Apple Music song unavailable in playlist vs. album

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Apple Music song unavailable in playlist vs. album

Hi,

I'm trying to add "The Call of Ktulu (Remastered)" by Metallica to my own playlist. That works, BUT when I want to play the song from my playlist, it says it is not available in my country or region.

Playing the song from the official album "Ride the Lightning" however works.

I'm kinda confused why it won't let me play the song when it's in my own playlist.

This issue isn't occuring only on IOS, but also on Apple Music on my Windows PC.

Any ideas?

Posted on Feb 4, 2026 3:21 AM

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ed2345

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Feb 5, 2026 3:17 PM in response to Maaadd

Maaddd,

That song has appeared on several similarly named versions of the album. Remove the non-working one from the playlist, and replace it by the one that works.

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Maaadd Author

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Feb 7, 2026 12:47 PM in response to ed2345

That didn't help. Also, the song was working fine when played from the full Metallica album.

What helped was to remove the entire album from my music library and to add it again. This time I could download it as well. Really odd. Maybe it was a temporary licensing issue between Universal and Apple.

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ed2345

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Feb 7, 2026 6:47 PM in response to Maaadd

Maaddd,

OK, apparently a temporary issue. Glad it is working now.

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