diff --git a/backend/lib/ytdlp.js b/backend/lib/ytdlp.js
index 1a0a98d..1d2108d 100644
--- a/backend/lib/ytdlp.js
+++ b/backend/lib/ytdlp.js
@@ -189,10 +189,13 @@ async function downloadTrack({ jobId, artist, rawArtist, albumArtist, title, alb
     });
   });
 
-  const YTM_SONGS_PARAM = 'EgWKAQIIAWoKEAkQBRAKEAMQBA%3D%3D';
-  // Use original (raw) artist for YTM URL — better ranking since channel is in original language
+  // Use original (raw) artist for YTM URL — better ranking since channel is in original language.
+  // NOTE: do NOT append the "Songs" filter param (&params=…). The explicit Songs-tab filter
+  // re-ranks results toward a same-named artist's full discography and drops the exact track.
+  // The default blended search (what the browser shows, even logged-out) ranks the official
+  // track first — which is what we want.
   const ytmQuery = `${rawArtist || mainArtist} ${searchTitle}${albumQuerySuffix}`;
-  const ytmUrl = `https://music.youtube.com/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(ytmQuery)}&params=${YTM_SONGS_PARAM}`;
+  const ytmUrl = `https://music.youtube.com/search?q=${encodeURIComponent(ytmQuery)}`;
   const expectedAudio = path.join(dir, `${fileBase}.${CONFIG.audioFmt}`);
   const hasAudio = () => fs.existsSync(expectedAudio);