# Search for song names in freedb etc.?

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-for-song-names-in-freedb-etc/17805
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 30, 2016, 7:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-for-song-names-in-freedb-etc/17805 "2016-03-30T19:42:16Z")
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### Author: ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [April 4, 2016, 4:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-for-song-names-in-freedb-etc/17805/8 "2016-04-04T04:04:31Z")

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> [@Elhem Enohpi](#):
>
> It appears that the Title (Track) search function for freedb is broken. ...

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See there ...  
[http://www.freedb.org/freedb\_search.php](http://www.freedb.org/freedb_search.php)

Words: how will i know  
Search: Title  
Results: 59842 result(s) found displayed on 5985 page(s).  
At position 8: Whitney Houston / How Will I Know

Words: houston how will i know  
Search: Artist Title  
Results: 68228 result(s) found displayed on 6823 page(s).  
At position 1: Whitney Houston / How Will I Know

This freedb search works as designed.

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"Tag Sources" search from within Mp3tag, determine via web search ...  
Text: Whitney Houston / How Will I Know  
Search: Artist Album Title  
Result: 10 results from the database freedb.

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"Tag Sources" search from within Mp3tag, determine via freedb local search ...  
gives the searched result among a list of other likely freedb disc IDs from this artist.

The Mp3tag services work as designed.

DD.20160404.0837.CEST

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