Tag: time capsule

Your Playlist In a Bottle Is Ready! It’s Time To Unlock the 2024 Playlist You Created

January 7, 2025

Quick pulse check: What are your mood, your inspiration, and your mindset as you kick off 2025? Do they match your feelings from a year ago? 

Two years ago we introduced “Playlist in a Bottle,” giving listeners a chance to capture the songs that resonated with them at that moment in time and seal them away for one year. The interactive in-app experience is the perfect time capsule to remember and reflect on the music you loved and how your taste may have evolved over the past 365 days. If you’re one of the Spotify listeners who participated in January 2024, today is the day to unlock your “Playlist in a Bottle” from last year. 

Here’s how

  • Visit spotify.com/playlistinabottle on your mobile device.
  • Choose “Claim Your Playlist” to see which songs were sealed in your musical time capsule. 
  • Save and listen to your complete 2024 Playlist in a Bottle. You only have until January 31!

Playlist in a Bottle is available in Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Malaysia, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, U.K., UAE, U.S., and Vietnam.

And you can find Playlist in a Bottle in the following languages: English, English-GB, Portuguese, Portuguese-BR, French-CA, Spanish-LATAM, Dutch, German, French, Italian, Polish, Spanish-ES, Turkish, Japanese, Czech, Thai, Vietnamese, Chinese-Traditional, Korean, and Bahasa Indonesia.

Give Yourself a Musical Surprise in January 2024 With Spotify’s Playlist in a Bottle

January 4, 2023

Is 2023 setting up to be your best year yet, or are you already diving under the covers? Either way, we know you’ve got a few songs that encapsulate your mood. So to celebrate the new year, we’re launching a timely user experience to help you capture the moment by the time January 2024 rolls around.

Playlist in a Bottle is our latest interactive, in-app experience that captures who you are musically right now and then lets you revisit your 2023 musical self one year later.

Here’s how to make your Playlist in a Bottle:

  1. Ensure your Spotify mobile app is up to date with the latest version.
  2. Click spotify.com/playlistinabottle from your mobile device.
  3. Select your time capsule of choice—you can pick from a bottle, jean pocket, gumball machine, lunch box, or teddy bear.
  4. Answer a series of song-inspired prompts. For example:
    • “A song you’re going to kiss someone to this year”
    • “A song that reminds you of your favorite person”
    • “A song you need to hear live in 2023”
  5. Digitally seal your musical time capsule and send it off!
  6. Share a personalized card to your social channels with the tag #PlaylistInABottle.
  7. Come January 2024, if you made a Playlist in a Bottle, you’ll receive your personalized time capsule reminding you what you were listening to one year prior.

Playlist in a Bottle is live starting today in 27 markets and 18 languages* for both Free and Premium users across iOS and Android devices. But when January 31 comes to a close, we’ll cork the experience, so don’t delay.

*Markets: Australia, Argentina, Brazil, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, New Zealand, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, Spain, Sweden, Turkey, U.A.E., U.K., and the U.S.

Languages: English (G.B.), Spanish (AR), Portuguese (Brazil), Spanish (LATAM), Danish, German, French, Indonesian, Italian, English (U.S.), Polish, Spanish (Spain), Swedish, Turkish, Japanese, Portuguese (Portugal), Czech, Arabic (Egypt), Arabic (Saudi Arabia), and Arabic (Morocco)

Spotify’s Refreshed Time Capsule Playlist Gives Listeners a Dose of Nostalgia

September 28, 2020

Your music taste may have shifted in the last few decades, but that doesn’t stop the smile on your face when you hear an old favorite tune. Music is a powerful tool for nostalgia—all it takes is a few recognizable notes, and you’ll be transported to where you were and how you were feeling when you first heard a song. Now, we’re ready to give you more of that delightful blast from the past with our refreshed Time Capsule playlist. 


This collection of songs is as personalized as your memories, and no two listeners have the same mix. It’s curated especially for you based on the country you live in, genres you enjoy, and how old you are. And although the tracks may be from the past, the playlist will never get old—the list of 50 songs frequently refreshes with a new mix to enjoy. Trying to recall what songs were trending on the charts when you were growing up in the 1980s? Time Capsule has you covered.

Earlier this year we shared how there’s been an uptick in the number of Spotify listeners who were seeking out music from the ’50s, ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s. As behavior science writer David DiSalvo shared at the time, “Music, like smell, is one of those things with immediate access to that direct, nostalgic memory. It takes you back to that place.” So take a walk down memory lane with your personalized Time Capsule playlist, found on the “Made For You” shelf on your mobile app, or in the Decades Hub.