How Do You Write Song Names?

[LightFang]

Specifically, I have seen two variants:

Artist - Song

or

Song - Artist

For example, if I used "Feel the Pain" by Dinosaur Jr., I could write:

Dinosaur Jr. - Feel the Pain

or

Feel the Pain - Dinosaur Jr.

So, which method do you guys use?

Toll is also incoming.

Poll is here. Personally, I do Artist - Title because then I can organize music by artists more quickly.

Also, please state where you're from, I think there may be a correlation between how you write it and where you're from. I'm West Coast, USA.

 

[LucyDuke]

Artist - Title

or, with more detail

Artist - Album - ## - Title

Northeast US - New England - Providence

 

[kulade]

General Category, Specific

Surname, Given Name

Artist, Track

Seems logical enough to me.

 

[Dachs]

Artist - Track, always.

 

[Camikaze]

Song- Artist

And to shed some more light on the subject, Day/Month/Year.

 

[LucyDuke]

Ew! YearMonthDay ftw.

 

[azzaman333]

Queens of the Stone Age - Leg of Lamb

Oh wait, this isn't the what music you're listening to thread.

 

[_random_]

Usually, Artist-Song, but sometimes I'll mix it up a little.

 

[dutchfire]

Song title - Artist

I'm in the Netherlands, that's in Europe. We also do Day - Month - Year

 

[Dachs]

Song title - Artist

I'm in the Netherlands, that's in Europe. We also do Day - Month - Year

Plenty a Yooropeans voted t'other way.

 

[Masada]

Australian's are the only civilized group in this debate.

 

[Agent327]

I don't. Songs have titles, not names and I type, not write.

 

[Synobun]

Song - Artist
Day/Month/Year

I must be a witch.

 

[Irish Caesar]

Artist - Title

...although here I've tended to put the artist in bold lately.

Artist - Album - ## - Title

This works in some cases... but then I always wonder if the album should be underlined, since I like italicizing the title.

Bad Company - Bad Company - Bad Company

for example?

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United States - New England

 

[Winner]

Song + od* + Artist

* - Czech conjuction meaning "from" or "by"

 

[amadeus]

In my files: Artist - Title

Also, I use Month/Day/Year

 

[LucyDuke]

LF, you shoulda used more recognizable names for your poll. I can't tell which is which without the labels.

 

[Irish Caesar]

I second that; something like

Beethoven - Ninth Symphony would be more recognizable.

 

[amadeus]

LF, you shoulda used more recognizable names for your poll. I can't tell which is which without the labels.

No kidding.

 

[Godwynn]

I've always done Artist - Track

It makes it easier to find in my music library.