{"slug":"now-thats-what-i-call","name":"Now That's What I Call","url":"/templates/now-thats-what-i-call.jpg","w":738,"h":477,"top":"","bottom":"","description":"Parody of the \"NOW That's What I Call Music!\" CD cover. Fill in the volume number and what you are calling it for instant album cover energy.","keywords":"now thats what i call meme, now thats what i call music meme, cd cover meme, album meme, now meme, now music meme","year":2018,"origin":"A parody of the famous \"NOW That's What I Call Music!\" compilation album cover series, which has been releasing numbered volumes since 1983. The meme template keeps the recognizable yellow \"NOW\" logo and \"THAT'S WHAT I CALL\" header baked in. Users fill in a volume number and the absurd thing being \"called.\" The format works because the official packaging lends authority to whatever ridiculous label you give it. For another \"official label\" meme, see Nobody Meme (labeling unsolicited actions). For packaging humor, see Milk Carton (missing person format).","format":"template","textBoxes":[{"label":"Volume Number","x":3.3,"y":1.7,"w":95.8,"h":27.8,"placeholder":"YOUR TEXT HERE","fontFamily":"Impact","fontColor":"#FFFFFF","strokeColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":2,"isBold":true,"isAllCaps":true,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":35,"opacity":1},{"label":"What You Call It","x":16.8,"y":64.5,"w":67.6,"h":26.7,"placeholder":"What this is","fontFamily":"Arial","fontColor":"#000000","strokeWidth":0,"isBold":true,"isAllCaps":false,"textAlign":"center","fontSize":35,"opacity":1}],"exampleCaptions":["VOLUME 47","PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE EMAILS"],"exampleAltText":"Now That's What I Call meme: Volume 47 of Passive Aggressive Emails","exampleRefreshDate":"2026-05-05","howToMake":["The NOW album cover is loaded with the header baked in. Add your volume number and the subject","First text box takes a volume number (real or absurd). Second box in the white area names what this compilation album is actually a collection of","The volume number sits near the top right beside the yellow NOW logo. The subject goes in the large white box at the bottom where the original tracklist would be","Volume number uses bold Impact for that CD-cover authenticity. The subject uses Arial in black to match the original album text styling","Download your custom compilation album as a PNG and share it as if it were a real product you found at a gas station"],"seo":{"aliases":["Now That's What I Call Music Meme","NOW CD Cover Meme","Now Thats What I Call Meme","NOW Album Meme","CD Compilation Meme"],"description":"A parody of the iconic \"NOW That's What I Call Music!\" CD cover. The big yellow \"NOW\" sits in the upper left, with \"THAT'S WHAT I CALL\" in blue text below it. A red-bordered white box occupies the bottom half, ready for custom text. The layout mimics the real album series that has been running since 1983, lending fake authority to whatever absurd topic fills the box.","definition":"Parody album cover based on the \"NOW That's What I Call Music!\" series. Users fill in a volume number and a subject to create a fake compilation album for any category of behavior, sounds, or experiences.","useCases":[{"category":"Workplace Collections","examples":["VOLUME 47 / PASSIVE AGGRESSIVE EMAILS","VOLUME 12 / MEETINGS THAT COULD HAVE BEEN EMAILS","VOLUME 99 / MOTIVATIONAL POSTERS NOBODY READS","VOLUME 6 / AWKWARD ELEVATOR SMALL TALK"]},{"category":"Relationship Compilations","examples":["VOLUME 31 / FIGHTS ABOUT WHERE TO EAT","VOLUME 8 / APOLOGIES THAT START WITH \"I'M SORRY BUT\"","VOLUME 22 / TEXTS THAT SAY \"K\""]},{"category":"Parenting Albums","examples":["VOLUME 14 / QUESTIONS ASKED DURING A CAR RIDE","VOLUME 53 / REASONS MY TODDLER IS CRYING","VOLUME 3 / EXCUSES FOR NOT EATING VEGETABLES"]},{"category":"Internet & Social Media","examples":["VOLUME 77 / UNSOLICITED OPINIONS ON THE INTERNET","VOLUME 41 / LINKEDIN HUMBLEBRAGS","VOLUME 19 / REPLY GUYS"]},{"category":"School & College","examples":["VOLUME 28 / EXCUSES FOR LATE HOMEWORK","VOLUME 5 / THINGS SAID IN THE GROUP CHAT AT 2AM","VOLUME 60 / ANSWERS THAT START WITH \"I DIDN'T DO THE READING BUT\""]},{"category":"Seasonal & Holiday","examples":["VOLUME 25 / UNCLE'S THANKSGIVING HOT TAKES","VOLUME 1 / CHRISTMAS SONGS THAT START IN OCTOBER","VOLUME 36 / NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS ABANDONED BY JANUARY 5TH"]}]}}