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Introduced in 2020, Shazam added a handy feature that allows users to discover songs by simply entering lyrics they remember, without needing to know the song’s title. To use this feature, open the main menu of the app, click on the magnifying glass icon at the top right corner, and type in the lyrics you recall.
If you input the correct lyrics—be wary of any misheard phrases, or “mondegreens”—the song you are searching for should show up in Shazam’s results. You can listen to a snippet of the song and, if your account is linked, open it in Apple Music or Spotify. Additionally, Shazam provides complete lyrics, which can be accessed by tapping the music note icon at the top of the screen.
Other Services Offering Lyric-Based Search
Shazam is not the only platform that lets users search by lyrics. Apple Music introduced this feature a year earlier. The process is similar: you open the search field, enter the lyrics you remember, and scroll through the results to find your song.
Following this trend, Spotify implemented lyric search functionality towards the end of 2020. The principle remains the same as previously described.
For a service to accurately pinpoint the correct song from lyrics, it must have access to a comprehensive lyric database. In this regard, Apple Music holds an advantage over Spotify, particularly for songs that are slightly off the beaten path. If you’re a Spotify user and your search yields no results, a useful tip is to try searching via Shazam, which benefits from Apple Music’s extensive lyrics database.
Emerging Methods for Song Identification
By 2025, a new approach involves using large language models to identify a song based on remembered lyrics. Tools such as ChatGPT and Gemini typically provide accurate responses, although they are unable to display full song lyrics due to copyright restrictions.
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Originally published in 2020 and updated in 2025.
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