Have you ever been in a situation where you happen to hear a song you like, but there is absolutely no way to figure out what song it is? I'm sure you have. It happens to all of us, and that nagging feeling of "what song is this?" just doesn't seem to let go, does it? Well, if you've been in such a situation, or if you find yourself in this situation too often, we've got your back. Here are the 18 mobile and web apps to identify songs playing around you.

For Android users, Google Assistant is one of the best ways to recognize songs on the go. Just say "Hey Google, what's this song" or "recognize/identify this song" and Google will start listening to the music. Within seconds, it will offer you the name of the song with playable links from a variety of streaming services.

In my experience, it has picked up music playing from a distant room and has correctly identified songs. Plus, you can even hum, whistle or sing songs yourself and Google can identify them for you. So from my end, Google Assistant is just better when it comes to music recognition. Note that the song recognition feature on Google Assistant is not available on iOS.

That aside, if you don't want to use Google Assistant and want a simple button to instantly identify a song, Google has you covered with a simple widget. Just press and hold on your home screen and open "Widgets". Now scroll down to Google and you will find "Audio Search".