How come ITunes says I purchased a song, but I can't find it in any library

As in purchased it 4 minutes ago, or 4 years ago? The new versions of iTunes are always very reliable at having songs show up in the main library display window when an item is added. Does your song appear in Recently Added? Have you checked your media folders to see if the song is actually on your computer but it is just iTunes that is having conniptions?
You can browse the forums here for suggestions by others. There isn't one single simple resolution:
https://discussions.apple.com/thread/3988957 - updating Match

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I recommend taking a look at the following article to locate the file for the song you just downloaded. If you locate the file, you can just double click on it, and it should open with iTunes:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1391
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Thanks for using Apple Support Communities.
For more information on this, take a look at:
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http://support.apple.com/kb/HT4919
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