# How to Extract Title from Filename

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**Created:** [July 29, 2021, 6:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-extract-title-from-filename/53896 "2021-07-29T06:29:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![mclaren](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/a9a28c/32.png) [@mclaren](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mclaren)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 6:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-extract-title-from-filename/53896/1 "2021-07-29T06:29:40Z")

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How can I extract the title of a song from the filename?

My files names are in this format:

Hey Jude - The Beatles

So first the title and the the group etc

I just cannot work out hoe to do this, if indeed I can

Thanks

paul

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**Author:** ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\
**Post date:** [July 29, 2021, 9:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-extract-title-from-filename/53896/2 "2021-07-29T09:44:00Z")

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Hi and welcome!

It's done by using _Convert → Filename - Tag_, in this case with a format string of  
`%title% - %artist%`

Please see [Documentation → Import Parts of the Filename to the Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-files-and-import-tags-from-files/51720#import-parts-of-the-filename-to-the-tag) for a more detailed explanation of the feature and just reply here, if anything remains unclear or does not work as expected.