---
title: kMDItemRecordingDate
framework: coreservices
role: symbol
role_heading: Global Variable
path: coreservices/kmditemrecordingdate
---

# kMDItemRecordingDate

The recording date of the song or composition.

## Declaration

```swift
let kMDItemRecordingDate: CFString!
```

## Discussion

Discussion This value contains the original recording date of the song or composition and is supplementary to kMDItemContentCreationDate, which indicates the date of an edited or optimized version.