Purchased song won't play due to authorization

I purchased 42 songs and all of them play fine except one. It keeps giving me an error that my computer is not authorized to play it. I can't play it on my ipod or on my Mac in itunes. I purchased all in the same session, at the same time on the same computer. What can I do? ITunes won't let me purchase again. The only option is to play the song but it won't play. Please help.

Is it listed in your Purchased section?
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store
If so then delete and the redownload.
If not listed on a computer go to iTunes>Store>View Account>Sign In and then go to purchase History to see if it is listed.

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Purchased song won't play due to authorization

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