Editing Hidden track (section)

==Reasoning==
*[[Aaliyah]]'s self-titled album ''[[Aaliyah (album)|Aaliyah]]'' features the hidden song "Messed Up" on track&nbsp;15. During the stages of the album creation, Aaliyah had no desire to put this song on the album, but after numerous inquiries from different labels and colleagues, she settled on making it a hidden track.<ref>{{cite web|title=Rare Gem: Aaliyah 'Messed Up' (early version)|url=http://YouKnowIGotSoul.com/aaliyah-messed-up-early-version|website=YouKnowIGotSoul.com|access-date=19 December 2018|date=16 October 2012}}</ref>
*In some rare cases, it is used to avoid legal issues. An example is [[Ramones]]' ''[[Loco Live]]'' American version, which has the song "[[Carbona Not Glue]]" hidden after ''Pet Sematary'' on track&nbsp;17. It was originally recorded on their album ''[[Leave Home]]'', but the makers of the spot remover [[Delta Carbona L.P.|Carbona]], a registered trademark, objected. Therefore, reference to the song was removed from the album and cover.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://kauhajokinyt.fi/~jplaitio/offilive.html#amer|title=LOCO LIVE (American version)|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222014827/http://kauhajokinyt.fi/~jplaitio/offilive.html#amer|archive-date=2008-12-22}}</ref>
*"[[Freedom (Paul McCartney song)|Freedom]]" by [[Paul McCartney]] was a hidden track on the original release of ''[[Driving Rain]]''. It was later added as a track on the re-release. The track was not meant to be hidden; it was a tribute to [[9/11]] victims, and McCartney wanted it on the album. The artwork was already finalised, so there was no choice but to make it a hidden track.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wawzenek|first1=Bryan|title=How Paul McCartney began building his next era on 'Driving Rain'|url=http://ultimateclassicrock.com/paul-mccartney-driving-rain/|website=UltimateClassicRock.com|access-date=19 December 2018}}</ref>
*"[[Train in Vain]]" by [[The Clash]], which appears at the end of ''[[London Calling]]'', was left out of the vinyl's track listing simply because it was a last-minute addition to the album, when the sleeves were already printed. It is thus not a real hidden track. It was originally intended as a promotional giveaway for ''[[NME]]''. The later CD versions list the track on the sleeve.<ref name="blender">{{cite web|url=http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=299|title=The Greatest Songs Ever! 'Train in Vain (Stand by Me)'|access-date=2007-03-07|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090221070346/http://www.blender.com/guide/articles.aspx?id=299|archive-date=2009-02-21}}</ref>
*[["Weird Al" Yankovic]]'s "Bite Me" from the album ''[[Off the Deep End]]'' was put on after ten minutes of silence to scare listeners who had forgotten to turn off the CD player.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.weirdal.com/archives/miscellaneous/ask-al/#0198|title=Midnight Star "Ask Al" Q&As for January/February 1998|date=2001-06-26|access-date=2021-08-28}}</ref> It was also a loose parody of "Endless, Nameless" by [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]]. The cover of ''Off the Deep End'' is also a parody of the album containing that track, ''[[Nevermind]]'', and its first track is a parody of that album's first track, "[[Smells Like Teen Spirit]]".
*''[[The X-Files: The Album]]'' features a hidden track at 10&nbsp;minutes and 13&nbsp;seconds into the final track. The track consists of series creator [[Chris Carter (screenwriter)|Chris Carter]] explaining the series mythology and meaning behind the alien conspiracy. The hidden track even includes spoilers and minute details about the show's overall plot that had not yet been resolved on the show itself when the album was released. This track was included as both a surprise to devoted fans who would seek out answers in cross-promotional merchandise, and as a mystery to new fans who would need to watch the show more closely to better understand the track.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aintitcool.com/node/1060|title=X-Files knowledge|last=staff|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121005162143/http://www.aintitcool.com/node/1060|archive-date=2012-10-05}}</ref>
*[[Eugene Mirman]]'s album ''The Absurd Night Club Comedy of Eugene Mirman'' includes a hidden track making fun of hidden tracks, and telling the listener that they have a very bizarre mission.<ref>{{cite web|last=Mirman|first=Eugene|url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0002VEU1C|title=Absurd Nightclub Comedy of Eugene Mirman: Eugene Mirman: Music|website=Amazon|access-date=2011-07-27}}</ref>
*[[The Jam]]'s ''[[All Mod Cons]]'' does not list the song "English Rose" and its lyrics on original vinyl copies because Paul Weller believed the title and song would lose meaning without accompanying music. They have been added to re-releases of the album.
*[[Skip Spence]]'s "[[Land of the Sun (song)|Land of the Sun]]" was included as a hidden track by producer Bill Bentley to specifically close a [[tribute album]] to Spence, ''[[More Oar: A Tribute to the Skip Spence Album]]''.<ref>{{cite news|first=Margaret |last=Moser|url=http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid:75120 |title=Back Door Man: The Man Behind ''More Oar'', Bill Bentley|work=[[Austin Chronicle]]|date=December 17, 1999|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070412081144/http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase/Issue/story?oid=oid%3A75120|archive-date=April 12, 2007}}</ref>
*[[Oasis (band)|Oasis]]' compilation album ''[[Time Flies... 1994–2009|Time Flies]]'' features the single "[[Sunday Morning Call]]" as a hidden track. The album was an anthology of all of the band's singles, but principal songwriter [[Noel Gallagher]] openly detests the song,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caB5RoaBvsI|title=Noel Gallagher's Oasis DVD commentary highlights|last=ac2006|date=30 January 2014|access-date=4 May 2018|via=YouTube|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170223100253/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=caB5RoaBvsI|archive-date=23 February 2017}}</ref> so chose to have it hidden.