Aux Battle Prompts
The complete Aux Battles prompt library - 3,505 music battle prompts across 16 themes. Use them to run an aux battle (also known as an aux war or the aux game), a song battle with friends, or any music game where everyone submits a track to a prompt and votes on the best pick.
Browse a theme below, or skip the notepad entirely. Start a room and Aux Battles draws random prompts for you automatically.
Mood
Atmosphere and emotion. Prompts built around a feeling, like main character energy, 3 AM in a rainy city, or songs that hit harder at night.
- Main Character Energy
- Villain Origin Story
- 3 AM in a Rainy City
- Sunny Day Road Trip
- Working Out at 4 AM
- Nostalgic for a Place You've Never Been
Title Game
Songs chosen for their titles, not their sound. Best one-word title, a title that is a full sentence, the funniest song name you know.
- Song With a Color in the Title
- Song With a Number in the Title
- Song With a Person's Name in the Title
- Song With 'Love' in the Title
- Song With 'Night' in the Title
- Song With a City in the Title
Wildcard
Anything goes. Chaotic, oddly specific, and unpredictable prompts for when you want the round to go sideways.
- Guilty Pleasure
- One-Hit Wonder Stand-Off
- This Is My WWE Entrance Song
- The Soundtrack to Your Worst Job Interview
- Walking Out of Court After Getting Away With It
- Song From a Kids Movie That Still Goes Hard
Hard Mode
For music nerds. Tight constraints and deep cuts that punish anyone reaching for the obvious pick.
- 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
Bangers
Pure energy. The songs that go off (party starters, hype anthems, and tracks that make the whole room move).
- Ultimate Hype Track
- Song with the Best Beat Switch
- Best Song to Start a Party
- Song with the Hardest Beat Drop
- Best Intro
- Song That Makes People Sing Along
Genre
Battle by genre. Best hip-hop track, the ultimate rock anthem, a country song that converts the haters.
- Pop
- Hip Hop
- Rap
- R&B
- Rock
- Country
Decade
Time travel by sound. The best of the 80s, 90s, 2000s and beyond, one era per round.
- The Roaring 20s
- Swing Era 30s
- Big Band 40s
- Late 50s Rock & Roll
- Fab 60s
- 60s Motown
Pop Culture
Songs tied to the screen and the zeitgeist (TV themes, movie moments, memes, and viral tracks).
- Best Song From a Movie Soundtrack
- Song That Plays During the End Credits
- Best Video Game Soundtrack Song
- Song From a Commercial You Can't Forget
- Song That Became a Hit Because of a Movie Trailer
- Best Needle Drop in a Film
Lyrics
It is all about the words. Best opening line, the sharpest bar, a lyric that reads like poetry.
- Song About Money
- Song About Growing Up
- Song About Moving On
- Song That Tells a Full Story Start to Finish
- Song About Fame
- Song About Loneliness
World
Music from everywhere. Best non-English song, a track from a country you have never visited, global bangers.
- Best Song From the UK
- Best Song From Latin America
- Best Song From West Africa
- Best Song From South Korea
- Best Song From Japan
- Best Song From Nigeria
Instruments
Led by the sound of a single instrument (the best guitar solo, filthiest bassline, a song carried by piano).
- Best Guitar Riff
- Best Bassline
- Best Drum Fill
- Best Saxophone Solo
- Best Violin Feature
- Best Piano Ballad
Artists
Battle by artist. Their best deep cut, most underrated track, the song that proves they are the greatest.
- Song by an Artist Who Started as a Session Musician
- Song by an Artist Who Also Acts
- Song by an Artist Who Changed Genres Completely
- Debut Single That Still Holds Up
- Song by a One-Hit Wonder Who Deserved More
- Song by an Artist Who Writes Their Own Lyrics
By Artist
300 of the biggest names in music, from The Beatles to Bad Bunny. Whoever comes up, submit your favorite track by them.
- The Beatles
- The Rolling Stones
- Bob Dylan
- Elvis Presley
- Led Zeppelin
- Pink Floyd
Holidays & Seasons
Seasonal energy. Summer anthems, the perfect Christmas song, a track that sounds exactly like autumn.
- Best Christmas Song
- Best Halloween Song
- Best New Year's Eve Countdown Song
- Best Valentine's Day Song
- Best Fourth of July Anthem
- Best Thanksgiving Background Song
Aesthetic
Vibe over everything. Songs that match a look, a color, a scene (the sound of a specific aesthetic).
- Clean Girl
- Dark Academia
- Light Academia
- Cottagecore
- Coastal Grandma
- Coastal Cowgirl
Food & Drink
Deliciously specific. The best song to cook to, a track that tastes like your favorite meal, late-night snack energy.
- Song for Sunday Brunch
- Song for Cooking Dinner Alone
- Song for a Dinner Party
- Song That Sounds Like a Cup of Coffee
- Song for a Late-Night Snack Run
- Song for Grocery Shopping
What is an aux battle?
An aux battle is a music game for friends. Someone picks a theme, everyone gets a prompt like "song that hits different at 3 AM", and each player submits the track they think fits it best. Then you listen back and vote on whose pick wins the round. It goes by a few names (aux war, aux game, or a song battle with friends), but the idea is the same: your taste against everyone else's.
These prompts are what make it work. A good prompt is specific enough to be a challenge but open enough that everyone has a shot. This library is the same set of prompts Aux Battles pulls from when you play. Copy them into a group chat, or just start a room and let the game handle it.
Aux battle prompts, answered
What is an aux battle prompt?
An aux battle prompt is the one-line brief a round is played to, like "Main Character Energy" or "Songs That Hit Different at 3 AM". Every player answers the same prompt with a single song, the room listens back without knowing who submitted what, and the highest-rated pick wins the round.
How many aux battle prompts are on this page?
3,505 prompts across 16 themes: Mood, Title Game, Wildcard, Hard Mode, Bangers, Genre and more. It is the same library Aux Battles draws from during a game, so nothing here is held back behind an account.
Are these aux battle prompts free to use?
Yes. Every prompt is free to read, free to copy into a group chat, and free to play through on Aux Battles. There is no account, no login, no download and no paid tier.
What makes a good aux battle prompt?
A good prompt is broad enough that everyone in the room has a song for it, but specific enough that the answers are worth arguing over. "Best pop song" is too broad to be interesting; "the song you would play to win someone back" gives everybody a different, defensible pick.
Can I use these prompts without playing Aux Battles?
Yes. Plenty of people copy a handful into a group chat, a Discord call or a car and run the round by ear. The site just automates the parts that get tedious: collecting the songs, hiding who submitted what, and counting the votes.
How do I get a random aux battle prompt?
Spin the aux battle wheel, which draws at random from this same library of 3,505 prompts and works on a single phone with no room and no login. You can also add your own prompts to the wheel before spinning.