Purchased full song, only plays a few seconds of opening.

I recently purchased a song 2:35 long, but when I added it to my playlist and played it, it only plays the first bar or so, then moves on to the next song. What is wrong/what can I do to fix this?
Thanks.

Ah, figured it out. Had to completely delete the song from my purchases - put it in the recycle bin. Found it in the store, hit the Buy button, prompt said I already had bought it, and asked if I wanted to download it. Worked this time.
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Assuming you are in a region where you are allowed to redownload your past purchases, delete the current copies from your iTunes library, go to the iTunes Store home page, click the Purchased link from the Quick Links section in the right-hand column, then select Music and Not on this computer. You should find download links for your tracks there.
If the problem persists, or that facility is not available in your region, contact the iTunes Store support staff through the report a problem links in your account history, or via Contact Support.
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I purchased a new album and downloaded. When I play the first song only plays for 15 seconds then skips to the next song. Rest of album is fine.How do I correct this?

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Try Deleting it from your device, then download again from purchase history.
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I downloaded an entire album off of itunes today. When i went to the library to listen to them, four of the ten songs only played to 45 seconds and then stopped completly. Where as the rest of the songs played fine. Is there anyway to fix it?

If your country's iTunes Store allows you to redownload purchased tracks, I'd delete your current copies of the tracks and try redownloading fresh copies. For instructions, see the following document:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
Otherwise, I'd report the problem to the iTunes Store.
Log in to the Store. Click on "Account" in your Quick Links. When you're in your Account information screen, go down to Purchase History and click "See all".
Find the items that are not playing properly. If you can't see "Report a Problem" next to the items, click the "Report a problem" button. Now click the "Report a Problem" links next to the items.

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I bought an album and one song only plays for 8 seconds then skips to the next song why is this? How can i fix it?

Hi bholdrofjustice,
Thanks for visiting Apple Support Communities.
You may want to delete the song that doesn't play, and download it again using the steps in this article:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
If the song still skips after 8 seconds, you can report an issue with your purchase:
How to report an issue with your iTunes Store, App Store, Mac App Store, or iBooks Store purchase
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT1933
Best,
Jeremy

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I bought an album on iTunes and 3 of the songs only play for 30 seconds. I have tried re-downloading the album 3 times and the problem has not been fixed. I would like some help please and thank you.
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iTunes Store Support
http://www.apple.com/emea/support/itunes/contact.html

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Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
Otherwise, I'd report the problem to the iTunes Store.
Log in to the Store. Click on "Account" in your Quick Links. When you're in your Account information screen, go down to Purchase History and click "See all".
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I just downloaded an album from iTunes and the most bizarre thing is happening. For the first three songs, it plays approximately 3 seconds of the song and then moves to the next song immediately. But, on the 4th song and beyond it plays the entire song. I'm thoroughly confused by this and it's irritating to say the least! Any ideas as to why this is happening and how I can stop it without uninstalling and reinstalling iTunes? (If it helps, the album works fine on my desktop which I homeshare with).

Hello there, ashglaw14.
It sounds like you may have some interrupted downloads on your desktop computer. The following Knowledge Base article provides some steps to check if you have interrupted downloads:
iTunes: How to resume interrupted iTunes Store downloads
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht1725
If that is not the case, then you may just want to download the songs again, by deleting the songs having the issue:
How to delete content you've downloaded from the iTunes Store, App Store, iBooks Store, or Mac App Store
http://support.apple.com/kb/HT5772
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Before you delete, find out if you'll be able to download the song you deleted again (it depends on where you live). To delete a song:
Launch iTunes.
From the Library pop-up menu, choose Music.
Click Songs in the navigation bar.
Click the song you want to delete.
Press the Delete key on your keyboard.
In iTunes 11, the album cover art will remain visible, but a cloud icon will appear on it to allow you to download the item again (in countries that support this).
Note: If you didn't purchase a song from the iTunes Store, you won't be able to download it again for free from iTunes in the Cloud. You might want to back it up somewhere on your computer.
Once that is complete, then download your purchase again, by using the information found here:
Download past purchases
http://support.apple.com/kb/ht2519
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Open iTunes and go to the iTunes Store.
Click Purchased in the Quick Links section.
Select the content type that you want to download (Music, Movies, TV Shows, Apps, or Books).
Select Not in My Library to view purchased content that isn't on your computer.
Find the item that you want to download. You can browse using the menu to the left. If you have more than 2,000 songs, you will see Recent Purchases instead of All Songs or Albums.
Click the Download icon next to the item you want to download.
If an item is already in your library, the Download icon won't appear.
Thanks for reaching out to Apple Support Communities.
Cheers,
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I recently bought an album and one of the songs only plays for 3 seconds. Anything I can do without rebuying the song again?

I bought an album recently and one of the songs that got downloaded doesnt play all the way, it only plays the first 3 seconds. But I havent fully downloaded the album on my itunes, does that have something to do with it? Anyway I can fix that without paying the song over.

Sounds like a corrupt / damaged download
If you live in a Region that allows re-downloading Music...
Delete the Song(s) and re-download...
See Here > Download Past Purchases > http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519
If not... Contact iTunes Customer Service > Apple Support iTunes Store Contact Us

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Downloaded a song from album but only plays 5 seconds of song, How do i fix this

I have had this problem for quite awhile. Sometimes the preview plays all the way through, or not. I had it in the previous version and now the new version. There is no help from Apple/iTunes. It seems odd that WE must continue to try and find the solution to THEIR errors without any comments or help from Apple.

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Why can't you delete it and redownload it?
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