: Using single or double quote I have scoured the internet but have found conflicting information. When in in dialogue in writing a person mentions the name of a song, should it be in single

I have scoured the internet but have found conflicting information. When in in dialogue in writing a person mentions the name of a song, should it be in single quote? Example below and the part in question is the title of the song, Dance With My Father Again:

She pushed the play button on the remote and the soulful voice of Luther Vandross singing, â€˜Dance with my Father Again,â€™ filled the room.

This makes me think of something else; being that it's a title, should every beginning word be capitalized = Dance With My Father Again?

Thanks folks.

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Song titles belong in quotes. If you're writing fiction think about the reader. Dialog uses double-quotes to frame the spoken word. In that dialog a song title can't also use double-quotes without potentially confusing the reader about where the dialog ends. So that is a good time to use single quotes.

"My favorite song," she said, "is 'Memories', or maybe 'All of Me', or even 'Hello'."

Hope this helps.

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