How do I get rid of "EXPLICIT" labels on track listings?

While I appreciate there may be legal of aesthetic reasons for Apple wanting/needing to raise awareness of the content of song lyrics, this is not a feature I value and would like to get rid of it from those tracks where it is cluttering my iTunes listing.


Can anyone please tell me how to remove the red box tag sitting alongside the song title? I can't see any way of removing it by editing ID3 tags but hope there is another solution.


Thanks fior any suggestions.

Posted on Dec 9, 2013 2:49 PM

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Dec 11, 2013 11:55 AM in response to turingtest2

Frankly I'm a bit disappointed that both of the responses I've received have tried to push a personal ethic though in your case it's mitigated by the advice you've provided, for which I'm grateful.


The only possibly "explicit" word I can detect on the offending track has 4 letters, begins with 's' and ends in 't'.

I felt it was excessive to label this as "explicit" (though people have different tolerances, clearly) and that's what prompted my question.


So thanks for the suggestion, and I have ticked the appropriate box in acknowledgement.

Dec 11, 2013 3:30 PM in response to paKman300

I prefer to buy the undoctored versions of songs. I'm quite happy to have the labels show up in my library, though I agree that occasionally they are used inappropriately. They're also only applied to store purchases but occasionally I would like to be able to set the explicit flag on songs I've ripped from CD. I don't recall ever testing it, but it seems mp3tag can reveal a property called ITUNESADVISORY, presumably editing this would change the status of a song.

tt2

Dec 12, 2013 9:55 AM in response to turingtest2

I don't have a problem with the labelling - given some of the lyrical content out there it is very necessary - provided I can remove it if I choose, which was the basis of the original question.


One problem is that the labelling isn't consistent. I've just checked the lyrics for the track on-line and I can't see anything else that might cause offence other than the word I mentioned above. I've just been listening to the Haim album in the last hour and the same word can be heard quite clearly on one track. Yet the download listing on iTunes and shows no corresponding warning. So either Apple or the record companies aren't being consistent. Similarly, John Lennon's "Working Class Hero" is well-known for containing a swear word that's more likely to give offence than the one I referred to before. The track can't be downloaded from iTunes, but I checked Amazon and there it is in the MP3 list - twice - and no sign of any warning.


Anyway, I think we've done this to death now, so thanks again for the suggestion, which I've acted on.

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