YouTube Song Finder

Songs later in a long YouTube video

When you paste a link, the finder listens to the first two minutes of the video. That covers most Shorts, music videos and intros.

For a song that plays later, for example at 12:40 in a vlog, there are two ways:

1. Record the moment. Play the video where the song is, record your screen for 15 seconds and upload the recording. This works for any timestamp.
2. Set a start time. In the finder, open Options and set Start at before pasting the link. It moves in 5-second steps, so it suits songs in the first few minutes.

Before you search, check the description and the comments. Creators often list the songs they used with timestamps, and YouTube adds a Music section when it recognizes a song.

How to find a song from a YouTube Short

Every Short has a sound line at the bottom, next to a music note. Tap it: when the Short uses a song from YouTube’s library, the sound page shows the title and the artist, with other Shorts that use it.

If it shows the creator’s name instead, the music came with the video. Tap Share, then Copy link, and paste the Short’s link at the top of this page.

Many Shorts are reposted TikToks and Reels, often sped up or with a filter. If a Short doesn’t match, look for the same clip on TikTok: its sound page often names the song, see the TikTok song finder.