# Edit title by adding date in parenthesis **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [October 11, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-title-by-adding-date-in-parenthesis/54701 "2021-10-11T02:11:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![taran2ula](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@taran2ula](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/taran2ula)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 2:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-title-by-adding-date-in-parenthesis/54701/1 "2021-10-11T02:11:40Z")
I would like to create a custom action to place a specific date in parenthesis after the end of the title. Example Before: ABC - Book of Love Example After Edit: ABC - Book of Love (1986) I used this string that I figured out for myself: %title% '('%year%')' and it inputs the ear of the album and I want it to put in the year that I specify. Also I want to do the same thing for the \_FILENAME and I use this string: %artist% - %title% '('%year%')' which works ok but sometimes the date is wrong and I want to specify a specific year. Can anyone help me figure this out? MP3tag is awesome software. Imagine editing thousands of songs one by one? I used to do it until this software. thank you MP3Tag. Cheers to all. ---
**Author:** ![MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/motleyg/32/440_2.png) [@MotleyG](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MotleyG)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 5:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-title-by-adding-date-in-parenthesis/54701/2 "2021-10-11T05:00:46Z")
> [@taran2ula](#): > > and I want it to put in the year that I specify You want to specify a different date than what is in the %year% field? So where will this come from? And for the file name that is not processing correctly, what is the result and how is it different than what you expect? ---
**Author:** ![Sn1p3r31173](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/sn1p3r31173/32/9606_2.png) [@Sn1p3r31173](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sn1p3r31173)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 8:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-title-by-adding-date-in-parenthesis/54701/3 "2021-10-11T08:51:52Z")
Is there a "year" function in MP3Tag? I found only the %\_date% function, which appears in this format: %title% (%\_date%) Of course, if you desire to add the current date after the Title content. ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 8:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-title-by-adding-date-in-parenthesis/54701/4 "2021-10-11T08:56:56Z")
> [@Sn1p3r31173](#): > > %\_date%) This shows the system time/date. I doubt that this was the OPs idea. The tag field that shows the 4-digit year is called YEAR or, if referenced, %year% There are other fields with time references like RELEASETIME and other properties like | Field | Purpose | | --- | --- | | %\_file\_create\_date% | Short creation date | | %\_file\_create\_datetime% | Long creation date | | %\_file\_create\_datetime\_raw% | Long creation date (unix timestamp) | | %\_file\_mod\_date% | Short modification date | | %\_file\_mod\_datetime% | Long modification date | | %\_file\_mod\_datetime\_raw% | Long modification date (unix timestamp) | For a full reference of supported fields, see the help > **[Tag Field Mappings – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/mapping/)** > > Overview of all available tag fields, their names in Mp3tag, and how they are mapped to the internal structures of the different tag formats. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor. ---
**Author:** ![Sn1p3r31173](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/sn1p3r31173/32/9606_2.png) [@Sn1p3r31173](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sn1p3r31173)\ **Post date:** [October 11, 2021, 9:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-title-by-adding-date-in-parenthesis/54701/5 "2021-10-11T09:02:19Z")
The "Year" is only the name of the "Year" field. So, before you can add the %year% into or after any title in brackets, you have to have the "Year" field already tagged with a year. So, the format will be in this way: Field: TITLE Format string: %title% (%year%) ---
**Author:** ![taran2ula](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/e480ec/32.png) [@taran2ula](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/taran2ula)\ **Post date:** [June 17, 2022, 11:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-title-by-adding-date-in-parenthesis/54701/6 "2022-06-17T23:40:11Z")
Sorry for the late reply I lost this forum and just found it again. Thank you ever so kindly for your help. I do appreciate all of you that replied. Cheers and stay healthy and happy folks. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-title-by-adding-date-in-parenthesis/54701/7 "2026-02-09T12:29:28Z")