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Abbreviations in titles should generally be expanded. Probably the most common abbreviations used in titles are "Vol." and "Pt.", these should always be expanded to "Volume" and "Part". |
Abbreviations in titles should generally be expanded. Probably the most common abbreviations used in titles are "Vol." and "Pt.", these should always be expanded to "Volume" and "Part". |
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The only exceptions to this guideline are "feat." for "featuring" and "vs." for "versus". Also, acronyms such as "OST" should not be expanded. |
The only exceptions to this guideline are "feat." for "featuring" and "vs." for "versus". Also, acronyms such as "OST" should not be expanded. |
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Additional information which is not part of the name of a song or album should be in parentheses. You often see this with alternate versions of tracks, or when an artist is featured on a track. |
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| ''Good Morning Heartache (feauturing Lil' Mo)'' || ''Good Morning Heartache (feat. Lil' Mo)'' |
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Revision as of 14:04, 5 December 2009
Titles
When entering a release or track title into MusicBrainz, please adhere to the following guidelines:
- Follow the appropriate Capitalization Standard
- Expand abbreviations
- Use parentheses for extra information
- Use a colon (:) to separate multi-line parts
- Use a slash (/) to separate multiple titles
- Use a comma (,) to separate words such as Volume or Part from the title itself
Detailed guidelines
Follow the appropriate Capitalization Standard
Album and song titles are often found in uppercase on the back cover of CDs. For example, the album Songs of Love and Hate by Leonard Cohen is written as SONGS OF LOVE AND HATE on the cover. This is usually the choice of a graphic designer, not the artist. So, instead of copying the title from the cover, we follow certain rules to capitalize a title. There rules are different for each language, please see Capitalization Standard for more information.
Expand abbreviations
Abbreviations in titles should generally be expanded. Probably the most common abbreviations used in titles are "Vol." and "Pt.", these should always be expanded to "Volume" and "Part". The only exceptions to this guideline are "feat." for "featuring" and "vs." for "versus". Also, acronyms such as "OST" should not be expanded.
Use parentheses for extra information
Additional information which is not part of the name of a song or album should be in parentheses. You often see this with alternate versions of tracks, or when an artist is featured on a track.
Use a colon (:) to separate multi-line parts
Use a colon (:) to separate multi-line parts of a release title. If there is an alternative dividing punctuation mark such as the question mark (?) or exclamation point (!), use that mark instead of the colon.
Use a slash (/) to separate multiple titles
If two releases are re-released on one CD, or if two songs share the same track, the title should be split as follows: "This Is the Modern World / All Mod Cons".
Note that this is space, slash, space!
Use a comma (,) to separate words such as Volume or Part from the title itself
When a release or track is part of a series, seperate the volume or part name from the title with a comma, like this: "The Red Weed, Part 1".
If the title already ends with an alternative punctuation mark, such as a question mark (?) or an exclamation point (!), use that mark instead of the comma.
Examples
Capitalization
Title on release | Title in MusicBrainz |
confusion the waitress | Confusion the Waitress |
AAN DE BEWONERS VAN DIT PAND | Aan de bewoners van dit pand |
Notes: The first title uses Capitalization Standard English, the second example is a dutch title and thus Capitalization Standard Dutch applies.
Series and abbreviations
Title on release | Title in MusicBrainz |
PAST MASTERS · VOLUME ONE | Past Masters, Volume One |
We Have Explosive (Pt. 5) | We Have Explosive, Part 5 |
Extra information in the title
Title on release | Title in MusicBrainz |
Good Morning Heartache (feauturing Lil' Mo) | Good Morning Heartache (feat. Lil' Mo) |
Subtitles
Title on release | Title in MusicBrainz |
feel ghood muzik ·the 8th wonder· |
Feel Ghood Muzik: The 8th Wonder |
FINAL FANTASY CRYSTAL CHRONICLES Ring of Fates Original Soundtrack |
Final Fantasy: Crystal Chronicles: Ring of Fates |
Multiple titles
Title on release | Title in MusicBrainz |
THIS IS THE MODERN WORLD and ALL MOD CONS |
This is the Modern World / All Mod Cons |
Notes
The intent for this page is to replace the following wiki pages:
MainTitle, VolumeNumberStyle, PartNumberStyle, SeriesNumberStyle, SubTitle, SubTitleStyle, MultipleTitleStyle, SplitReleaseTitleStyle, AbbreviationStyle.
Still todo:
- merge in: