# Foobar says writer = %lyricist% in mp3, %composer% in m4a

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/foobar-says-writer-lyricist-in-mp3-composer-in-m4a/7616
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 15, 2008, 2:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/foobar-says-writer-lyricist-in-mp3-composer-in-m4a/7616 "2008-12-15T02:29:06Z")
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### Author: ![neothe0ne](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/n/5fc32e/32.png) [@neothe0ne](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/neothe0ne)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2008, 2:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/foobar-says-writer-lyricist-in-mp3-composer-in-m4a/7616/1 "2008-12-15T02:29:06Z")

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I tried searching and there were a couple topics on the %writer% tag, but I didn't see any comparing the differences between mp3 and m4a/mp4 tags.

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### 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, 12:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/foobar-says-writer-lyricist-in-mp3-composer-in-m4a/7616/2 "2026-02-09T12:21:15Z")

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