diff --git a/spt/play.go b/spt/play.go
index 051bff8..cbba8ad 100644
--- a/spt/play.go
+++ b/spt/play.go
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 package spt
 
 import (
+	"errors"
+	"strings"
+
 	"github.com/zmb3/spotify/v2"
 )
 
@@ -50,3 +53,11 @@ func TogglePlayback() error {
 	}
 	return nil
 }
+
+func UriToID(uri spotify.URI) (spotify.ID, error) {
+	a := strings.Split(string(uri), ":")
+	if len(a) != 3 {
+		return "", errors.New("Error Decoding the URI")
+	}
+	return spotify.ID(a[2]), nil
+}