Template:Song/doc

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Usage

This template is for professional songs.

All fields are optional.

To embed this template on a page, copy & paste the code below to the top of the new page:

{{Song
|title=
|artist=
|album=
|release date=
|genre=
|activity dates=
|use=
|links=
|related=
|seealso=
|image=
|image caption=
|image alt text=
}}


Key

  • |title=: The official name of the game. If left blank, the template will use the article title.
  • |artist=: The song's artist.
  • |album=: The song's album, if any.
  • |release date=: The song's release date.
  • |genre=: The song's genre
  • |activity dates=: The dates when fan activity using the song started or become more prevalent, if unknown or the same as release date, can be left blank.
  • |use=: Where the song is used, e.g. in fan vids, TikTok edits, lyrics are used in webweaving, or if people make covers
  • |links=: Link/s to the song.
  • |related=: Other song pages related to the article's topic
  • |seealso=: Other non-song pages related to the article's topic
  • |image=: A visual fanwork that demonstrates the article's subject. Only the file name is needed and should be used. The template will truncate [[File:]] and similar markup, and arguments in [[File:]] markup passed to image may result in unexpected behavior.
  • |image caption=: A caption for the image. Good information to put here is a short description of the image, title and author information, and so on.
  • |image alt text=: Alt text for the image; this should be a description of the image and its contents.

Example

Song
TitleCarry On Wayward Son
ArtistKansas
AlbumLeftoverture
Release Date19 November 1976
GenreRock
Activity DatesApril 2006 – Current
Fan UseIn the Supernatural fandom for vids, fan art
LinksYouTube link
See AlsoSupernatural, Dean Winchester & Sam Winchester
An photo of a sunflower field with the text "Example Image" imposed over it.
'Carry On Wayward Son' fanart example by examplename.
Related articles on Fanlore.

For example, the following code will create the infobox on the right.

{{Song
|title=Carry On Wayward Son
|artist=Kansas
|album=Leftoverture
|release date=19 November 1976
|genre=Rock
|activity dates= April 2006 – Current
|use=In the [[Supernatural]] fandom for [[vids]], [[fan art]]
|links=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2X_2IdybTV0 YouTube link]
|related=
|seealso=[[Supernatural]], [[Dean Winchester & Sam Winchester]]
|image=Example.jpg
|image caption='Carry On Wayward Son' fanart example by examplename.
|image alt text=An photo of a sunflower field with the text "Example Image" imposed over it.
}}