# How to add related works **URL:** \ **Category:** MusicBrainz\ **Tags:** works\ **Created:** [February 15, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-to-add-related-works/463476 "2020-02-15T13:35:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![dpr](https://community.metabrainz.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dpr](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/dpr)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-to-add-related-works/463476/1 "2020-02-15T13:35:19Z")
I’m struggling to add a related work to a recording… This ought to be simple. Its a live recording of a Paul Simon song - > **[You’re the One](https://musicbrainz.org/recording/44b7da29-3ec3-4a72-91ba-c9b6bcfab3a4)** > > Live recording > of You’re the One > by Paul Simon > > Duration: 05:06 which is a live recording of [Recording “You’re the One” by Paul Simon - MusicBrainz](https://musicbrainz.org/recording/9d0e0aeb-034d-43d5-9d62-6b8028ae939b). When I try to use the MBID (9d0e0aeb-034d-43d5-9d62-6b8028ae939b) in the relationship editor, and works as the relationship type it allows me to select ‘live’, but I can’t click ‘done’… What I am I missing please ---
**Author:** ![kellnerd](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/kellnerd/32/66963_2.png) [@kellnerd](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/kellnerd)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-to-add-related-works/463476/2 "2020-02-15T16:20:27Z")
You’ve made a basic mistake: **Recording ≠ Work** This means you can’t select a recording for a relationship that requires a work. The solution is to connect both recordings to the same work (which has information about composition & lyrics). Unfortunately there is no work for the song _You’re the One_ by Paul Simon yet, but you can create it by typing in the title (instead of the MBID) and selecting _Add new work_. In the popup dialog you can now enter the information given in the booklet of the [corresponding original album](https://musicbrainz.org/release/218606c9-4031-497d-9277-c245bee4a41a/cover-art): [https://ia600204.us.archive.org/15/items/mbid-218606c9-4031-497d-9277-c245bee4a41a/mbid-218606c9-4031-497d-9277-c245bee4a41a-6132947863.jpg](https://ia600204.us.archive.org/15/items/mbid-218606c9-4031-497d-9277-c245bee4a41a/mbid-218606c9-4031-497d-9277-c245bee4a41a-6132947863.jpg) In this case that’s just the most basic information (assuming the song has English lyrics?): ![Work editor](https://community.metabrainz.org/uploads/default/original/3X/8/0/80cf90ea0811065cf03aa5087f92e11cbd0ee70a.png) More information can be found in the [Wiki](https://wiki.musicbrainz.org/How_to_Use_Works). ---
**Author:** ![dpr](https://community.metabrainz.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/8797f3/32.png) [@dpr](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/dpr)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-to-add-related-works/463476/3 "2020-02-15T17:11:45Z")
Thanks. I need to study up on the data model some more… However, Surprised that when someone added the album, it did not create the work… and that the UI did give me a good clue when I put the MBID in. ---
**Author:** ![Freso](https://community.metabrainz.org/user_avatar/community.metabrainz.org/freso/32/25_2.png) [@Freso](https://community.metabrainz.org/u/Freso)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2020, 8:03pm UTC](https://community.metabrainz.org/t/how-to-add-related-works/463476/4 "2020-02-15T20:03:24Z")
You might also want to give this tutorial video a look: It covers using the Relationship Editor for adding/relating Works too. 🙂 Edit: Possibly also give this introduction to the various MusicBrainz entities a watch: https://www.youtube.com/embed/JJ8ZIgUaxrI?feature=oembed&wmode=opaque&list=PLDFCBbxgWJO91l_gjU8MCY5Ri4VnfmNo2&start=0