"Virginia is for Lovers" has been the state's travel slogan since 1969. "Ohio is for Lovers" is a song released as a single in 1994 by the Ohio-based band Hawthorne Heights. The song is about how the band members had to leave their girlfriends in Ohio when they toured.
"Ohio is for Lovers" is the debut single of the band Hawthorne Heights, who are originally from Daytona, Ohio. The title is a play on the tourism slogan for Virginia, which is "Virginia is for Lovers".