diff --git a/internal/mp3util/mp3util.go b/internal/mp3util/mp3util.go
index fa368e1..6ffb6e9 100644
--- a/internal/mp3util/mp3util.go
+++ b/internal/mp3util/mp3util.go
@@ -11,8 +11,31 @@ import (
 	"github.com/tcolgate/mp3"
 )
 
-// GetDuration returns the actual duration of an MP3 file by analyzing its frames
+// Maximum number of frames to sample for bitrate calculation
+const maxFramesToSample = 100
+
+// GetDuration returns the estimated duration of an MP3 file by sampling frames
+// and using file size and bitrate for calculation to avoid processing very large files
 func GetDuration(filePath string) (time.Duration, error) {
+	fileInfo, err := os.Stat(filePath)
+	if err != nil {
+		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to stat MP3 file: %w", err)
+	}
+	fileSize := fileInfo.Size()
+
+	// First try to calculate duration by sampling bitrate
+	duration, err := getDurationByBitrateSampling(filePath, fileSize)
+	if err == nil {
+		return duration, nil
+	}
+
+	// If bitrate sampling fails, fall back to size-based estimation
+	return getDurationByFileSize(fileSize), nil
+}
+
+// getDurationByBitrateSampling calculates MP3 duration by sampling a limited number of frames
+// to determine the average bitrate, then uses that with the file size to estimate duration
+func getDurationByBitrateSampling(filePath string, fileSize int64) (time.Duration, error) {
 	file, err := os.Open(filePath)
 	if err != nil {
 		return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to open MP3 file: %w", err)
@@ -27,11 +50,11 @@ func GetDuration(filePath string) (time.Duration, error) {
 	decoder := mp3.NewDecoder(file)
 	var frame mp3.Frame
 	var skipped int
-	var totalSamples int
-	sampleRate := 0
+	var totalBitrate int
+	var frameCount int
 
-	// Process the frames to calculate the total duration
-	for {
+	// Sample a limited number of frames to calculate average bitrate
+	for frameCount < maxFramesToSample {
 		if err := decoder.Decode(&frame, &skipped); err != nil {
 			if errors.Is(err, io.EOF) || errors.Is(err, io.ErrUnexpectedEOF) {
 				break
@@ -39,17 +62,46 @@ func GetDuration(filePath string) (time.Duration, error) {
 			return 0, fmt.Errorf("failed to decode MP3 frame: %w", err)
 		}
 
-		if sampleRate == 0 {
-			sampleRate = frame.Samples()
+		// Get bitrate from the frame header in bits per second
+		bitrate := int(frame.Header().BitRate())
+		if bitrate <= 0 {
+			continue
 		}
 
-		totalSamples += frame.Samples()
+		totalBitrate += bitrate
+		frameCount++
 	}
 
-	if totalSamples == 0 || sampleRate == 0 {
-		return 0, errors.New("could not determine MP3 duration")
+	if frameCount == 0 {
+		return 0, errors.New("could not read any MP3 frames with a valid bitrate")
 	}
 
-	durationSeconds := float64(totalSamples) / float64(sampleRate)
+	// Calculate average bitrate in bits per second
+	averageBitrate := totalBitrate / frameCount
+
+	if averageBitrate <= 0 {
+		return 0, errors.New("invalid bitrate detected")
+	}
+
+	// Calculate duration: file size (bits) / bitrate (bits per second)
+	// Subtract ~10KB for headers and metadata (conservative estimate)
+	metadataEstimate := int64(10 * 1024)
+	adjustedSize := fileSize
+	if fileSize > metadataEstimate {
+		adjustedSize -= metadataEstimate
+	}
+
+	durationSeconds := float64(adjustedSize*8) / float64(averageBitrate)
 	return time.Duration(durationSeconds * float64(time.Second)), nil
 }
+
+// getDurationByFileSize provides a rough estimate of MP3 duration based only on file size
+// using the assumption of ~128kbps average bitrate for most MP3 files
+func getDurationByFileSize(fileSize int64) time.Duration {
+	// Assume average bitrate of 128kbps (common for MP3)
+	assumedBitrate := 128 * 1024 // bits per second
+
+	// Calculate duration: file size (bits) / bitrate (bits per second)
+	durationSeconds := float64(fileSize*8) / float64(assumedBitrate)
+	return time.Duration(durationSeconds * float64(time.Second))
+}