# Is there any standard for DATE tag formats?
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-any-standard-for-date-tag-formats/11710
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 13, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-any-standard-for-date-tag-formats/11710 "2011-03-13T21:03:35Z")
**Posts on this page:** 5
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### Author:  [@wilk4](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wilk4)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2011, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-any-standard-for-date-tag-formats/11710/1 "2011-03-13T21:03:35Z")
I use mp3tag to tag sermon audio MP3 files for our church, and I've tried to find out if the Date field is supposed to be formatted in any particular way, or any standard way.
1. Does anyone know if there is a standard or common format for the Date tag?
I was hoping something like YYYY-MM-DD but I haven't been able to find out much about the field, or how anyone uses it or formats it.
1. Also, is that date generally meant to be the date of the recording or sermon or whatever?
(as opposed to a file date for example)
2. Lastly, does anyone know if software or websites out there actually use the date tag or if it is a waste of my time to worry about all of this... 😉
thanks!
jeff
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### Author:  [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2011, 1:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-any-standard-for-date-tag-formats/11710/2 "2011-03-14T01:08:24Z")
> [@wilk4](#):
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> I use mp3tag to tag sermon audio MP3 files for our church, and I've tried to find out if the Date field is supposed to be formatted in any particular way, or any standard way.
Firstly what is your main app? **itunes, traktor (DJ software)** etc.. as they all read them differently.
Apps that I'm familiar with
**itunes** reads the date as **RELEASETIME** (see attached .jpeg for format) **Traktor** reads them as **YEAR** (see attached .jpeg for format)
Both should be written in the format **YYYY-MM-DD**
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### Author:  [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2011, 5:44am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-any-standard-for-date-tag-formats/11710/3 "2011-03-14T05:44:39Z")
> [@stevehero](#):
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> ...Apps that I'm familiar with
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> **itunes** reads the date as **RELEASETIME** (see attached .jpeg for format) **Traktor** reads them as **YEAR** (see attached .jpeg for format)
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> Both should be written in the format **YYYY-MM-DD**
stevehero, can you provide how the tag field YEAR is written/interpreted/presented by these applications too?
@wilk4
If you speak of a standard for date time values ... there is the ISO 8601 standard.
DD.20110314.0750.CET
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### Author:  [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)
#### Post date: [March 14, 2011, 11:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-any-standard-for-date-tag-formats/11710/4 "2011-03-14T11:02:48Z")
> [@DetlevD](#):
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> stevehero, can you provide how the tag field YEAR is written/interpreted/presented by these applications too?
Both should be written in the format **YYYY-MM-DD** in mp3tag:
**itunes** tag inside mp3tag is **RELEASETIME** field END result= **DD/MM/YYYY**** Traktor **tag inside mp3tag is** YEAR **field END result=** YYYY/MM/DD**
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-any-standard-for-date-tag-formats/11710/5 "2026-02-09T12:22:58Z")