there is a song that i'm trying to download and the search for it brings over 200 results, i have tried almost every one of these but they all seem to be corrupted. i am having no problems with any other songs at the moment just a particular one. any ideas?

That can happen. Thing is it's most likely corrupted at its source. But people dwnld it (often without checking it) & b/c it's popular, you end up with many users with the same corrupt file on offer to be shared. All I could suggest is to keep trying & see if you can find a different source &/or slightly different size or bitrate & there may just be one that's ok.

LOTR is right

Try going down to the last choices. Usually these aren't corrupt for me. Also, if you launch, and the song does not play, chances are it is corrupt. Keep tryin until you find one.

Yes, but it's even more likely that your comp is at fault: if files don't seem to play if you launch them, try waiting for awhile. If they won't play, double-click them.
RAM (among other things- can greatly affect the mp3 player's performance.
Fortunately, we've got a promise of an improved player for 4.2

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