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=Definition of all parts of a track title=

In [[MusicBrainz Terminology|MusicBrainzTerminology]], the track title is the entire text string representing the name of a [[Track]] on a [[Release]]. 

This page deals with (a) the definition of different parts of TrackTitles and (b) the ordering of these parts. 

==Definition==

; '''[[Main Title|MainTitle]]''': 
: This is the major part of a title, and is the main reference when talking about a work or a person. For example, in the track title "''Take Me to Heaven (Hell remix) (feat. Linda B.)''", "''Take Me to Heaven''" is the [[Main Title|MainTitle]]. 
; '''[[Part Number|PartNumber]]''': 
: This is a special part of the track title that defines where this track fits into a series of tracks, and has its own style rules as defined in [[Part Number Style|PartNumberStyle]]. Usually it takes the form "Part x", but there may be other distinguishers used. 
; '''[[Track Version|TrackVersion]]''': 
: Part of the track title that describes the remix name, edit name, the fact that it's a live recording, etc. i.e. [[Remix Style|RemixStyle]] deals with this. 

; '''[[Extra Title Information Style|ExtraTitleInformation]]''': 
: This is anything that is not actually considered part of the title but which we include anyway in the interests of retaining metadata. Example: "''(feat. Schizophrenia)''" in "''Entrance to Exit (feat. Schizophrenia)''". The aim in the future would be that [[Extra Title Information Style|ExtraTitleInformation]] would eventually become a separate entity from the [[Main Title|MainTitle]]. An important attribute of [[Extra Title Information Style|ExtraTitleInformation]] is that it should never be considered vital to the title; in other words the title of the track would still be complete even if it were missing the [[Extra Title Information Style|ExtraTitleInformation]]. There are a couple of [[Style Guideline|StyleGuideline]]s that deal with this:
:* [[Featuring Artist Style|FeaturingArtistStyle]] 
:* [[Versus Style|VersusStyle]]

==Ordering==

The order of the parts of a TrackTitle is: 
: [[Main Title|MainTitle]] [ [[Part Number]] ] [ [[Track Version]] ] [ [[Extra Title Information Style]] ] 

Parts between '[' and ']' indicate not all TrackTitles have them, but if they do, they must be added. 

Note that for multiple songs on one track [[Multiple Title Style|MultipleTitleStyle]] applies. 

[[Extra Title Information Style|ExtraTitleInformation]] should be ordered by how they relate to each other and to the track as a whole. It is difficult to describe exactly what I mean by this so I will try to demonstrate it instead with the following examples. 
: [[Artist Name|ArtistName]]: ''Delerium'' TrackTitle: ''Silence (feat. Sarah McLachlan) (Sanctuary mix)'' 

All versions of Silence feature Sarah McLachlan, so it's more relevant to the track overall ("Silence" as a whole) than to the remix name (which is specific to this version of the track only). 
: [[Artist Name|ArtistName]]: ''David Bowie'' TrackTitle: ''I'm Afraid of Americans (V3 mix by Nine Inch Nails) (feat. Ice Cube)'' 

Only this particular remix of the track features Ice Cube, so the remix details are considered more relevant to the track than the featured artist.

==Examples==

* "''Together in Wonderland (Miracle mix) (feat. DJ Nonsense)''" 
* "''Like a Rolling Stone (live)''" 
* "''Medley: Santa Claus Is Coming to Town / O Little Town of Bethlehem''" 
* [[Multiple Title Style|MultipleTitleStyle]] example: "''Heaven / [untitled]''" 
* "''[silence]''" 

==See also==

* [[Multiple Title Style|MultipleTitleStyle]], 
* [[Untitled Track Style|UntitledTrackStyle]] 
* [[Classical Track Title Style|ClassicalTrackTitleStyle]] for [[Classical Music|ClassicalMusic]] tracks