VERSION_PARENS Error Titles & versions

Version descriptors go in parentheses

Version information (Remix, Live, Acoustic, Instrumental, Radio Edit, Remastered and similar) goes in the version field or in parentheses after the title, never after a dash.

Severity: Error
Field: track_title
Checks: Titles
Rule ID: VERSION_PARENS

§ 01

How the checker tests it

Flags a dash followed by a version word at the end of a title.

Fix. Title (Acoustic Version).

§ 02

Examples

Summer Rain - Acoustic Version Fails VERSION_PARENS Summer Rain (Acoustic Version)

Paper Hearts – Radio Edit Fails VERSION_PARENS Paper Hearts (Radio Edit)

Summer Rain (Acoustic Version) Passes

Paper Hearts (Remix) [Radio Edit] Passes

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§ 03

Try it

Try it on a titleRuns the published title rules as you type

Summer Rain THEMATIC - Acoustic Version

Fails 1 title rule 0 search terms

VERSION_PARENS Version descriptors go in parentheses Summer Rain (Acoustic Version)

Formatting fix Summer Rain (Acoustic Version)

§ 04

Sources

Read the guide: How to Format Remix, Live, Acoustic and Other Version Titles

§ 05

Cite this rule

Metadata Style Guidelines (2026). VERSION_PARENS: Version descriptors go in parentheses. https://www.metadatastyleguidelines.com/rules/version-parens

https://www.metadatastyleguidelines.com/rules/version-parens