sing along

Meaning

To sing a song at the same time as someone else who is already singing it, or to sing in unison with a recording. It is a highly interactive and casual activity.

Examples

• The crowd started to sing along when the band played their biggest hit.

  The crowd started to sing along when the band played their biggest hit.

• I love to turn up the radio in the car and sing along.

  I love to turn up the radio in the car and sing along.

• The children's show encourages kids to sing along with the characters.

  The children's show encourages kids to sing along with the characters.

• It's hard not to sing along to such a catchy chorus.

  It's hard not to sing along to such a catchy chorus.

• She knows all the lyrics, so she always sings along to every track.

  She knows all the lyrics, so she always sings along to every track.

Common Mistakes

• ✗ We sang together with the radio.

  ✓ We sang along with the radio.

  While 'sang together' is grammatically correct, native speakers specifically use 'sing along' when accompanying a recording or a performer.

• ✗ He likes to sing along the music.

  ✓ He likes to sing along to the music.

  You sing along *to* music or a song, or sing along *with* a person. 'Along' requires a preposition when followed by an object.

Related Expressions

Practice

• When the chorus started, the performer invited everyone in the audience to ___.

  💡 To join in and sing the song with the performer.

  Show answer

  sing along

• My favorite part of concerts is getting to ___ to all the classic tracks.

  💡 Two-word phrasal verb meaning to sing with the music.

  Show answer

  sing along