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<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">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.
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">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.
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* '''[[Remix Style|RemixStyle]]''':
* '''[[Track Version|TrackVersion]]''':
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">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.
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">Another special form of ''[[Extra Title Information|ExtraTitleInformation]]'' that defines a different version of a track, typically called a remix. These works are generally extended versions, dance club versions, or complete reconstructions/re-imaginings of the original track, typically by a different artist. The resulting song can be quite different to the original, and so remix information is considered vital to distinguish the track from the original or from other remixes/versions. Sometimes a track is completely renamed when it is remixed; this is outside the scope of [[Extra Title Information|ExtraTitleInformation]] and is more appropriate to [[Advanced Relationships|AdvancedRelationships]]. See [[Remix Style|RemixStyle]] for details on how to format remix information.
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* '''[[Extra Title Information|ExtraTitleInformation]]''':
* '''[[Extra Title Information|ExtraTitleInformation]]''':
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==Ordering==
==Ordering==

The order of the parts of a TrackTitle is:
<ul><li style="list-style-type:none">[[Main Title|MainTitle]] [[[Part Number|PartNumber]]] [[[Track Version|TrackVersion]]] [[[Extra Title Information|ExtraTitleInformation]]]
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Parts between '[' and ']' indicate not all TrackTitle<code><nowiki></nowiki></code>s have them, but if they do, they must be added.

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


[[Extra Title Information|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.
[[Extra Title Information|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.
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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.
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.

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


==Examples==
==Examples==

Revision as of 15:21, 16 January 2006

Definition of all parts of a track title

In MusicBrainzTerminology, the track title is the entire text string representing the name of a Track on an Album.

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

Definition

  • 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 MainTitle.
  • 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 PartNumberStyle. Usually it takes the form "Part x", but there may be other distinguishers used.
  • Part of the track title that describes the remix name, edit name, the fact that it's a live recording, etc. i.e. RemixStyle deals with this.
  • 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 ExtraTitleInformation would eventually become a separate entity from the MainTitle. An important attribute of 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 ExtraTitleInformation. There are a couple of StyleGuidelines that deal with this:

Ordering

The order of the parts of a TrackTitle is:

  • MainTitle [[[Part Number|PartNumber]]] [[[Track Version|TrackVersion]]] [[[Extra Title Information|ExtraTitleInformation]]]

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 MultipleTitleStyle applies.

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.

  • 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).

  • 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"
  • MultipleTitleStyle example: "Heaven / [untitled]"
  • "[silence]"

Discussion

How about a NonAlbumTrackStyle? Maybe that's a special version of TrackAttributesStyle? It should contain more information than 'normal' tracks to distinguish different versions of tracks. --Zout

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