Music recording

In-text citations

Paraphrasing

Guy Sebastian's song touches a father's love for his child and ...

Direct quote

Place direct quotes between double quotation marks " " and provide the year and a timestamp to indicate the exact starting point of the quote.

"Won't let the big bad world get you no way" (Sebastian 0:59).

Works Cited

Template

Performer. “Title of Song.” By Writer (if different from performer). Title of Album. Label, Year. Form/Website Name (if online).

Examples

Single track (LP)

Sinatra, Frank. “Autumn in New York.” By Vernon Duke. Come Fly With Me. Capitol, 1958. LP.

Single track (Online)

Sebastian, Guy. “Big Bad World.” Armageddon. Sony Music Australia, 2012. Apple iTunes. Web.

Album (CD)

Perry, Katy. Prism. Capitol, 2013. CD.

Notes on style
  • Single track/song: Give name of performer and title of song (in quotation marks). Give name of songwriter if different from performer. Give album title (italics), and name of recording label and year. Add form (e.g., LP, CD, Web, etc.).
  • Whole album: Give name of performer, album title (italics), label and year, and form.
  • Online: Give website name before publication medium (‘Web’). If available originally in another form, add original publisher (label) and year.