# Simple tagging question **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [January 26, 2012, 4:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-tagging-question/12998 "2012-01-26T04:33:50Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![RoronoaDSanji](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@RoronoaDSanji](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RoronoaDSanji)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 4:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-tagging-question/12998/1 "2012-01-26T04:33:50Z")
Hi, not sure this is the right place to ask i have searched, maybe i didnt get the search terms right anyway, im trying to change all my mp3 file's Date tag i initially tagged them as YYYY.MM.DD (with a period separating them) but now i need to change them all to YYYY-MM-DD (with a dash separating them) is there a easy way to do this with MP3TAG? sorry if there's a obvious answer, im not very good with these. thank you 🙂! ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 5:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-tagging-question/12998/2 "2012-01-26T05:11:57Z")
Have a look at the FAQs for a "Replace" action. [/t/967/1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/967/1) Setup an action for the DATE field, and replace the dot by the dash. ---
**Author:** ![RoronoaDSanji](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@RoronoaDSanji](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RoronoaDSanji)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-tagging-question/12998/3 "2012-01-26T16:50:41Z")
> [@RoronoaDSanji](#): > > Hi, not sure this is the right place to ask > i have searched, maybe i didnt get the search terms right > > anyway, im trying to change all my mp3 file's Date tag > i initially tagged them as > YYYY.MM.DD (with a period separating them) > but now i need to change them all to > YYYY-MM-DD (with a dash separating them) > is there a easy way to do this with MP3TAG? > sorry if there's a obvious answer, im not very good with these. > > thank you 🙂! thank you, now i have another question which field do i put in mp3tag , to chage the "Date" tag in foobar? i tried both YEAR and DATE but none of my files have the YEAR field for the DATE field the DATE did get changed when i right click \> extended tag in MP3TAG but when i put them in foobar, and right click \> Properties, the "Date" tag becomes empty not sure if i explained that clearly, english isnt my first language also am i tagging the Date(in foobar) correctly? and what is the YEAR tag(in MP3TAG) and the DATE tag(MP3tag) which one should i use to tag the album release date? ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-tagging-question/12998/4 "2012-01-26T16:57:32Z")
The DATE tag from foobar is the long date and represented by RELEASEDATE in Mp3tag. The short date (only the year) is YEAR in MP3tag. ---
**Author:** ![pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/pone/32/272_2.png) [@pone](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pone)\ **Post date:** [January 26, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-tagging-question/12998/5 "2012-01-26T18:49:36Z")
Foobar changed something about the DATE field recently. Foobar now combines Mp3tag's YEAR and Mp3tag's DATE fields and displays them in one field called DATE. If you have both fields, both values are show. I can't confirm ohrenkino's remark about RELEASEDATE. This is shown as an extrafield to me at foobar. ---
**Author:** ![RoronoaDSanji](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@RoronoaDSanji](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RoronoaDSanji)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 4:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-tagging-question/12998/6 "2012-01-27T04:32:32Z")
> [@ohrenkino](#): > > The DATE tag from foobar is the long date and represented by RELEASEDATE in Mp3tag. > The short date (only the year) is YEAR in MP3tag. if that is true, does that mean i should find a field call RELEASEDATE in Mp3tag? because i cant find one in extended tag nor in the field drop down menu when i do action \> replace am i using the program in a wrong way? > [@pone](#): > > Foobar changed something about the DATE field recently. > Foobar now combines Mp3tag's YEAR and Mp3tag's DATE fields and displays them in one field called DATE. If you have both fields, both values are show. > > I can't confirm ohrenkino's remark about RELEASEDATE. This is shown as an extrafield to me at foobar. if it combines the YEAR and DATE fields, why do i get a empty Date field in foobar when I edit DATE field in mp3tag (but there was a Date displayed before i try changing it in mp3tag)? so basically, heres what is happening for me: Date in foobar is the same as Date in mp3tag if the Date is edited in foobar if Date in mp3tag is edited, the Date in foobar will be empty Year in mp3tag is the same as Date in mp3tag in the Year is edited on mp3tag if Date is edited again on foobar, Year in mp3tag will be gone and there will be two Date fields, the first one is the date that was edited in foobar the second time, and the second Date field is what was previously the Year field that was a bit confusing to me as well, ill try to word it better, tell me if you are having trouble understanding it. thank you:) ---
**Author:** ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 5:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-tagging-question/12998/7 "2012-01-27T05:59:31Z")
> [@RoronoaDSanji](#): > > ... i should find a field call RELEASEDATE in Mp3tag? ... if it combines the YEAR and DATE fields, why do i get a empty Date field in foobar when I edit DATE field in mp3tag (but there was a Date displayed before i try changing it in mp3tag)? ... that was a bit confusing to me ... Read there what tag-field relate to what tag-type ... Tag field mappings [https://docs.mp3tag.de/mapping](https://docs.mp3tag.de/mapping) DD.20110127.0759.CET ---
**Author:** ![RoronoaDSanji](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@RoronoaDSanji](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RoronoaDSanji)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-tagging-question/12998/8 "2012-01-27T15:49:25Z")
alright so after reading that, and the tag mapping for foobar, i found that thers 2 Date field in foobar, one is TYER(ID3v2.3) and the other one is TDRC(ID3v2.4) so the fact that theres 2 Date showing in mp3tag does that mean one program is writing in 2.3 frame and the other one is writing in 2.4 frame? is that how it works? or can the program reconize which version of ID3 the file is tagged as and write in the same version? im not very sure how this work even after some reading can someone just give me a simplify answer for this? and what is the most effective way to change all my YYYY.MM.DD date into YYYY-MM-DD? thx ---
**Author:** ![dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/dano/32/6_2.png) [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2012, 9:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-tagging-question/12998/9 "2012-01-27T21:16:30Z")
There are some limitations with the foobar DATE tag also depending on the ID3v2 version on ID3v2.3 You can only use YYYY to make foobar write to the TYER frame If you use YYYY-MM-DD it will write to a TXXX frame on ID3v2.4 You can use YYYY-MM-DD and foobar writes to TDRC If you use YYYY.MM.DD it will write again to a TXXX frame So if you want to use the YYYY-MM-DD format you should use ID3v2.4 tags. ---
**Author:** ![RoronoaDSanji](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/73ab20/32.png) [@RoronoaDSanji](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RoronoaDSanji)\ **Post date:** [January 28, 2012, 3:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-tagging-question/12998/10 "2012-01-28T03:33:44Z")
thank you, that clears up most of my confusion and im now able to change all my tags to the way i wanted it now i got one last question: while i was searching for this, i found a lot of post about changing ID3v2.4 back to ID3v2.3 but i dont quiet get the reason behind it is there something wrong with the newer version? why are some people changing back to 2.3? what is the "better" one to use? thx ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-tagging-question/12998/11 "2026-02-09T12:23:37Z")