diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
index 6798654327..bf572235bd 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.cpp
@@ -141,6 +141,11 @@ ScreenSelectMusic::ScreenSelectMusic( CString sClassName ) : ScreenWithMenuEleme
 	SET_XY( m_sprBannerFrame );
 	this->AddChild( m_sprBannerFrame );
 
+	m_sprExplanation.Load( THEME->GetPathG(m_sName,"explanation") );
+	m_sprExplanation->SetName( "Explanation" );
+	SET_XY( m_sprExplanation );
+	this->AddChild( m_sprExplanation );
+
 	m_BPMDisplay.SetName( "BPMDisplay" );
 	m_BPMDisplay.Load();
 	SET_XY( m_BPMDisplay );
@@ -505,6 +510,7 @@ void ScreenSelectMusic::TweenOnScreen()
 	ON_COMMAND( m_sprBannerMask );
 	ON_COMMAND( m_Banner );
 	ON_COMMAND( m_sprBannerFrame );
+	ON_COMMAND( m_sprExplanation );
 	ON_COMMAND( m_BPMDisplay );
 	ON_COMMAND( m_DifficultyDisplay );
 	ON_COMMAND( m_sprStage );
@@ -557,6 +563,7 @@ void ScreenSelectMusic::TweenOffScreen()
 	OFF_COMMAND( m_sprBannerMask );
 	OFF_COMMAND( m_Banner );
 	OFF_COMMAND( m_sprBannerFrame );
+	OFF_COMMAND( m_sprExplanation );
 	OFF_COMMAND( m_BPMDisplay );
 	OFF_COMMAND( m_DifficultyDisplay );
 	OFF_COMMAND( m_sprStage );
diff --git a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.h b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.h
index b4aecf7cf9..1e9f609386 100644
--- a/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.h
+++ b/stepmania/src/ScreenSelectMusic.h
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ protected:
 	Sprite				m_sprBannerMask;
 	FadingBanner		m_Banner;
 	AutoActor			m_sprBannerFrame;
+	AutoActor			m_sprExplanation;
 	BPMDisplay			m_BPMDisplay;
 	Sprite				m_sprStage;
 	Sprite				m_sprCDTitleFront, m_sprCDTitleBack;