ITunes will not play a song, keeps asking for computer to be authorised

I've just downloaded a few songs off iTunes. All of them play except one. When I click on it, a message appears: "This computer is not authorised to play "x". Would you like to authorise it" and then you can put your id and password in. I do and get a further message "This computer is already authorised" and that I have used 2 of my 5 available computers. I click "ok" - the only option - and then on the song where I get the original message.

Hi,
Could be a corrupt download of that particular track.
If you live in a Region that allows re-downloading Music...
Delete the Track(s) and re-download... See Here > Download Past Purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
Jim

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