YouTube song finder
Paste a YouTube Shorts or video link and find out what song is playing — title, artist and where to listen.
Name the song in a YouTube Short
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Copy the Short's link
Tap Share → Copy link in the YouTube app, or copy the address from your browser. youtube.com/shorts, watch?v= and youtu.be links all work.
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Paste it above
We read the video's audio stream, cut a clip and match it against a catalogue of tens of millions of songs.
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Open the song
See the title, artist and album, play a preview, and jump to YouTube, Spotify or Apple Music.
Made for Shorts, works for videos
Shorts and regular videos
Any public YouTube video works — Shorts, music videos, vlogs and edits.
Background music under talking
If the song is audible under a voice-over, it can usually still be matched.
The video stays on the page
Watch the Short next to its result to check you've got the right track.
Share the answer
Every result has its own link — send it to the friend who asked “what song is this?”.
YouTube song finder FAQ
How do I find a song in a YouTube Short?
Copy the Short's link (Share → Copy link) and paste it into the box above. ClipMelody listens to the audio and tells you the song.
Does it work with long YouTube videos?
Yes, for the music near the start of the video. If the song you want plays much later, download that part and upload it instead.
Can it identify live performances or covers?
Sometimes. Fingerprinting matches recordings, so a live version or cover that sounds different from the studio track may not match.
Why didn't it work for this video?
Private, age-restricted and live-stream videos can't be read. Videos with only speech or original music won't have a song to find.
Is it free?
Your first song is free with no account, and a credit is used only when a match is found.
What's that song in the Short?
Paste a YouTube link and find out.
First song free · no app · no sign-in