Press play, run away: how to decode your Tinder date’s musical ‘anthem’

If a song is worth a thousand swipes, then Tinder's new partnership with Spotify will help you understand very quickly what your date is really like

In just the latest indication that there are no new ideas, Tinder and Spotify are teaming up to turn the dating app into MySpace circa 2002.

Tinder users will now have the option to choose a single song - their "anthem", as Tinder is calling it - to add to your profile alongside a picture of that time you hugged a tiger and that time you hugged a small child of a different race. Tinder promises that the new feature will make its app "where the lyrics of your life meet the rhythm of your soul", though chances are it will remain the place where the expectations of your parents meet the reality that you're going to die alone.