My song has the same name as another existing song...

[SKYflyer]

I just wrote a song that I titled "Dying Days". Upon some googling, i noticed that this was the name of a song by the band Pavement. The lyrics aren't very similar other than that they both have the phrase "dying days".

Is it ok to have the same song name, like legally/copyright wise or whatever?

 

[grn]

yes, many songs have the same title, some have even come out around the same time and been hits

 

[Rusty K]

And you can't possibly title yours differently?

Rusty K

 

[SKYflyer]

And you can't possibly title yours differently?

Rusty K

obviously i could, but since this phrase is repeated throughout the song, it simply makes sense for this to be the title.

Anyways, thanks for the reply saying that it is ok to have the same title.

 

[BMWerks]

Rest easy. You can't copyright "titles". Name the song whatever you want to.

 

[Richard Monroe]

Song titles and short phrases are not copyrightable. You are good to go, at least in the U.S.-Richie