Problem with sound playback when clicking on an image

My html document has the following code:

    <script>
    function playSound() {
      document.getElementById("easteregg").innerHTML= "<embed src=\"file.mp3\" hidden=\"true\" autostart=\"true\" loop=\"false\" />";
    }
    </script>

      

        
        
        
      

    

    <div class="navbar-header">
        <button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse" data-target=".navbar-collapse">
            <span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span>
            <span class="icon-bar"></span>
            <span class="icon-bar"></span>
            <span class="icon-bar"></span>
        </button>
        <a class="navbar-brand"><img src="img/logo.png" width="180px" onclick="playSound();" /></a>
    </div>

      

        
        
        
      

    

    <span id="easteregg"></span>

      

        
        
        
      

    

Nothing happens when I click the logo. Thoughts?

Edit : Found a solution.

I took Blake McConnell's advice and converted to tag <audio>

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code:

    audio { 
        display:none;
    }

    <a class="navbar-brand"><img src="img/logo.png" width="180px" onclick="document.getElementById('easteregg').play();" /></a>

    <audio id="easteregg" src="file.mp3" type="audio/mpeg" hidden="true" controls="false"></audio>