Why Is Suno Cutting My Songs Short?
Suno usually cuts a song short because the lyrics or section tags you gave it ran out before the song reached full length, not because of a bug. Add more lyrics with tags like [outro] and [fade out], or use Suno's Extend tool to add more music after the first generation ends.
Suno builds each song around the lyrics and structure tags you give it. If your lyric sheet is short, has no [outro] tag, or you left the prompt on a simple one line idea, Suno often ends the track right after the last line instead of writing a natural close. This is different from a bug. It is Suno matching the length of the song to the length of the words and tags it was handed.
The fix is usually to write a longer, tagged lyric sheet, or to use Extend to pick up where the song stopped. If you want backup on the suno ai side of things, suno v6 changed how editing works, but the core cause of short songs has not changed.
Why does Suno stop my song early?
Suno does not generate a fixed length every time. It reads your lyrics and section tags and builds a song to fit them. A few common causes:
- Short lyrics: under about 15 lines often produces a short clip, since there is not enough content for a verse, chorus, and outro.
- No ending tags: without an [outro] or [fade out] tag, Suno may end the song right after the last lyric line instead of writing a close.
- Simple prompt mode: a one line style prompt with no structure gives Suno less to build on than a full custom lyric sheet.
- Model length cap: a single generation on suno v6, v6-wild, or v6-mini tops out at about 8 minutes, according to the Suno Help Center, so very long ideas may need more than one generation.
How do I get Suno to finish the whole song?
Give Suno more to work with, then extend if you still need more length.
- Write 30 to 40 lines of lyrics with section tags such as [verse], [chorus], [bridge], and [outro], instead of a short idea.
- Add a closing tag like [outro] or [fade out] so Suno knows to wind the song down instead of stopping cold.
- Use Extend: open the song's triple dot menu, choose Remix/Edit, then Extend, and pick how much of the original to keep before adding new bars.
- Once the extension sounds right, use Get Whole Song from the triple dot menu to merge the original and the extension into one track.
- See the full steps in the Suno Help Center guide to extending a song.
My song ends abruptly, but it's not actually short. What now?
A song that stops at a normal length but cuts off the last word or chord is a different problem from a song that is simply too short. For an abrupt ending, use Suno's editing tools on the same song instead of starting over: Crop to trim dead air, Fade Out to smooth a hard stop, or Replace Section to redo just the last few bars. Regenerating the whole track from scratch is rarely necessary for an ending fix.
Does my Suno plan limit song length?
No. Plan tier controls how many songs you can download each month, not how long a single song can be. That download cap is a separate limit from generation length, covered in suno download limits. If you are also unsure what each tier costs, check suno pricing before you upgrade just to fix a short song.
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Frequently asked
What is the maximum length for one Suno song?
About 8 minutes per generation on v6, v6-wild, and v6-mini, according to the Suno Help Center. Most songs come out shorter because the lyrics and tags you gave it were shorter.
Can I fix a song that already got cut off?
Yes. Open the song, choose Extend from the triple dot menu, keep the part you like, add new lyrics for the rest, then use Get Whole Song to merge both parts into one file.
Does Suno v6 fix songs cutting short?
Not by itself. suno v6 added tools to edit parts of a song with text instructions and to fix a single lyric line, but you still need full lyrics and an outro tag to get a full length song from the first generation.
Why did Suno only give me 30 seconds?
That almost always means the lyric sheet or prompt was very short. Add more lines and section tags, including a chorus repeat and an outro, and generate again.