# I need to combine title with year in the title field.
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-need-to-combine-title-with-year-in-the-title-field/12992
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 25, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-need-to-combine-title-with-year-in-the-title-field/12992 "2012-01-25T03:22:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@Marcabove](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Marcabove)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2012, 3:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-need-to-combine-title-with-year-in-the-title-field/12992/1 "2012-01-25T03:22:24Z")
I've searched and tried several combinations and nothing has worked. I've used Format \> Title \> %title%%year% and %title% %year% and %title% ~ %year%. What am I doing wrong?
Thanks
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2012, 5:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-need-to-combine-title-with-year-in-the-title-field/12992/2 "2012-01-25T05:14:37Z")
Have you entered the right forum? In MP3tag there is no such menu or function like "Format".
For the basic proceedings to append a tag please refer to the FAQs:
[/t/967/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/967/1)
as format string use
%title% %year%
THis only works if the respective tags are filled.
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### Author:  [@Marcabove](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Marcabove)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2012, 4:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-need-to-combine-title-with-year-in-the-title-field/12992/3 "2012-01-25T16:05:51Z")
Under "Actions". When you create your own.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2012, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-need-to-combine-title-with-year-in-the-title-field/12992/4 "2012-01-25T19:28:17Z")
I think it is called "Format tag field" and the path is Actions\>New\> Format Tag field - but nevermind.
Back to your problem: what does not work?
Does modifying tags work (that is: have you set File\>Options\>Mpeg set to V1, V2 for reading, writing and unticked APE?)
What does the expected result look like?
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-need-to-combine-title-with-year-in-the-title-field/12992/5 "2026-02-09T12:23:36Z")