, it definitely helped us feel that fire again. I recommend this to anyone.

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Emmarie Morrow

US · Verified on Trustpilot

Oh. My. Gosh. Yall!!! This is legit. I really thought it was going to be a scam and a terrible song that ended up coming out of the whole process but I literally cried when I heard it for the first time. And I’m going to be straight up honest- I’m shook. I wrote it to be lengthy so my song came out around four and a half minutes but I wanted it to be long. It was like a one off- listen to on hard moments type of deal for my partner. I cannot waiiiit for him to hear it- they do offer change requests to the song through their BeatJar email attachment they send with your purchase. It’s sooo cheap for the quality of the song. I’m a true fan. And will probably use it more than just this once 🤣 HIGHLY satisfied. This was too good. Pro tip- use ChatGPT!!! I wrote my story in BeatJar, got those generated lyrics, and then took both of those straight to chat and asked it to match my story seamlessly with the “rough draft” lyrics, added the genre and emotion I was going for, and then copied those lyrics back into BeatJar to get the song. 10/10. Highly recommend.

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Mike Reyes

US · Verified on Trustpilot

This was awesome! When the song was done processing it was perfect on the first try. The voice, the music, it was just amazing and so touching. When my wife Nancy first heard it she was in tears immediately and said she is keeping this forever! I even got emotional when I first heard it. This was such a great idea.

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Sandra Moore

CA · Verified on Trustpilot

We are in a rough place in our relationship when i give this song to my husband. Erik help me a lot with editing and collaboration in lyrics. Their voice are magical and it gives the lyrics life and so much meaning to it. My husband cried when he heard the song. Thank you so much. This help me looking at all the good things we shared and will continue sharing. Thank you 😊

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Questions people ask about apology songs

Is a song a good way to apologise?
As the second step, yes. Say sorry first, in person. A song is what stays afterwards: it names what you did and what you will do, with their name in it, and it can be played again on the days the spoken apology wears off. It should never be the first or only apology.
What should an apology song say?
What happened, plainly; what you understand about it now; what you will do; and who they are to you. No excuses, no third parties, no request for forgiveness in the chorus.
Can I hear it before I pay?
Yes. You read the full lyrics and hear the song before paying anything. If a line makes an excuse or flatters you, cut it. If the whole thing is wrong, walk away.
Which genre should I pick?
Slower and plainer: acoustic, country or R&B with an emotional feel, in your own voice type. For apology songs, country is chosen most, then R&B.
Can it be to a friend, a parent or a child?
Yes. Two of the songs on this page are to a daughter and to a friend. Say who they are to you and what happened, and the song is written that way.
What if they will not listen to it?
Send it with one line and no pressure, and let it sit. People often play these alone, days later. You will know it landed when they mention a line from it.
What does it cost?
From US$37.95. The price depends only on how fast you want it delivered, and you see it before you pay.

What this is based on

Our own data for the numbers, Trustpilot for the reviews, published research for the rest.

Every number on this page

Our order records | Delivered songs, genres, voices, who they were for. Refreshed daily.

Every review on this page

Trustpilot | Quoted word for word from our public profile, never edited.

An Exploration of the Structure of Effective Apologies

Lewicki, Polin & Lount, Negotiation and Conflict Management Research, 2016 | Apologies with more components were rated more effective; acknowledging responsibility was the single most important one.

The Role of Sincere Amends and Perceived Partner Responsiveness in Forgiveness

Pansera & La Guardia, Personal Relationships, 2012 | Amends perceived as sincere were associated with greater forgiveness, through the hurt partner feeling understood.

The Road to Forgiveness: A Meta-Analytic Synthesis of Its Situational and Dispositional Correlates

Fehr, Gelfand & Nag, Psychological Bulletin, 2010 | A synthesis of 175 studies: an apology and the hurt person's empathy were among the strongest situational predictors of forgiveness.

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