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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Each unit equals 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.
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Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2024
Talk about a strange life for a song, to have such radically different arrangements be hits.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
On Top Latin Albums, one unit equals 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, 3 Sep. 2024
Two legendary rappers have come together for a song.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2024
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Pamela Bustios, Billboard, 18 Sep. 2024
Talk about a strange life for a song, to have such radically different arrangements be hits.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 15 Sep. 2024
On Top Latin Albums, one unit equals 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, 3 Sep. 2024
Two legendary rappers have come together for a song.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 30 Aug. 2024
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“For a song.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/for%20a%20song. Accessed 5 Oct. 2024.
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