Was each song individually recorded? Why the dog? How did you choose the names? Can you add my name? List of new names What's the catch? How do you make money? What age group likes the song? Can I get the song on a CD ? Can I put the songs on my web site? How do you judge success? How do you let others know about the Happy Birthday Song? If I put in someone's email and birthday date , what happens? Why English and Spanish? Who is the Stupid song for? Was each song individually recorded? Yes, we recorded 625 Happy Birthday songs one at a time. The other 51 are names that can be spelled different ways like Patty, Paty and Patti. The singer sang each one individually to match up with the music. We considered automating the song, but we love the happy birthday song and since each song contains the name 10 times, it was better and easier to sing it again each time. But it is stuck in our heads: Happy Birthday ..... We have now added a hundred more names for Happy Birthday! 750! Why the dog? Our dog is part of our life and no celebration would be complete without her. Since she is a dog, the only thing she could really sing was woof woof. Her name is Cinnamon. She was born on Valentine's Day, 1997. How did you choose the names? We chose the names of everybody that had a normal name that we knew that we might possibly send a song to and then we added the top 100 male and female names from the U.S. Census and a mixture of similar lists that we obtained for Spain, Mexico and Argentina. Then we added some generic ones like Amigo and Daddy to cover those that we might miss. Then we made a list of names that we missed that seemed normal and popular. We did these in batches of 50. Like the song says, Happy Birthday ..... Can you add my name? We have started a new list and you can ask to add a name to the list, but we can't promise to add it. Each name is fairly expensive and this a free service. Take a look at the more generic names & see if one of these works for you. Also, take a look at the list of new names currently scheduled for recording of a personalized Happy Birthday song. What's the catch? We want our 15 minutes of fame and the longer lasting pleasure of having made people's lives more fun. Life has been good and this is a small payback. How do you make money? We collect 1 to 3 cents for each Google ad clicked and have so far earned about $20. So this is not really about making money. That said, we are seeking a global sponsor for the English and Spanish sites that would have a tasteful tag at the end of the song. What age group likes the song? Surprisingly, it has been popular with all age groups where the people have names and enjoy feeling special. The driving force has been the 15-30 crowd. The funny thing is that it is clean and fun and enjoyed by 4 year olds and Grandmama (76!). Update, Grandmama is now 77. Happy Birthday Grandma! Like the song says, Happy Birthday ..... Can I get the song on a CD? We don't sell a birthday song cd. However, if you know how, you can make your own CD by downloading the song as a mp3. You can then save it as a mp3 file on a CD if you plan to play it on a computer. If you want to play it in your car or on a CD player, you need to convert it to a WAV file and then burn it as an audio disk. Ask a friend to help. We will send you the design for a CD label if you wish. Can I put the songs on my web site? All songs are copyrighted and intended for your personal use. However, you may place a single happy birthday song or link to a happy birthday site on your web site. If you need something more, please write to us. How do you judge success? We are obsessed with getting everyone to celebrate at their birthday party with the Birthday Song and we check the metrics every morning to see how many people listened to it the previous day. It is increasing every month. Currently, the Spanish site has about 10,000 people listening every month: with particular success in Colombia, Venezuela, Argentina and Spain. However, I view success as some day hearing the song totally randomly at a party, a restaurant, on the radio or TV, or mentioned casually in the newspaper or a conversation. Like the song says, Happy Birthday ..... How do you let others know about the Happy Birthday Song? Like the song says, Happy Birthday ..... We sing, we make CD's for our friends and we depend on you to enjoy the song and pass it along. If I put in someone's email and birthday date , what happens? An e-mail message from you is sent to them at around 8AM CST on the day you put and it includes a direct link to the song you request. They can listen to it, download, or ignore it. I usually put the date one day before their birthday to make sure they read the e-mail in time. Also, if you wait to enter the happy Birthday request on their birthday, it may be a year before it arrives. So if today is their birthday, send the link directly, download the song and send it, or use the tell-a-friend function. We do not have an expiration date, so the song may be sent every year forever (or maybe the terms will change??) Like the song says, Happy Birthday ..... Why English and Spanish? Check back for the answer. I am off to bed La verdad es que... bueno, why tell the truth?. Who is the Stupid song for? You will know when the time is right for you. When you sing it (under your breath, with friends or co-workers,) you will feel great and Stupid will never hear the song. Or maybe it's your best friend & it will be great. Hey, it's your life, go ahead and live it. Don't be Stupid! Like the song says, Happy Birthday ..... New Names to be produced These new Happy Birthday songs should be live on or about 06/01/2008. Hope you click a few links to help pay for these. Happy Birthday! Carl Carmelo Carol Clara Giovanna Karl Molly Nuria Paco Park Rodney Valeria