diff --git a/commands/play.js b/commands/play.js
index 36e32b9..9862a77 100644
--- a/commands/play.js
+++ b/commands/play.js
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ const { addToQueue, playNextInQueue } = require('../utils/queueManager');
 const ytDlpExec = require('yt-dlp-exec');
 const { v4: uuidv4 } = require('uuid');
 const path = require('path');
+const { EmbedBuilder } = require('discord.js');
 
 module.exports = {
     name: 'play',
@@ -18,37 +19,45 @@ module.exports = {
             return message.reply('Please provide a YouTube link or a song name.');
         }
 
-        let url;
-        if (isValidURL(searchQuery)) {
-            url = searchQuery;
-        } else {
-            try {
+        let url, title;
+        try {
+            if (isValidURL(searchQuery)) {
+                url = searchQuery;
+                const info = await ytDlpExec(url, { dumpSingleJson: true });
+                title = info.title;
+            } else {
                 const searchResult = await ytDlpExec(`ytsearch:${searchQuery}`, {
                     dumpSingleJson: true,
                     noPlaylist: true,
                     format: 'bestaudio/best',
                     quiet: true,
                 });
-                url = searchResult.webpage_url;
-            } catch (error) {
-                console.error('yt-dlp search error:', error);
-                return message.reply('Could not find the song. Please try again.');
+                url = searchResult.entries[0].webpage_url;
+                title = searchResult.entries[0].title;
             }
-        }
 
-        const tempFilePath = path.join(__dirname, '../utils/tmp', `${uuidv4()}.mp3`);
-        try {
+            const embed = new EmbedBuilder()
+                .setColor('#0099ff')
+                .setTitle('Now Playing')
+                .setDescription(`**${title}**`)
+                .setFooter({ text: `Requested by ${message.author.username}`, iconURL: message.author.displayAvatarURL() });
+
+            message.channel.send({ embeds: [embed] });
+
+            const tempFilePath = path.join(__dirname, '../utils/tmp', `${uuidv4()}.mp3`);
             await ytDlpExec(url, {
                 cookies: path.join(__dirname, '../cookies.txt'),
                 format: 'bestaudio',
                 output: tempFilePath,
                 quiet: true,
             });
+
             addToQueue(message.guild.id, tempFilePath);
             playNextInQueue(message.guild.id, voiceChannel);
+
         } catch (error) {
             console.error('yt-dlp error:', error);
-            message.reply('Failed to download video with yt-dlp.');
+            message.reply('Failed to retrieve or download video. Please try again.');
         }
     },
 };