About this section

In this section, you need to add tracks (if you haven’t already) and fill in their details.

Please note that the data you enter for individual tracks takes priority over the data specified for the release as a whole. Later in this article, when describing the fields of this section, you’ll find examples of cases where track-level data can override album-level data.

Table contents

In this table, you can see a summary of your tracks — including track title, artist(s), and ISRC code. The “State” column shows whether your track is ready. To the right of it is the delete button.

You can reorder your tracks if needed by clicking and dragging them up or down with the left mouse button.

Double-clicking a track will open its editing window.

Track Editing

In the pop-up window, you’ll see 6 tabs available.

1. Track Information

This is where you need to configure the main data for the track.

Track Status

If you’ve already added this same track in another release, you don’t need to re-enter all its information. You can select a previously uploaded track by clicking the arrow on the right side of the field and choosing the desired one. It will be added to the release with all its existing data.

"Copy artists and composers from album" button

Let’s look at this button first, before the rest of the fields. You might’ve seen a similar button in the first section of release editing. It saves time by applying the album-level data directly to the track.

Track title

In this field, enter only the title of the track — do not include any featured artist tags like “feat. Alex” or remix versions like “Alex remix”. These elements will appear in stores automatically if you specify the featured artist in the next tab (“Artists and Contributors”) and enter the remix title in the appropriate field. We explain the naming requirements for releases and tracks in this article.

Remix name

Use this field to enter the remix title if the track is a remix. Otherwise, leave it blank.

ISRC code

Enter the ISRC code here if you already have one, or check the box “Give me code from SMW block” and we’ll provide one for you — free of charge.

Genre

Select the genre that best fits your track. Note: for some genres, an additional subgenre field may appear — you can use it or leave it blank.

Track copyright and phonograph info

These fields were already filled out in the first section of the release editor. By default, all tracks inherit the values entered there. If needed, you can specify track-level copyright and rights for the recording. To do so, check the boxes and enter a different rights holder. This is another case where track-level data overrides the album-level data.

Explicit lyrics

Use this field to indicate whether the track contains explicit content. It can be completely clean, muted with sound effects, or fully uncensored. This will affect whether the Explicit label appears on the track in stores.

Start of preview

Here, enter the second at which the 30-second store preview should begin. This is the part users will hear before buying the track in stores where previews are available.

Countries for track

This setting only affects Spotify delivery.

Use this field to choose which countries the track should be delivered to.If all tracks in the album are expected to have the same distribution geography, you can skip this field. By default, the track will be delivered to the countries you specify later in the release creation process, in the “Countries” section. This is yet another example of track-level settings overriding release-level ones.

2. Artists and Contributors

Most of the fields in this tab have already appeared during the first stage of release creation.

For proper completion of this tab, we recommend reading our article Roles of Artists and Contributors.

Display artist

This field shows how the artist or group of artists will be displayed across stores. It’s generated automatically based on what you enter in the next field — Primary artist(s).

Primary artist(s)

In this group of fields, you must list all artists who worked on the track and should be displayed as performers in stores (not as featured artists). You also need to assign their roles (the pink tags next to the field). Once published, the track will appear both in your catalog (your store profile) and in the catalogs of the other artists listed here.

Initially, there’s only one artist field shown, but you can add more using the “Add performer” button. You must enter only one artist per field.

Artists will appear in stores in the exact order you add them here. If needed, you can reorder them using the arrow icon on the right side of each field.

Contributors

In this group of fields, you must specify contributors to the track, along with their roles (displayed in a cyan tag next to the field).

Instrumental

Use this field to indicate whether your track contains lyrics. Check the box if there are no lyrics in the track.

Publisher(s)

Here, you need to specify your publishing agency. If you don’t have one, leave the default Label Control tag in place. We explain more about publishing agencies in this article.

Track audio language

Use this field to specify the language of the vocals in the track. If you’ve marked the track as instrumental, this field will disappear. For multilingual tracks, you can either choose the dominant language (by duration or by text volume) or simply select one at your discretion.

3. Dates and prices

This tab is used to specify the track’s release date and pricing information.

First track issue year

Enter the year the track was originally released. If it’s a new release, enter the year you plan to publish it. If it was previously released as part of another release, use the year of that earlier publication.

First track release date

If this track was previously released in another release, enter the date of that first release. If it’s a brand new track, you can skip this field.

iTunes track price tier

Use this field to set the track price for iTunes. You can assign different prices to different tracks within an album. This and the next two fields are examples of where track-level pricing overrides album-level pricing.

Note: this price applies only to track purchases, not to streaming. Streaming services set their own pricing, and you cannot configure it.

Secondary shops price tier

This refers to all stores that support content purchases, excluding iTunes.

Russian shops price tier

This refers to all stores that support content purchases, excluding iTunes and other non-Russian stores.

4. Stereo track

In this tab, you need to attach the audio file to the track — the one you previously uploaded in the “Media Files” section. The “Track file” field shows the file name as it appears in our system. The “Original track file” field displays the original name of the file you uploaded. Below, you’ll find technical details about the file.

5. Dolby Atmos track

If no Dolby format file is uploaded, this section displays upload tips. If you do upload a file in the correct format, you’ll need to attach it to the track here. Once attached, technical details will appear in place of the tips.

6. Track lyrics

In this tab, you can add lyrics for your track — either as plain text or in karaoke format. In this tab, you can add lyrics for your track — either as plain text or in karaoke format. When you click the “Add lyrics as TTML file” button, you’ll be able to either upload a ready-made TTML file or use our built-in TTML editor. We explain how to use it in this article.