Best Royalty Free Patriotic Music: Our Top 10 Royalty Free Songs for Presidents' Day Promotions

Nestled between Valentine’s Day and St. Patrick’s Day, Presidents’ Day is a unique patriotic holiday that is both a big day for presidential remembrance and good ol’ fashioned consumerism. 

Also celebrated as Washington’s Birthday at the federal government level, Presidents’ Day is celebrated in the US on the third Monday of February and is always a great opportunity for companies, organizations, and brands of all shapes and sizes to offer big promotions and share some patriotic content.

So, if you’re a marketer or creative of any type, and looking to get in on the Presidents’ Day festivities this year, let’s give you some high-quality royalty free patriotic music to provide the perfect soundtrack for your campaigns. Plus, to give your content an extra boost, let’s also explore some playlists, tips, and tricks to help your Presidents’ Day reach their maximum potential. 

10 top royalty free patriotic songs for your Presidents’ Day promotions

As you can perhaps guess, most Presidents’ Day campaigns and promotions in the United States focus on patriotism. The holiday is also often associated with marketing big-ticket items with major savings, so many of the bigger campaigns involve offering large discounts to customers and clients.

With that in mind, we’re here to provide you with some of the best royalty free patriotic songs for Presidents’ Day campaigns. These tracks all have upbeat energy and patriotic themes, making them ideal choices for your promos and content needs.

1. Founding Fathers by Cody Martin

• Description: A medium-energy, classical song that is best described as reflective and hopeful. Horns and strings are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 80
• Key: D Major
• Listen and license here

2. The Star-Spangled Banner by Shimmer

• Description: A low-energy, classical song best described as reflective and hopeful. Ambient tones are the primary instrument in this track.
• BPM: 54
• Key: C Major
• Listen and license here

3. Humid Blues by Desert Dive

• Description: A low-energy, acoustic song that is best described as chill. Acoustic guitar and steel guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 160
• Key: Gb/F# Major
• Listen and license here

4. Punch Up by Fleece Mob

• Description: A medium-energy, acoustic song that is best described as happy and hopeful. Acoustic guitar and electronic drums are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 104
• Key: E Major
• Listen and license here

5. Black Water by Allex

• Description: A high-energy, score song that is best described as inspiring and reflective. Ambient tones and drums are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 132
• Key: Gb/F# Minor
• Listen and license here

6. Cause For Celebration by Reveille

• Description: A medium-energy, acoustic song that is best described as happy and hopeful. Acoustic guitar and banjo are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 105
• Key: G Major
• Listen and license here

7. The Sweetest Thing by Brent Wood

• Description: A low-energy pop song that is best described as calm and hopeful. The guitar and electric guitar are the primary instruments on this track.
• BPM: 90
• Key: F Major
• Listen and license here

8. Moonlit Hayfield by Andy Ellison

• Description: A low-energy country song that is best described as reflective and sad. Electric guitar and steel guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 70
• Key: G Major
• Listen and license here

9. There is Freedom by Kurtis Parks

• Description: A low-energy pop song that is best described as hopeful and inspiring. Acoustic guitar and electric guitar are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 70
• Key: C Major
• Listen and license here

10. A Riff With Stomps And Claps by Fantoms

• Description: A medium-energy rock song that is best described as fun. Acoustic guitar and claps / snaps/stomps are the primary instruments in this track.
• BPM: 173
• Key: E Major
• Listen and license here

These are just a few top choices from our Soundstripe library. With over 10,000 songs and plenty of additional styles, tones, and genres to explore, you’re always welcome and encouraged to listen to our full catalog of royalty free music on our Soundstripe app.

What is royalty free music?

As a quick aside, we’ve mentioned the term “royalty free music” a few times in this article and would like to help explain this phrase a bit more in case you aren’t super familiar with it. Here’s a great read on what royalty free music means.

To understand how music rights and royalties work, you must understand that all music has basic copyrights. These copyrights extend to both the composer of the music as well as the musicians who recorded the music. And if you want to use any music in any videos, you’ll need to obtain permission from the copyright owners.

Royalty free music can be a great option for all your Presidents’ Day content simply because it’s easy to find and use. Soundstripe’s music is composed and recorded by Grammy-winning artists who know how to make great music for all types of films and video content.

Our top playlists of royalty free patriotic music for Presidents’ Day campaigns

Now we can get back to the music. If you’re still hunting for the right soundtrack for your Presidents’ Day campaigns, let’s give you some curated playlists that should fit the bill for some patriotic content.

Patriotic Playlist

Description: Americana Tracks That Make You Yearn For BBQ, Baseball, and Mom’s Apple Pie.

Inspiring Cinematic Playlist

Description: Inspiring tracks trending among wedding cinematographers.

Country Playlist

Description: This collection spans country music genres such as Western, Bluegrass, and Americana.

Rebellious Rock Playlist

Description: Rebellious rock tunes are trending among our corporate clients and advertisers.

Upbeat Corporate Playlist

Description: Energetic and upbeat Corporate tracks for business development.

We always have more music to listen to, so if you’d like to explore more options, check out these additional playlists here.

Tips for using royalty free music in Presidents’ Day content

To finish things up, let’s go over some tips and tricks for using royalty free music in your Presidents’ Day content. Keep in mind, too, that regardless of whether you’re in charge of national marketing campaigns or one-off video promos, these insights are aimed at simply putting your content in the best position possible to succeed.

• Look for upbeat and exciting royalty free music options to give your Presidents’ Day videos and campaigns solid energy and a good pace to keep viewers engaged.
• Consider downloading preview tracks to use as placeholders in your edits before deciding if a track is right for your projects.
• Be sure to check out our library of royalty free sound effects to give your videos extra impact.
• Try out Soundstripe’s AI Song Editor to instantly edit your audio track to match the length of your content and campaigns.

Another tip is that while Presidents’ Day occurs once a year, the campaigns and content types that work best for this patriotic holiday can also be repurposed for other holidays and events. So consider using these campaigns as templates to use again year after year.