---
title: kMDItemContentCreationDate
framework: coreservices
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: coreservices/kmditemcontentcreationdate
---

# kMDItemContentCreationDate

The creation date of an edited or optimized version of the song or composition.

## Declaration

```swift
let kMDItemContentCreationDate: CFString!
```

## Discussion

Discussion This value is supplementary to kMDItemRecordingDate, which indicates the original recording date of the song or composition.