Hard Mode Prompts
For music nerds. Tight constraints and deep cuts that punish anyone reaching for the obvious pick.
204 Hard Mode aux battle prompts to pick from. Use them for a song battle with friends, an aux war, or your next round in Aux Battles.
Song with No Drums That Still Hits
Song Where the Hook Is Not the Best Part
Song That Feels Longer Than It Is
Song That Feels Shorter Than It Is
Song That Sounds Happy but Is Dark
Song That Sounds Sad but Is Uplifting
Song Where the Feature Outshines the Main Artist
Song with the Weirdest Production That Still Works
Song That Should Not Work but Does
Song That Changes Your Mood Instantly
Song with No Chorus
Song Where the Intro Is Better Than the Rest
Song Where the Outro Saves It
Song with Awkward Lyrics That Still Go Hard
Song Where the Beat Carries Everything
Song Where Lyrics Carry Everything
Song That Feels Unfinished but Perfect
Song That Feels Overproduced but Still Good
Song That Sounds Like a Different Genre Halfway Through
Song You Would Never Play on Aux Normally
Song That Grows on You After 3 Listens
Song That Gets Worse the More You Hear It
Song That Feels Illegal to Play in Public
Song That Feels Like a Guilty Pleasure but Isn't
Song You Only Play Alone
Song with the Best Silence Moment
Song Where Timing Makes It Hit Harder
Song That Needs Loud Volume to Work
Song That Sounds Better Quiet
Song That Hits Different with Headphones
Song That Hits Different in the Car
Song That Feels Like a Live Performance Even in Studio
Song Where the First 10 Seconds Decide Everything
Song with a Beat Switch That Changes the Whole Vibe
Song with No Beat Switch but Still Feels Dynamic
Song That Feels Like a Flex Without Bragging
Song That Feels Confident but Not Aggressive
Song That Is Honest to a Fault
Song with the Most Unique Voice
Song Where Pronunciation Makes It Better
Song with Ad-Libs That Carry
Song with No Ad-Libs That Still Feels Full
Song with Awkward Structure That Works
Song That Breaks Normal Song Rules
Song That Feels Like Spoken Word but Hits
Song That Feels Like a Conversation
Song That Feels Like a Confession
Song That Feels Like a Warning
Song That Feels Ahead of Its Time Even Now
Song That Sounds Stuck in Its Era but Still Works
Song That Aged Badly but You Still Like It
Song That Aged Perfectly
Song That Sounds Expensive but Is Simple
Song That Sounds Simple but Is Complex
Song That Feels Minimal but Powerful
Song That Feels Repetitive but Never Boring
Song That Should Be Boring but Is Not
Song That Builds Tension but Never Drops
Song That Drops When You Do Not Expect It
Song That Feels Like a Loop
Song That Feels Like Time Slowing Down
Song That Feels Like Time Speeding Up
Song That Feels Like Silence After Noise
Song That Feels Unresolved
Song That Wins Over Strangers
Song That Divides the Group
Song That Only Works with the Right Crowd
Song That Feels Like an Inside Joke
Song That Feels Like a Statement
Song That Feels Like a Question
Song That Feels Lonely but Crowded
Song You Would Risk the Aux For
Song That Could Clear the Room
Song with the Best Vibe Switch
Song That Feels Like a Memory Replay
Song That Feels Like the Last Song You Hear
Song That Feels Like You Are Watching Yourself
Song With Lyrics in More Than One Language
Song That Samples a Classical Piece
Song With a Key Change That Actually Works
Song Recorded in One Take (Allegedly)
Song That Was Almost Cut From the Album
Song With a Secret Track or Hidden Outro
Song That Was Banned Somewhere
Song Written About Someone Who Never Found Out
Song That Was a Demo First and Still Slaps
Song With a Music Video Better Than the Song
Song That Flopped on Release but Became a Classic
Song With an Iconic Bassline and Nothing Else Memorable
Song That Only Works as Background Music
Song That Was Written in Under an Hour
Song With a Guest Verse That Was Leaked Before the Song
Song That Feels Like It's Skipping on Purpose
Song With No Official Music Video
Song That Was a Bigger Hit Somewhere Else in the World
Song That Samples Itself Later in the Album
Song With Lyrics That Don't Match the Vibe of the Instrumental
Song That Was Rejected by Another Artist First
Song That Peaked at a Weird Chart Position
Song With a Title That Doesn't Appear Anywhere in the Lyrics
Song That Was Originally Much Slower (or Faster)
Song With an Interpolation You Didn't Notice at First
Song That Feels Like It's About to End but Doesn't
Song With a Feature That Wasn't Credited
Song That Was Remixed Into Something Completely Different
Song That Only Makes Sense With the Music Video
Song That Was Leaked Before Its Official Release
Song With a Vocal Run That Shouldn't Work but Does
Song That Was Recorded as a Joke
Song With Production That Sounds Broken on Purpose
Song That Was Almost a Duet
Song That Ends on an Unresolved Chord
Song With No Repeated Lyrics
Song That Was Written From a Dream
Song With a Runtime That's a Palindrome (e.g., 3:33)
Song That Was Originally a B-Side
Song With a Feature Verse Longer Than the Lead Artist's
Song That Was Inspired by a Painting or Book
Song With Lyrics That Contradict the Title
Song That Was Recorded Entirely in One Mic Take
Song With No Percussion at All
Song That Was a Response to Another Song
Song With a Sample Cleared at the Last Minute
Song That Took Years to Finish
Song With a Time Signature That Feels Off
Song That Ends Mid-Sentence
Song With a Hidden Meaning Most People Miss
Song That Was Recorded Live in the Studio With No Overdubs
Song With a Runtime Under 90 Seconds That Still Hits
Song That Uses the Same Chord the Whole Way Through
Song With a Vocal Take That Was Never Meant to Be Used
Song That Was Finished by Someone Other Than the Original Artist
Song With a Bridge That Changes the Whole Meaning
Song That Was Originally an Interlude
Song With Lyrics Written in Reverse Chronological Order
Song That Was Never Performed Live
Song With a Feature That Recorded Their Verse Remotely
Song That Was Almost Titled Something Completely Different
Song With No Official Lyrics Sheet
Song That Was Composed on a Broken Instrument
Song With a Vocal Chop as the Main Hook
Song That Was Mixed Completely Differently for Radio
Song That Was Written Backward From the Ending
Song With a Vocal Take Recorded in the Dark
Song That Was Originally Instrumental
Song With Lyrics That Only Make Sense After a Rewatch of the Video
Song That Was Rejected by a Label First
Song With a Producer Tag That's More Famous Than the Song
Song That Was Recorded in a Single Afternoon
Song With a Vocal Double That Isn't the Same Person
Song That Changes Genre in the Bridge
Song With a Melody Lifted From an Unexpected Source
Song That Was Almost Never Released
Song With a Runtime That Keeps Changing Across Versions
Song With a Guitar Tuned Unconventionally
Song That Was Written in a Different Key Than It's Played In Live
Song With a Vocal Take Pitched Down for Effect
Song That Uses Silence as a Percussion Instrument
Song With a Sample Nobody Ever Identified
Song That Was Originally Written for a Different Artist Entirely
Song With a Chorus That Only Appears Once
Song That Ends Exactly Where It Began
Song With a Vocal Track Recorded Underwater (Allegedly)
Song That Was Mixed in Mono on Purpose
Song With a Guitar Solo That's Actually a Bass Solo
Song That Was Performed Entirely A Cappella First
Song With No Metronome Click, Feels Human
Song That Was Composed Around a Single Sound Effect
Song With a Vocal That Was Never Auto-Tuned
Song That Feels Like It's Speeding Up Without a Tempo Change
Song With Lyrics That Were Improvised on the Spot
Song That Samples a Field Recording
Song With a Bridge Longer Than Both Verses Combined
Song That Was Cut Short on the Album Version but Longer Live
Song With a Vocal Doubled an Octave Apart
Song That Uses Negative Space Better Than Sound
Song With a Guitar Part That Was Never Meant to Be Kept
Song That Was Recorded With the Lights Off
Song With a Vocal Crack Left in on Purpose
Song That Was Built Around a Mistake in the Studio
Song With a Drum Pattern That Never Repeats the Same Way Twice
Song That Feels Like It Was Mixed by Ear, Not by Rules
Song With a Vocal Take That Was the First and Only Take
Song That Ends With the Instrumental Alone
Song With a Guitar Tone Achieved by Accident
Song That Was Never Meant to Be a Single but Became One
Song With a Hook Buried in the Bridge Instead of the Chorus
Song That Was Composed Entirely on a Phone
Song With a Vocal Melody That Contradicts the Chord Progression
Song That Feels Like It's Falling Apart on Purpose
Song With a Bassline That Was Recorded Last
Song That Uses the Room's Natural Reverb Instead of Effects
Song With a Vocal That Was Pitched Up for the Final Mix
Song That Was Originally Twice as Long
Song With an Intro Longer Than the Rest of the Song Combined
Song That Was Deliberately Mixed Off-Center
Song With a Sample Slowed Down Beyond Recognition
Song That Feels Unrehearsed but Was Practiced for Years
Song With a Vocal Take Recorded Through a Phone Mic on Purpose
Song That Was Written the Night Before It Was Recorded
Song With a Guitar String Breaking Mid-Recording (Kept In)
Song That Was Almost Scrapped After the First Playback
Song With a Vocal Harmony That Was Never Planned
Song That Feels Like It Shouldn't Have Been Finished but Was