diff --git a/source/PlayState.hx b/source/PlayState.hx
index 17fd3ac..d926e12 100644
--- a/source/PlayState.hx
+++ b/source/PlayState.hx
@@ -1695,65 +1695,9 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatState
 		previousFrameTime = FlxG.game.ticks;
 		lastReportedPlayheadPosition = 0;
 
-		if (!paused)
-		{
-			#if sys
-			if (!isStoryMode && isSM)
-			{
-				trace("Loading " + pathToSm + "/" + sm.header.MUSIC);
-				var bytes = File.getBytes(pathToSm + "/" + sm.header.MUSIC);
-				var sound = new Sound();
-				sound.loadCompressedDataFromByteArray(bytes.getData(), bytes.length);
-				FlxG.sound.playMusic(sound);
-			}
-			else
-				FlxG.sound.playMusic(Paths.inst(PlayState.SONG.song), 1, false);
-			#else
-			FlxG.sound.playMusic(Paths.inst(PlayState.SONG.song), 1, false);
-			#end
-		}
-
-		FlxG.sound.music.onComplete = endSong;
+		FlxG.sound.music.play();
 		vocals.play();
 
-		// Song duration in a float, useful for the time left feature
-		songLength = FlxG.sound.music.length;
-
-		if (FlxG.save.data.songPosition)
-		{
-			remove(songPosBG);
-			remove(songPosBar);
-			remove(songName);
-
-			songPosBG = new FlxSprite(0, 10).loadGraphic(Paths.image('healthBar'));
-			if (PlayStateChangeables.useDownscroll)
-				songPosBG.y = FlxG.height * 0.9 + 45;
-			songPosBG.screenCenter(X);
-			songPosBG.scrollFactor.set();
-			add(songPosBG);
-
-			songPosBar = new FlxBar(songPosBG.x
-				+ 4, songPosBG.y
-				+ 4, LEFT_TO_RIGHT, Std.int(songPosBG.width - 8), Std.int(songPosBG.height - 8), this,
-				'songPositionBar', 0, songLength
-				- 1000);
-			songPosBar.numDivisions = 1000;
-			songPosBar.scrollFactor.set();
-			songPosBar.createFilledBar(FlxColor.GRAY, FlxColor.LIME);
-			add(songPosBar);
-
-			var songName = new FlxText(songPosBG.x + (songPosBG.width / 2) - (SONG.song.length * 5), songPosBG.y, 0, SONG.song, 16);
-			if (PlayStateChangeables.useDownscroll)
-				songName.y -= 3;
-			songName.setFormat(Paths.font("vcr.ttf"), 16, FlxColor.WHITE, RIGHT, FlxTextBorderStyle.OUTLINE, FlxColor.BLACK);
-			songName.scrollFactor.set();
-			add(songName);
-
-			songPosBG.cameras = [camHUD];
-			songPosBar.cameras = [camHUD];
-			songName.cameras = [camHUD];
-		}
-
 		// Song check real quick
 		switch (curSong)
 		{
@@ -1820,6 +1764,66 @@ class PlayState extends MusicBeatState
 
 		FlxG.sound.list.add(vocals);
 
+		if (!paused)
+		{
+			#if sys
+			if (!isStoryMode && isSM)
+			{
+				trace("Loading " + pathToSm + "/" + sm.header.MUSIC);
+				var bytes = File.getBytes(pathToSm + "/" + sm.header.MUSIC);
+				var sound = new Sound();
+				sound.loadCompressedDataFromByteArray(bytes.getData(), bytes.length);
+				FlxG.sound.playMusic(sound);
+			}
+			else
+				FlxG.sound.playMusic(Paths.inst(PlayState.SONG.song), 1, false);
+			#else
+			FlxG.sound.playMusic(Paths.inst(PlayState.SONG.song), 1, false);
+			#end
+		}
+
+		FlxG.sound.music.onComplete = endSong;
+		FlxG.sound.music.pause();
+		
+		// Song duration in a float, useful for the time left feature
+		songLength = FlxG.sound.music.length;
+
+		if (FlxG.save.data.songPosition)
+		{
+			remove(songPosBG);
+			remove(songPosBar);
+			remove(songName);
+
+			songPosBG = new FlxSprite(0, 10).loadGraphic(Paths.image('healthBar'));
+			if (PlayStateChangeables.useDownscroll)
+				songPosBG.y = FlxG.height * 0.9 + 45;
+			songPosBG.screenCenter(X);
+			songPosBG.scrollFactor.set();
+			add(songPosBG);
+
+			songPosBar = new FlxBar(songPosBG.x
+				+ 4, songPosBG.y
+				+ 4, LEFT_TO_RIGHT, Std.int(songPosBG.width - 8), Std.int(songPosBG.height - 8), this,
+				'songPositionBar', 0, songLength
+				- 1000);
+			songPosBar.numDivisions = 1000;
+			songPosBar.scrollFactor.set();
+			songPosBar.createFilledBar(FlxColor.GRAY, FlxColor.LIME);
+			add(songPosBar);
+
+			var songName = new FlxText(songPosBG.x + (songPosBG.width / 2) - (SONG.song.length * 5), songPosBG.y, 0, SONG.song, 16);
+			if (PlayStateChangeables.useDownscroll)
+				songName.y -= 3;
+			songName.setFormat(Paths.font("vcr.ttf"), 16, FlxColor.WHITE, RIGHT, FlxTextBorderStyle.OUTLINE, FlxColor.BLACK);
+			songName.scrollFactor.set();
+			add(songName);
+
+			songPosBG.cameras = [camHUD];
+			songPosBar.cameras = [camHUD];
+			songName.cameras = [camHUD];
+		}
+
+
 		notes = new FlxTypedGroup<Note>();
 		add(notes);