for a song
idiom
chiefly US, informal
: for a very small amount of money
This old car can be bought/had for a song.
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Pat asks Denise to star in his new music video for a song that’s totally not about her but is about the woman who got away.
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
On Top Latin Albums, one unit equals to one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams for a song on the album.
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
This kind of explosive growth is uncommon, especially for a song that has already been available for months, but there’s a good reason why superfans of the South Korean powerhouse talent returned to sites like iTunes to buy the cut.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Initially, the song was just a creative outlet, but Magnus saw an unexpected opportunity when his dad, who was in the middle of filming, mentioned that the production team was still looking for a song for a party scene.
—Jane Lacroix, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
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Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 25 Mar. 2025
On Top Latin Albums, one unit equals to one album sale, 10 individual tracks sold from an album, or 3,750 ad-supported or 1,250 paid/subscription on-demand official audio and video streams for a song on the album.
—Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 21 Nov. 2024
This kind of explosive growth is uncommon, especially for a song that has already been available for months, but there’s a good reason why superfans of the South Korean powerhouse talent returned to sites like iTunes to buy the cut.
—Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
Initially, the song was just a creative outlet, but Magnus saw an unexpected opportunity when his dad, who was in the middle of filming, mentioned that the production team was still looking for a song for a party scene.
—Jane Lacroix, People.com, 8 Mar. 2025
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“For a song.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20a%20song. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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