# Simple switch in the same field
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-switch-in-the-same-field/18792
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 10, 2017, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-switch-in-the-same-field/18792 "2017-03-10T19:14:24Z")
**Posts on this page:** 7
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### Author:  [@yves31](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/yves31)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2017, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-switch-in-the-same-field/18792/1 "2017-03-10T19:14:24Z")
Hello 🙂
I just want to do a simple things
On the title field, I have
Artist - Song
I want to simply do
Song - Artist
Thank for your help
Yves
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 10, 2017, 7:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-switch-in-the-same-field/18792/2 "2017-03-10T19:38:52Z")
> [@yves31](#):
>
> Hello 🙂
>
> I just want to do a simple things
> ....
Create an action of the type "Replace with regular expression" for TITLE
Search string: (._) - (._)
Replace string: $2 - $1
Leaves the question: why do you have such a mess in the title and mix title and artist instead of having them in their appropriate fields? No, this was rhetoric.
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### Author:  [@yves31](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/yves31)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-switch-in-the-same-field/18792/3 "2017-03-13T16:18:03Z")
Thanks!
It work fine 🙂
The reason is my artist field has "various artist".
I did billboard compilation and my jukebox software use the artist field to sort first.
Title Artist
01 - Call Me - Blondie Various artist
02 - Another Brick In The Wall Pt 2 - Pink Floyd Various artist
etc...
Yves
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2017, 5:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-switch-in-the-same-field/18792/4 "2017-03-13T17:20:41Z")
> [@yves31](#):
>
> Thanks!
>
> It work fine 🙂
>
> The reason is my artist field has "various artist".
>
> I did billboard compilation and my jukebox software use the artist field to sort first.
> ...
Have you ever tried to fill the field ALBUMARTIST with "Various Artists"? Perhaps this overcomes the data mix.
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### Author:  [@grievousangel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/grievousangel)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2017, 6:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-switch-in-the-same-field/18792/5 "2017-03-28T18:05:47Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#):
>
> Create an action of the type "Replace with regular expression" for TITLE
> Search string: (._) - (._)
> Replace string: $2 - $1
>
> Leaves the question: why do you have such a mess in the title and mix title and artist instead of having them in their appropriate fields? No, this was rhetoric.
Example: Change 'The Beatles' to 'Beatles, The'. How to do thisw?
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [March 28, 2017, 6:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-switch-in-the-same-field/18792/6 "2017-03-28T18:14:16Z")
> [@GrievousAngel](#):
>
> Example: Change 'The Beatles' to 'Beatles, The'. How to do thisw?
Action of the type "Replace with regular expression" for ARTIST
Search string: The (.\*)
Replace string: $1, The
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-switch-in-the-same-field/18792/7 "2026-02-09T12:26:43Z")