Adding music to your Facebook stories makes it more impressive as the right music can help create contrast within your content. You can add music to your story regardless of whether it’s an image or a video.
Facebook allows you to select and upload music from its built-in music library. These songs sound better than ones you record from another device. However, Facebook strictly prohibits the use of copyrighted music without the permission of the owner.
So, if you are trying to figure out a way to add music to your stories for that extra flair, you’ve come to the right place. We have compiled all the possible methods to add music to your stories and customize it in any way you see fit.
How to Add Music to Your Facebook Stories
Adding music to your Facebook stories is an easy feat. There are a couple of methods to add rhythms to your Facebook stories. However, keep in mind that you can only add one song to each post.
Facebook stories are at most 30 seconds in length. So, keep in mind that only a maximum of 30 seconds of any song you select is played.
Create a Music-only Story
Facebook allows you to add music-only stories along with their lyrics. You can choose your favorite tune from the vast library of songs on Facebook, and customize it as per your liking. Follow the steps to do so:
- Log in to Facebook
- Go to your News Feed and click on Create Story
- Click on Music
- Find and select the music you want to upload as a story
- Click on Done to save your changes
- Finally, if you are satisfied with the story you’ve created, Share it.
Add Music to Your Photos/Videos
Facebook allows you to upload images and videos as your story. You can further add tracks to play in the background of your post. The steps shown below can help you understand how to add music to your stories.
- Log in to Facebook
- Go to your News Feed and click on Create Story
- Scroll down and select the photo/video you’d like to upload.
- Click the Music icon on the right to reveal Facebook’s inbuilt music library
- Find and select the music you prefer. You can click on the volume icon to adjust both your music as well as your selected videos separately.
- Click on Done to save your changes.
Add Custom Music/Videos Through Third-Party Apps
There are plenty of third-party apps and online sites that can help you select the perfect royalty-free track to add to your Facebook story. You can edit and customize your stories/videos through these applications as well. One such app that can provide you with these services is Flimora.
Although the exact process depends on the application you’re using, the general workflow for creating your custom story follows as:
- Upload your image/video on the app
- Make sure your post is not more than 30 seconds
- Click on the Music icon
- Try to select royalty-free songs to avoid any copyright issues
- Customize your post in any way you see fit
- Save your changes
- Upload your story to Facebook
How to Customize Your Facebook Story
The most fun part, at least for me, is playing around with the customization options before sharing your story. Facebook allows you to add texts, stickers, dates, and times, among other things as a part of a cool touch-up to your story. Once you select the music of your interest, either the album cover or its lyrics will appear as an icon on the screen. You can click this icon to reveal further customization options:
- You first get an option to choose whether you’d like the album art or the song’s lyrics playing on your screen.
- You can add filters to your story by sliding from right to left on the screen.
- If you opt to place album art as an icon on your story, you can change its layout to make it more attractive.
- If you choose to show the song’s lyrics in your story, you can select the font which you feel looks the best.
- You can select the exact part of the song you want on your story by using the slider.
- You can add texts to your story by clicking on Aa.
- You can add stickers to your story by clicking on the sticker icon and selecting one or more of your liking.
If you cannot seem to find the song you like in Facebook’s library, you can just play that song in the background while you record your story. Sure, it won’t sound as good as ones embedded through the library, nevertheless, it gets the job done.
Related Question
Can I Add Music to My Text Story?
Unfortunately, you cannot add music to your text story on Facebook. Neither can you add it for Boomerangs. You can add music to your media or music-only stories.
Who Can See My Facebook Music Story?
Facebook lets you alter the privacy settings for your stories. So, you get to decide for yourself who gets to see your story and who doesn’t.
To change story privacy, follow the steps shown below:
- Log in to Facebook
- Go to your News Feed and click on Create Story
- Scroll down and select the photo/video you’d like to upload.
- Click the Privacy icon on the bottom left of the screen.
- Here, you can select if you’d like the entire public or only your friends to see your stories.
Furthermore, you can choose to hide your stories from only some specific users. You can also create a custom list of users you’d like to share the story with.
Is Facebook Music Available in All Countries?
Facebook music is not available worldwide. As of 2019, Facebook music is reportedly available in America, Europe, and over 30 countries across Asia and Africa.