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Overview

A Track annotation is user contributed text attached to a specific track entry.

{i} You may consult either the Annotation or Track page for general information about them.

Track annotation content

A track annotation may hold any information about a track that does not fit into the fields of the database. The following uses are suggested:

• Trivia: some trivial facts about the track, composition
• Matrix Number
• Historical facts: place of recording, or any other data related to the conditions of recording that doesn't fit into the AdvancedRelationships system
• Disambiguation and other edition information: you can use the track annotation to provide more information about the track, like its take number, if it is previously unreleased, etc...
• Miscellaneous editing warnings or information: for example if the track presents some specific spelling and/or capitalization difficulty
• Additional comment about the state of the information attached to the track entry: if work or research needs to be done on that track
• This list is not exhaustive: you may use a track annotation for pretty much anything you can think of - as long as it matches the purpose of Annotations, and relates to the track entry to which it's attached.

Note that track annotations are specially useful for NonAlbumTracks.

{X} You mustn't add copyrighted content copied from other resources, be they online or printed. More generally, you really shouldn't copy/paste any kind of content, unless it's purely factual.

Track annotation style

At that time there is no official (neither recommended) style for track annotations. We may later propose such a style guide if there is really a need for it.

Annotations suggested readings

You can consult:

• for suggestions and recommendations about annotations content, depending on the context:
  • Artist Annotation
  • Release Annotation
  • Label Annotation
  • Track Annotation

• How Annotations Work for details about the annotations mechanism, and how to edit them.
• Annotation FAQ, for some quick answers to common questions.
• The Users Mailing List, the MusicBrainz Forum, the IRC channel, or the annotation discussion page, to discuss the current system or documentation, ask new questions, or suggest style enhancements.

If you're interested in either the future or the past, you may additionally consult/contribute to Annotation Future (suggest enhancements, list problems and limitations, or propose a new masterplan), or Annotation History (for a list of fixed tickets and some interesting insight into the old days)