# How do i include the track# in the title tag?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-include-the-track-in-the-title-tag/4234
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 25, 2006, 8:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-include-the-track-in-the-title-tag/4234 "2006-12-25T08:18:04Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@sherpa101](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sherpa101)
#### Post date: [December 25, 2006, 8:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-include-the-track-in-the-title-tag/4234/1 "2006-12-25T08:18:04Z")
I want the title field to include the track number and the title, and i want the track number to have a "0" in front if it is a 1 digit number. So if the original file looked like this:
Track:1
Title: Airbag
It would look like this:
Track: 01
Title: 01 Airbag
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### Author:  [@Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sebastian_Mares)
#### Post date: [December 25, 2006, 9:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-include-the-track-in-the-title-tag/4234/2 "2006-12-25T09:07:36Z")
Use a Format values type of action with **TITLE** as field and **[$num(%track%,2)]%title%** as formatstring.
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### Author:  [@Wink](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Wink)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2006, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-include-the-track-in-the-title-tag/4234/3 "2006-12-30T17:25:36Z")
I am having a similar problem.
My filenames are formatted: 01 - Song Title.mp3
My titles are: Song Title
I want to add the track # to the title (ie.) 01 - Song Title
I used the "Filename - Tag" filter and put in %title% as the string.
Above the string box it shows: Format string: 01 - Song Title.mp3
Below the string box it shows: title 01 - Song Title
I press OK and nothing changes! 
Why?
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### Author:  [@Sebastian\_Mares](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sebastian_Mares)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2006, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-include-the-track-in-the-title-tag/4234/4 "2006-12-30T17:56:31Z")
Any chance that you write tags that you don't read? For example you have Mp3tag set to write APEv2 tags but only have it set to read ID3v1 and ID3v2.
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### Author:  [@Wink](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Wink)
#### Post date: [December 30, 2006, 6:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-include-the-track-in-the-title-tag/4234/5 "2006-12-30T18:48:53Z")
Thanks for the quick reply.
I originally loaded version 2.34 and had the "Filename - Tag" filter problem. I then installed 2.37a over the previous version and I still had the "Filename - Tag" filter problem. I believe loading 2.37 without uninstalling 2.34 was the problem and my big mistake!! Version 2.37a then crashed after I posted my problem. It crashed when I chose "Custom columns..." All the columns were empty. I couldn't figure out how to get the columns back so I just uninstalled MP3TAG and loaded 2.37a and all works great, even the "Filename - Tag" filter problem.
I figured I would post this as it might help others.
Again, thanks.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-include-the-track-in-the-title-tag/4234/6 "2026-02-09T12:20:03Z")