What are the various listings Apple Music has for single music tracks?

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What are the various listings Apple Music has for single music tracks?

What are the different listings Apple has for some "Single" music tracks.

I've seen on some Apple or iTunes store music tracks where some single tracks particularly on compilation albums that some tracks are listed as "Single Version" then looking at one for Donna Summer I see "Edit",

"Single Edit". I've heard of Radio Edit but what is the difference and what is the recording industry standard and Apple's standard for these?

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Posted on Jul 29, 2024 1:43 PM

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Jul 29, 2024 2:21 PM in response to lamontsim

Hi,

The copyright holders provide the music with appropriate metadata. Many compilations have edited versions which is the past would probably be the version that was issued as a single. Single version or edit would often mean the same. These day Radio edit would probably mean the same.

You mentioned Donna Summer - one of her hits was MacArthur Park - over 8 minutes with single edit of around 4 minutes.

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Jul 29, 2024 2:35 PM in response to Jimzgoldfinch

Thank you Jimz. I now have a better understanding of this.

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