Q: My purchased songs only play for a few seconds before moving on to the next track.

Hi there,

You may find the information in the article below helpful. Please keep in mind, you need to be singed in with the Apple ID that you used for the original purchase.

Download past purchases

http://support.apple.com/kb/HT2519

Before you begin

1. Sign in with the Apple ID that you used for the original purchase.
   See which Apple ID you used to download an item.
2. See if the content is available for redownload. Previously purchased items might not be available if they're no longer on the iTunes Store. If you changed your Apple ID from one country to another, you can’t download items you purchased in a previous country.

-Griff W.