applaud

acclaim; clap one’s hands or shout after performances to indicate approval

Heard in 10 songs (131M+ combined views) — most famously in "Drunk" by Ed Sheeran.

Updated February 26, 2025

Songs Featuring “applaud

Ed Sheeran - Drunk

Time: 2:08

Open bottles of beer but never champagne

To applaud you with the sound that my hands make

Should I? Should I?

Ed Sheeran - Drunk

Oasis - I'm Outta Time

Time: 1:18

If I'm to fall

Would you be there to applaud?

Or would you hide behind them all?

Oasis - I'm Outta Time

Billy Joel - Zanzibar

Time: 0:07

Ali dances and the audience applauds

Though he's bathed in sweat, he hasn't lost his style

Billy Joel - Zanzibar

Jay-Z - A Star Is Born

Time: 0:25

Nobody could touch Puff back when Puff had it

Wayne's scorching, I'll applaud him

If he keep going, pass the torch to him

Jay-Z - A Star Is Born

George Jones - When the Last Curtain Falls

Time: 1:21

With the silence so loud we can't feel it all

There's no reason or cause to cheer or applaud

When the last curtain falls.

George Jones - When the Last Curtain Falls

Michael Bublé - I Wanna Be Around

Time: 1:52

And that's when I'll discover that revenge is sweet

As I sit there and applaud it

From a front row seat

Michael Bublé - I Wanna Be Around

Lou Reed - Goodnight Ladies

Time: 3:23

But now the tinsel light of star break

Is all that's left to applaud my heart break

And eleven o'clock I watch the network news

Lou Reed - Goodnight Ladies

Amy Grant - I Have Decided

Time: 1:31

And when the world begins to see you change

Don't expect them to applaud

Just keep your eyes on Him and tell yourself

Amy Grant - I Have Decided

They Might Be Giants - Damn Good Times

Time: 0:23

She coughs, and she laughs, and she makes a lot of calls

And all of the people applaud as she leaves the store (Damn good times)

As she leaves the store, all of the people applaud (Damn good times)

They Might Be Giants - Damn Good Times

Arctic Monkeys - If You Found This It's Probably Too Late

Time: 0:42

Someone's perception, trying not to bore

I'm a cold-hearted kidder, applaud, applaud

If you're the highest bidder, I'm yours

Arctic Monkeys - If You Found This It's Probably Too Late