How to write a song or track title in title case
Song titles generally follow standard headline (title) case, similar to Chicago or AP. Streaming platforms and liner notes capitalize major words and lowercase minor ones. Paste a song or track title into the box above and the converter applies the right rule set instantly. You can switch styles to compare and pick the one that fits your context.
The quick rule
Capitalize the first and last words and all major words. Keep small words such as 'in', 'the' and 'with' lowercase in the middle. Consistent casing makes a track listing look polished across Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube.
Example
Type a phrase like “dancing in the rain with you” above and watch each word fall into place: the major words are capitalized, the small connecting words are lowercased, and the first and last words are always capitalized.
Streaming platform metadata rules for song titles
If you release music through a distributor (DistroKid, TuneCore, CD Baby, UnitedMasters and the rest), your track titles must pass each store's style check before they go live — and the strictest checks are about capitalization:
- Apple Music enforces its style guide at ingestion: English titles must use standard title case — capitalize the first and last words and every major word; lowercase articles, short conjunctions and short prepositions. Titles in ALL CAPS or all lowercase are rejected unless the artist's official branding genuinely uses that styling and you can show it.
- Spotify follows essentially the same convention and additionally polices version tags: extra descriptors must sit in parentheses with their own casing, e.g. Dancing in the Rain (Acoustic Version), never DANCING IN THE RAIN acoustic.
- Featured artists are formatted as feat. inside parentheses — (feat. Artist Name) — not folded into the title's casing.
- Remix, live and remaster tags are cased like titles too: (Live at Red Rocks), (2026 Remaster).
A rejected release can take days to re-review, so casing your track list correctly the first time is the cheapest release-day insurance there is. Paste your whole track list into the converter above — one line per song — and every line is cased at once. The same casing then carries over cleanly to YouTube titles, lyric sites and liner notes, so your catalog reads consistently everywhere fans find it.
Why correct casing matters here
Casing is the first thing a reader notices before they read a single full word. Inconsistent capitalization looks careless; clean title case signals that the rest of the work is just as carefully prepared. For a song or track title, it is a small detail that quietly builds trust.
Frequently asked questions
- Which style should I use for a song or track title?
- Song titles generally follow standard headline (title) case, similar to Chicago or AP. Streaming platforms and liner notes capitalize major words and lowercase minor ones.
- Should the first word always be capitalized?
- Yes. In every title-case style the first and last words are capitalized no matter what they are.
- Is title case better than sentence case here?
- It depends on tone. Title case looks formal and polished; sentence case feels more casual. Use the style switcher above to compare.
- Will Spotify or Apple Music reject a song title in all caps?
- Very likely, yes. Both stores' style guides require standard title case for English titles, and distributors flag ALL-CAPS or all-lowercase titles unless the stylization is a documented part of the artist's branding.