How do I prevent a song from being added to iTunes from an iPhone?

Ok this is kind of a strange question. I recently bought a song from iTunes, but I don't want it in my library or on any of my devices anymore. I delete it from the library, however when I sync with my iPhone (which has the song on it for some reason) the song is appears back in my library again. The song is not part of the playlist that I sync with my phone, so it must have been downloaded onto the phone when I made the purchase. This is beginning to get very frustrating. Does this have something to do with the Cloud? I just want to completely remove the song so that I don't see it anywhere.

If you are using iOS 5 on your phone, launch the music app, tap songs at the bottom to show the list of songs. Find the song you want to delete and swipe your finger across it, then tap the red delete button that appears.
Also, delete it from your iTunes library before you sync again.

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