Template:Infobox song/doc
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Articles about songs should include an infobox that provides an overview or summary of the song.
Code[edit source]
The first template code below includes the most commonly used infobox parameters. If there is no information in the article to support the field, leave it blank. Remove the <!--
and -->
to use the {{Start date}} and {{Duration}} subtemplates.
The second includes the full set of parameters; most articles will not need many of the fields and they may be left blank or removed. Please note that adding fields other than those listed, such as |arranger=
or |recording engineer=
, will not be displayed.
Most commonly used parameters[edit source]
{{subst:Infobox song | name = | cover = <!--just the file name--> | type = | artist = | album = | B-side = | released = <!--{{Start date|YYYY|MM|DD}}--> | format = | recorded = | studio = | genre = | length = | label = | writer = <!--for both music and lyrics--> | producer = | prev_title = <!--for a singles chronology--> | prev_year = | next_title = | next_year = }}
Tracking categories[edit source]
- Category:Pages using infobox song with deprecated parameters (170)
- Category:Pages using infobox song with unknown parameters (0)
- Category:Infobox song with A-side or B-side quote formatting fix needed (0)
- Category:Song articles with missing songwriters (27)
- Category:Song articles with both composer and songwriter (0)
- Category:Song articles with both lyricist and songwriter (3)
- Category:Song articles with lyricist but not composer (3)
- Category:Music infoboxes with unknown value for type (0)
- Category:Music infoboxes with malformed table placement (0)
- Category:Music infoboxes with Module:String errors (0)
- Category:Duration without hAudio microformat (1)