Songfacts is a music-oriented website that has articles about songs, detailing the meaning behind the lyrics, how and when they were recorded, and any other info that can be found.^[2][3][4]

The journalists who work for the site have interviewed thousands of artists and songwriters to get the facts behind the songs, including Peter Murphy,^[5] Gene Simmons,^[6] Mick Jones,^[7] Ian Anderson,^[8] Brad Arnold (3 Doors Down),^[9] Billy Steinberg,^[10] Matt Thiessen,^[11] Tomas Haake,^[12] Jo Dee Messina, Marc Roberge, Bill Withers, Janis Ian, Emily Saliers.^[13] and Willie Chambers.^[14]

The site was started by WHCN DJ Carl Wiser^[15] in Hartford, Connecticut, in August 1999. Wiser originally created the list as a database to prepare for his radio programs but then he posted it online. It was initially used mainly by DJs, but in 2002 it was chosen as a "Yahoo! Pick".^[16][13][17]

The August 2004 issue of Men's Journal listed Songfacts as one of the "100 Best Websites for Guys".^[18] USA Weekend has praised it as "a virtual Behind the Music".^[19]