Discover autumn songs that shine on YouTube Shorts
How about spending a long autumn night listening to popular songs from short videos? On YouTube Shorts, you’ll find a steady stream of seasonal music content—tracks that match refreshing autumn scenery and songs that capture the ache of bittersweet love.
Videos that frame falling leaves or crystal-clear night skies with fitting background music can be so soothing, don’t you think? In this article, we’ll introduce popular songs perfect for the autumn mood, along with memorable short videos that feature them.
Find fall songs that shine on YouTube Shorts (1–10)
Night of Osmanthuskinoko teikoku
On a long autumn night, when you want to sink into an emotional mood, how about a classic by Kinoko Teikoku? When the scent of osmanthus drifts gently through the air, a bittersweet yet warm world that revives memories of past love seeps into your heart.
The lyrics and melodies woven by vocalist Chiaki Sato seem to gently embrace inescapable melancholy.
When this song plays on YouTube Shorts alongside footage of falling leaves and nightscapes, its charm stands out even more.
The track is included on the album Time Lapse, released in September 2018, and was also featured in a SUUMO commercial.
The album captured many hearts, reaching No.
14 on the Oricon chart.
It’s a song you’ll want to listen to on the way home alone, lost in thought.
Like tonight’s moonElefanto Kashimashi
A song I want you to listen to on an autumn night filled with melancholy and loneliness is a signature track by Elephant Kashimashi.
It’s a rock number that, while holding the emptiness and solitude felt in everyday life, gives you a push to start walking toward tomorrow again.
Hiroji Miyamoto’s soul-stirring vocals brilliantly capture the struggle against an uncooperative reality and a burning resolve for the future.
Released in July 1997 as their 15th single, the song was also used as the theme for the drama “Because the Night Shines with the Moon.” When you’re feeling sentimental or on the verge of breaking, I think you’ll find strength in the power of this track.
All of the YouthFujifaburikku
Released in November 2007 as a lead single from the album TEENAGER, their tenth single is an enduring classic that portrays the melancholy at summer’s end and has been covered by many artists.
It was also used as an insert song for the drama SUMMER NUDE, wasn’t it? The loneliness at the moment the final firework fades, the unease about change, and those feelings that can’t be put into words—don’t they tighten the listener’s chest? When you listen to this song alongside the clear autumn night sky or a sunset scene, memories of days gone by come flooding back, and you can’t help but sink into a sentimental mood.
chantAdo
A standout hit by Ado that made big waves in 2023.
Released in September 2023 as a collaboration with Universal Studios Japan’s Halloween event, the track took YouTube Shorts by storm with dance videos.
Its exotic electro-swing sound is stunning, radiating overwhelming confidence and determination—like a bold declaration that the show is about to begin.
The lyrics, with their distinctive word choices, feel almost like an incantation, luring listeners onto a mysterious yet pop-infused dance floor.
When you want to lift your mood on a long autumn night, why not immerse yourself in its energetic charm? Bursting with groove and flair, this song boasts an addictive quality that holds up no matter how many times you listen.
OtonokeCreepy Nuts
It’s a song that makes you feel a mysterious power, as if the music itself possesses your heart like a supernatural phenomenon.
Crafted by the hugely popular hip-hop duo Creepy Nuts, known for their exceptional skill, this piece portrays a deep connection between creator and listener that seems to resonate with pain and sorrow.
The driving beat and the occult-tinged, enigmatic lyrics create a world you can’t help but get hooked on.
Released in October 2024, it also drew major attention as the opening theme for the anime “Dandadan.” It’s perfect for heightening the mood when you want to create a slightly thrilling, mysterious short video for a long autumn night.
SPECIALZKing Gnu
This is a provocative number by King Gnu, written as the opening theme for Season 2 of the TV anime Jujutsu Kaisen: Shibuya Incident.
Its dark, weighty sound powerfully captures the chaotic worldview of the original story.
The song likens life to a labyrinth and belts out feelings for a special someone found within it.
Setting itself apart from run-of-the-mill love songs, its raw, headlong energy sparked such fervor that it became the band’s fastest track to surpass 100 million total streams on the Billboard JAPAN charts, doing so in just 12 weeks.
It’s the perfect song for a long autumn night when you don’t just want to wallow in sentimentality, but crave something that will shake you to your core.
flameLiSA
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train became a nationwide social phenomenon.
The song we’re introducing here is the sweeping ballad performed by LiSA as its theme.
It sings of a strong will to face the future—overcoming the sorrow of losing someone irreplaceable and carrying forward the hope entrusted to you.
Its moving message touched countless hearts, and just two months after its October 2020 release, it won the Grand Prize at the 62nd Japan Record Awards.
The song’s powerful yet heartrending melody perfectly matches the sentimental atmosphere of autumn.
It couldn’t be more fitting as BGM for an emotional YouTube Short capturing scenes of falling leaves or a clear night sky.