Mood Prompts
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.
217 Mood aux battle prompts to pick from. Use them for a song battle with friends, an aux war, or your next round in Aux Battles.
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
Lying on the Floor Crying
Late Night Drive
Song for Heartbreak
Song for Getting Over Someone
Song That Makes You Feel Confident
Song for a Morning Start
Song That Feels Cinematic
Song That Feels Futuristic
Song That Feels Timeless
Song That Feels Raw
Song for a Breakup Scene
Song for a Victory Moment
Song for a Sad Ending
Song for a Happy Ending
Song That Makes You Want to Dance
Song That Makes You Want to Cry
Song That Gives Chills
Song That Feels Dark
Song That Feels Uplifting
Song That Feels Aggressive
Song That Feels Peaceful
Song You Would End the Night With
Song That Hits Harder at Night
Song for a Solo Walk
Song That Makes You Feel Unstoppable
Song That Feels Chaotic (in a Good Way)
Song for a Night Out
Song That Makes You Feel Like Royalty
Song That Feels Like It Was Made for Outer Space
Song That Feels Like a Panic Attack in HD
Song That Sounds Like a Cigarette in the Rain
Song That Sounds Happy but Is Actually Dark
Song That Sounds Sad but Is Actually Uplifting
Song That Feels Lonely but Peaceful
Song That Feels Calm but Tense Underneath
Song That Feels Like Revenge (but Calm)
Song That Feels Like Regret but Acceptance
Song That Feels Like Denial
Song That Feels Like the End of Something
Song That Feels Like a New Beginning
Song That Feels Like Control Slipping
Song That Feels Like a Memory You Never Had
Song That Feels Nostalgic for No Reason
Song That Feels Like 3 AM Specifically
Song That Feels Like a Long Drive with No Destination
Song for a Rainy Day
Song That Feels Like a Dream
Song That Feels Like a Nightmare
Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss Energy
Song That Sounds Like Summer Night (Not Day)
Song That Sounds Like Winter
Song That Feels Like the Credits Roll
Song for a Montage Scene
Song That Feels Like Time Is Running Out
Song That Feels Hopeful Against All Odds
Song for Watching the Sunset Alone
Song That Feels Like Someone Left Without Saying Goodbye
Song for Staring at the Ceiling at 2 AM
Song That Feels Like Falling in Love for the First Time
Song That Feels Like Coming Home
Song for Getting Ready to Go Out
Song for the Walk of Shame
Song That Feels Like Missing Someone
Song That Feels Like Forgiveness
Song for a First Kiss
Song for Moving to a New City
Song That Feels Like Homesickness
Song That Feels Like Freedom
Song That Feels Like Burnout
Song for Studying Late at Night
Song That Feels Like Overthinking
Song That Feels Like Letting Go
Song for the Golden Hour
Song That Feels Like a Fever Dream
Song That Feels Like Being Understood
Song That Feels Like Being Misunderstood
Song for Watching the World Go By
Song That Feels Like Growing Up
Song That Feels Like Falling Out of Love
Song for Getting Through a Hard Week
Song That Feels Like a Deep Breath
Song for the First Day of Spring
Song That Feels Like Autumn
Song for a Snow Day
Song That Feels Like Standing in the Ocean
Song That Feels Like Running Out of Time
Song for Reconnecting With an Old Friend
Song That Feels Like Being Sixteen Again
Song That Feels Like Quiet Confidence
Song for the Calm Before the Storm
Song That Feels Like Watching Fireworks
Song for Getting Lost on Purpose
Song That Feels Like Driving With No Music Playing First
Song That Feels Like Holding Your Breath
Song for Packing Up an Old Room
Song That Feels Like a Text You Never Sent
Song for the Last Night of a Trip
Song That Feels Like Almost Saying Something
Song for Watching Someone Sleep
Song That Feels Like Static
Song for Waiting at an Airport
Song That Feels Like Being Forgiven
Song for the First Cold Morning of Fall
Song That Feels Like a Slow Exhale
Song for Watching Old Photos
Song That Feels Like Standing at a Crossroads
Song for the Quiet After an Argument
Song That Feels Like the First Warm Day of the Year
Song for Sitting in a Parked Car Just Thinking
Song That Feels Like Being Chosen
Song for Watching Rain Hit a Window
Song That Feels Like an Apology
Song for the Drive Home After a Long Shift
Song That Feels Like Almost Giving Up
Song for a Quiet Celebration
Song That Feels Like Being Seventeen Forever
Song for the Moment Right Before You Fall Asleep
Song That Feels Like Being Left on Read
Song for the First Night in a New Apartment
Song That Feels Like a Deep Sigh of Relief
Song for Watching the Tide Come In
Song That Feels Like Being Proud of Yourself Quietly
Song for the Drive Nobody Talks During
Song That Feels Like an Unanswered Question
Song for Sitting on a Rooftop at Night
Song That Feels Like Coming Up for Air
Song for the Morning After a Big Decision
Song for Waking Up Groggy on a Monday
Song for the Feeling of Being Watched
Song for Standing in Line for a Concert
Song for Watching the Sunrise After an All-Nighter
Song for the First Deep Breath of Fresh Air
Song That Feels Like Finally Exhaling
Song for Realizing You Were Wrong
Song That Feels Like Being Caught in a Lie
Song for the Moment You Decide to Change
Song That Feels Like Setting a Boundary
Song for Choosing Peace Over Being Right
Song That Feels Like Outgrowing a Friendship
Song for the Silence Right Before a Storm Breaks
Song That Feels Like Finding Your People
Song for the First Time You Feel Truly Safe
Song That Feels Like Being Underestimated
Song for Proving Someone Wrong Quietly
Song That Feels Like a Slow Burn Crush
Song for Realizing You've Changed
Song That Feels Like Nervous Excitement
Song for the Butterflies Before a First Date
Song That Feels Like Waiting for a Text Back
Song for the Relief of Finally Being Alone
Song That Feels Like Coming Down From an Adrenaline Rush
Song for the Quiet Confidence of Walking Away
Song That Feels Like Realizing You Deserve Better
Song for the First Night Sleeping in a New Bed
Song That Feels Like an Unexpected Compliment
Song for Watching Someone You Love Succeed
Song That Feels Like Being Chosen Last
Song for the Moment Doubt Creeps Back In
Song That Feels Like Trusting Again
Song for the First Genuine Laugh in a While
Song That Feels Like Being on the Verge of Tears but Holding It Together
Song for the Comfort of an Old Playlist
Song That Feels Like Finding an Old Photo
Song for the Ache of Almost
Song That Feels Like Watching Someone Walk Away
Song for the Quiet Pride of Finishing Something Hard
Song That Feels Like Being Someone's Safe Place
Song for the Nervous Energy Before a Performance
Song That Feels Like Standing Your Ground
Song for the Weight Lifting Off Your Shoulders
Song That Feels Like a Second Wind
Song for the Moment You Stop Caring What Others Think
Song That Feels Like Being Fully Present
Song for the Ache of Missing a Version of Yourself
Song That Feels Like a Warm Hug
Song for the Loneliness of Success
Song That Feels Like Finally Being Heard
Song for the Fear of Losing Someone Slowly
Song That Feels Like Watching the Clock Run Out
Song for the Comfort of Routine
Song That Feels Like Breaking a Bad Habit
Song for the Thrill of Doing Something Reckless
Song That Feels Like Being Someone's First Choice
Song for the Sting of Being Replaced
Song That Feels Like Reclaiming Your Time
Song for the Calm of Accepting What You Can't Control
Song That Feels Like a Fresh Start After Rock Bottom
Song for the Pride of Doing It Alone
Song That Feels Like Being Someone's Whole World
Song for the Quiet Ache of Growing Distant From Family
Song That Feels Like Finally Letting Someone In
Song for the Rush of a Secret Kept
Song That Feels Like Watching a Friendship Fade
Song for the Peace of No Longer Needing Closure
Song That Feels Like a Long-Awaited Reunion
Song for the Excitement of a New Chapter Starting
Song That Feels Like Being Proud of How Far You've Come
Song That Feels Like the First Text After No Contact
Song That Feels Like Checking Your Phone at a Red Light
Song That Feels Like the Pause Before Saying 'I Love You' First
Song That Feels Like Walking Into an Empty House
Song That Feels Like Turning Your Ringer Back On
Song That Feels Like the First Sip of Coffee After a Bad Night's Sleep
Song That Feels Like Finally Deleting the Photos
Song That Feels Like Being the Only One Awake in the House
Song That Feels Like a Text That Says 'We Should Catch Up Sometime'
Song That Feels Like Watching Your Younger Sibling Grow Up Too Fast
Song That Feels Like the Last Bit of Battery on Your Phone
Song That Feels Like Standing Outside in the Cold Just to Think
Song That Feels Like Finding Out You Were Right All Along
Song That Feels Like the Quiet Between Two People Who Used to Talk All Night
How do you pick a song for a mood prompt?
Pick the song that puts you in the feeling, not the song that describes it. A prompt like "3 AM in a Rainy City" is not asking for a track about rain; it is asking for whatever sounds like being awake at that hour. Rooms reward the pick that changes the temperature of the room over the pick that matches on subject.
What makes a good mood prompt for an aux battle?
The best mood prompts name a scene rather than an emotion. "Sad songs" gets four people submitting the same three ballads. "Lying on the Floor Crying" and "Nostalgic for a Place You Have Never Been" are specific enough that everyone pictures something slightly different, which is what makes the submissions worth arguing about afterwards.
When should you use mood prompts?
Use them to open a session, before anyone is competitive yet. Mood rounds are the easiest to answer, because nobody has to remember a fact or beat a constraint, so they get quiet players submitting early. Save the harder themes for later, once everybody has one round of scoring behind them.
Song lists for Mood rounds
Hand-picked answers to mood prompts, with a reason attached to every track. Useful when a prompt lands and nothing comes to mind.
Mood prompts, answered
What are Mood aux battle prompts?
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. In an aux battle, Mood prompts are the brief every player answers with a single song, and the room then votes on whose pick fits best.
What are some good Mood prompts for an aux battle?
Three of the 217 on this page: "Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss Energy", "Song for the First Cold Morning of Fall" and "Song That Feels Like Being Chosen Last". A prompt works when it is broad enough that everyone has a song for it but specific enough that the picks are worth arguing about.
How many Mood aux battle prompts are there?
217 Mood prompts, part of a free library of 3,505 prompts across 16 themes. They are free to read, free to copy into a group chat, and free to play through on Aux Battles with no account and no download.
How do you play an aux battle with Mood prompts?
Pick one Mood prompt, say "Gaslight Gatekeep Girlboss Energy", and give every player the same brief. Each person submits one song from Spotify, YouTube or SoundCloud, the room plays the submissions back without revealing who picked what, and everyone rates them. The highest average score wins the round.
More Prompt Themes
Never run one? Try the rules and the strategy that wins rounds for the setup, the short version of the game for the background, and aux battle categories with example prompts for every theme to draw from. It also goes by aux cord wars and the other names. After that, try hype songs that actually work on a room.