In French
We follow the rules of French grammar.
Always capitalize the first word of the title. The other words are written with a lowercase letter:A breath of fresh air, Thy kingdom come,...
But if the title begins with the definite article (and it is not a sentence), capitalize the article, the first name of the title and the adjectives that precede it:The Split, Dirty Hands
When the title consists of coordinated nouns, capitalize each of the nouns and possibly the adjectives that precede them:The Fox and the Crow
When the pronoun or the definite article refers to God / Jesus / Holy Spirit, possibility of putting a capital letter.
When there is a verb in the title, then there is just a capital letter at the beginning.
In English
Titles should not be in all capitals, all lowercase, or random casing.
In addition, for English, words before and after a dash (-), slash (/), or colon (:) must be capitalized.
The following words must be in lowercase, with a few exceptions:
- a, an, and, as, but, for, from, nor, of, or, so, the, to, and yet.
- Prepositions of four letters or fewer (at, by, for, from, in, into, of, off, on, onto, out, over, to, up, and with), except when the word is part of a verb phrase or is used as another part of speech (such as an adverb, adjective, noun, or verb).
For example:
- In the Still of the Night
- (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman
- To Be, or Not to Be
- The One and Only
- God Willing & the Creek Don't Rise
- Some Kind of Trouble
- Love: And a Million Other Things
- Journey: Greatest Hits
- I Need a Doctor
- Just the Way You Are
- Waiting for the End
- The Ballad of Mona Lisa
- Lost in a Pair of Eyes
- I Got The - Single
Exceptions for Lowercase Words
Always capitalize the first and last word in a title. Capitalize the first and last word in parentheses. For example:
- To Be, or Not to Be
- What They're Looking For
- War (What Is It Good For?)
- (You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman
These rules also apply for purposely misspelled words.
- In da House
- It's for Reals
Uppercase Words in Title Case
Are, If, Is, It, Than, That, This
When the pronoun or definite article refers to God / Jesus / Holy Spirit : uppercase
For the names of artists, labels and structures
In most cases, these names follow the same rules as title names. If there is a special request, please contact us directly.
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