Versions, remixes and special editions
How to use the Version field, why you leave it empty for the original recording, and why the version never goes in the title.
When you release something that isn't the original recording — a remix, a live version, a deluxe edition — that goes in the Version field, not in the title.
The Version field
There's a Version (Optional) field in two places:
- On the release: for the whole thing (Deluxe Edition, Remastered…).
- On each track: for that specific recording (Live, Acoustic, Remix, Radio Edit…).
Leave it empty for the original version
If it's the standard recording, type nothing.
The system rejects values that don't belong: if you enter "original", "album version", "studio", "standard" or similar, it warns you and clears the field. Only real versions get text here.
What to put when there is a version
A short, descriptive label for the type of version:
- Live
- Acoustic
- Remix or [Name] Remix
- Radio Edit, Extended Mix, Instrumental
- At the release level: Deluxe Edition, Remastered
The version doesn't go in the title
The title is just the song's name. The version goes in its field.
Stores combine the two to show, for example, Song Name (Live). If you write "(Live)" inside the title, it will appear duplicated or malformed.
Remixes: who the remixer is
On a remix, the version field holds Remix (or [Remixer] Remix), and the remixer is credited with their own role in the track's credits.
A remixer is not a featured artist or a primary artist, unless the remix is explicitly released under their name.
Versions and codes
A version that is a different recording — a remix, a live take, a re-recording — needs its own ISRC.
Re-releasing the same master unchanged (for example, when migrating your catalog) keeps the original ISRC. More detail in Using an existing ISRC.
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