for a song
idiom
chiefly US, informal
: for a very small amount of money
This old car can be bought/had for a song.
Examples of for a song in a Sentence
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Not bad for a song that was a number 1 hit for four weeks in 1983.
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Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
Record labels emphasized melody, dynamic vocal range and cohesive track arrangements, while dance performance was simply considered support for a song.
—Paul Thompson, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2024
Photo: Terrence O’Connor The video is a balls-to-the-wall return that feels fitting for a song that more than lives up to the album’s title.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Feb. 2024
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, 28 Feb. 2024
This is because every piece of music has two copyrights: one for a song’s specific recording (controlled by labels), and a second one for a song’s lyrics and composition (controlled by a music publisher).
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2024
The museum operators clearly didn’t know its history and sold it for a song, Busha said.
—Alan Miller, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
The trailer's deluge of boy band references had fans speculating that Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, and Chris Kirkpatrick—the other four members of NSYNC — would join Timberlake for a song in the movie.
—Dustin Nelson, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2023
Matthew had been looking for a song that was Elly’s trigger.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 3 Feb. 2024
Jordan Valinsky, CNN, 8 Apr. 2024
Record labels emphasized melody, dynamic vocal range and cohesive track arrangements, while dance performance was simply considered support for a song.
—Paul Thompson, Billboard, 28 Feb. 2024
Photo: Terrence O’Connor The video is a balls-to-the-wall return that feels fitting for a song that more than lives up to the album’s title.
—Liam Hess, Vogue, 29 Feb. 2024
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, 28 Feb. 2024
This is because every piece of music has two copyrights: one for a song’s specific recording (controlled by labels), and a second one for a song’s lyrics and composition (controlled by a music publisher).
—Ethan Millman, Rolling Stone, 27 Feb. 2024
The museum operators clearly didn’t know its history and sold it for a song, Busha said.
—Alan Miller, USA TODAY, 23 Jan. 2024
The trailer's deluge of boy band references had fans speculating that Lance Bass, JC Chasez, Joey Fatone, and Chris Kirkpatrick—the other four members of NSYNC — would join Timberlake for a song in the movie.
—Dustin Nelson, EW.com, 13 Sep. 2023
Matthew had been looking for a song that was Elly’s trigger.
—K.j. Yossman, Variety, 3 Feb. 2024
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“For a song.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20a%20song. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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