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Change Release Date on song in music file M4A

I have a new song downloaded into my music app on my Mac.

Right clicking on the particular song allows changing of certain data (select "Get Info")


There is a field called "Release Date" You can select this field to show in the list of fields in the Music window.

However, this field is not editable, and this field will be WRONG when you select a particular song to download from an album not the original album and sometimes the original is not available.

MOST of the time, you get a "The Best of bla bla bla....."


I this case, the "Release date" is the date of the ALBUM, not the song.


My question is, on a Mac, what do I need to edit this value.

I have Adobe Audition, but that seems to only edit the actual music, or am I wrong??

Thanks for your help

iMac 27″ 5K, macOS 13.1

Posted on Jul 7, 2023 6:32 PM

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Change Release Date on song in music file M4A

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