I thought that the time duration listed after a song on a record (e.g., 3:30) referred to the time of day the song was recorded.
A childhood belief about songs

others believed things like this
- I thought the song "Party Time" by Moby was actually saying "heart attack" (this was before I knew the title)— Elviessa
- When I first heard Bruce Springsteen's song, "Born in the USA," I thought that the song was "Porn in the USA"Anon
- i thaught the michael jackson song billy jean song said Janet's not my son Anon
- I used to believe that there was an actual show, listed in the various guides, called "To Be Announced."— Donna
- I used to think a world record was a record of all the people in the world singing .— JACK REGAN . [SWEENEY . ]
- I always thought song went "I Believe In Malcolm" instead of "I Believe in Miracles"— Malcolm Lover