How to Embed a Spotify Song on Medium

And why you probably shouldn’t use it unless you’re a music reviewer.

Spotify is the most popular streaming service on the planet right now. It has over 232 million subscribers, 108 million of which have paid plans. They offer a great way for you to listen on the run and offer cool playlists that fit any mood or situation.

They also embed into Medium articles.

Here’s what a Spotify song embed looks like on Medium:

And here’s what a Spotify playlist looks like:

R&B Right Now, a playlist by Spotify

As you can see, song links embed directly — although you don’t get to listen to the whole song. They force you to go to the Spotify app to listen to the rest of the tune. This is still a cool tool if you do music reviews or just want to show a snippet of a song.

If you want to embed a whole song, I’d try and find the YouTube video of the song instead.