How to find a song without knowing its name

If you remember the text

The simplest situation. If you remember the lyrics of the song (at least a couple), you can find its name through any search engine.

Enter the phrase you remember in the search bar

Did not help? Enter the same line with the additional query "lyrics" or "lyrics"

How to find a song without knowing the name

If the composition is in a foreign language, a request is made with the word lyrics

Don't you know the composition language? Try to search for transliteration: write down the words as you hear them. You may be in luck

If you remember where you heard the song

You switch radio stations one after another and suddenly you hear the last notes of that very - beloved and desired - song. And the DJ, meanwhile, turns on the next song, mercilessly forgetting to voice the name of the previous one. What to do in this situation?

We remember the name of the radio station and the exact time when the desired song sounded.
If a station is popular, it definitely has a website. And the site often duplicates the playlist sounded on the air.
In the playlist, find the name of the song that played in the hours and minutes that you remember. Ready!
If there is no website (but you desperately need to find a song), act decisively: call the office and ask directly. We, of course, do not advise to cut off the phones of local radio stations, but if the need is urgent …

To make it more convenient for you, here are links to playlists of popular Russian radio stations:

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If you remember the melody

When other methods do not help, but the music does not stop in your head, it's time to take on heavy artillery - programs for recognizing melodies.

How to find a song using a computer

… Recognizes the composition online by the downloaded file or URL. It will help if you have a microphone or need to identify an unnamed Track01.mp3. The interface is simple and straightforward: upload a music file, enter a captcha, and get the result.
Midomi. On the main page of the site, click on the Click and Sing or Hum button and, in fact, sing or hum a memorable passage of the song. You can filter the search results by genre and language of performance. As a personal experiment has shown, the service works better with foreign compositions.
MacOS and Windows users can connect the desktop version to the song search. The utility works in the background and allows you to find out the name of any song that sounds nearby.
- a special online service for recognizing soundtracks from videos on YouTube or Vimeo. The life hacker has already tested MooMa.sh and was satisfied.

How to find a song using your phone

Shazam. Install the app on your smartphone, open it, press the button on the home screen and sing the tune. The desired composition will be found with more than 90% probability.
SoundHound. It does not lag behind in popularity from the previous application, but differs in some subtleties. This service allows you to search for music by known lines of text, and in its database contains a little more little-known and underground performers.