Question about this song

[phoenixblue]

Hey guys I have a question. Remember that song Let the Bodies hit the floor by drowning pool that used to show up on lots of old youtube videos? I want to use part of the song in a new video I'm coming up with (not this channel) and was wondering if anyone knows if this song is royalty-free? It was part of youtube's audio-swap thing and I was wondering if I have rights to use this song in a video and monetize the video? Or did only youtube have rights to it or something?

 

[PowerfulRedHat]

I doubt you'll be able to monetize it, but I don't know for sure. Good luck!

 

[ConnersCraft]

It is not monetizable. YouTube made a deal with the original artist. Every time someone used that song through audio swap, it would automatically put ads on that video. All revenue went to the artist of the song. Never use audio swap! It will end badly...

 

[Gabriel]

You must use it through AudioSwap otherwise you will get a Content ID claim on it.