Please: Make search feature to pinpoint songs in multiple playlists

There is no way to locate certain songs in multiple playlists, only searching songs in individual playlists or searching in the whole "Music" list.
Is there any update that iTunes can create so I when I search for a song it can also *highlight whether that song is located in certain playlists (not just a huge music folder)*
I have thousands and thousands of songs and I need to be able to locate them within different compartmentalized playlists (not just widely on the Music broadlist)
Please take this suggest when making the newest update for iTunes 10+
Any people who feel the same, please reply

H d (and others looking to figure out which playlists a song may be part of),
I hope tt2 won't mind me clarifying his/her advice:
The following does not work:
Option-click on any song and look at Show in playlist to reveal which playlists that song is in.
It should read Control-click.
I was just doing a search to find out how to do what you're asking about. As you've probably discovered, option-click doesn't do anything. Hold down the control key and click on a song, then in the window that opens, go down to Show in Playlist and it will show you which playlists that song is in. If you then click on the song, it will bring you to the playlist that song is in.
I agree with you that it would be nice to have this feature clearly labeled, and make it easier to use. Like you, I have thousands of songs, dozens of playlists for different purposes. I just wanted to make sure a number of songs were distributed across a number of different playlists, and couldn't believe I'd have to manually search through all my folders and playlists. Glad I found this to at least get me on the right track so I could figure out how to do it. Still wish it was easier (even a keyboard command), but it's certainly better than nothing.
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