Songs double up in Library

It's as simple as this. I have an album in the library. Why is it when I double click one of those songs in the finder it re-enters itself in the Library, under the already existing song?
Thanks, Steve

Here are some scenarios that I think I have right in my head. (which seems to mean nothing anymore.
If the music exists in your music folder and in your library, and the preference is set to copy to the music folder, when you double click a song on the desktop, nothing is modified.
I think you'll get a dupe...
The music on the desktop acts like an alias.
iTunes has no reference to this file you click, so copies, adds & plays
The music is already in the music folder and indexed in the library, so iTunes plays this copy.
The copy gets a modified name, <Song> 1.<ext>, because one of the same name already exists in the appropriate folder.
If the music exists in your music folder and in your library and the preference to copy music is deselected, the library will add indexing to the desktop song, duplicating an entry. Each library entry is indexed to a different location.
Yes, a duplicate will be created, once, repeated double-dlicking on the desktop copy won't create further copies unlike the scenario above.
If the music is not in the library or your music folder and the preference is set to copy to the music folder, double clicking a song on the desktop will add it to the music folder and the song will be added to the library, which will index to the music folder. The desktop song will now act like an alias.
No, the presence of the copy on the desktop is not recorded in the library. Double-clicking on it again will create a duplicate.
If the music is not in the library or your music folder and the preference to copy music is deselected, double clicking a song on the desktop will result in the library being updated and indexed to the desktop.
Yes. There will be one copy. Double-clicking later will not create a duplicate.
What you can't do is play something in iTunes without the library indexing to it. (I think)
Agreed.
At least that's how I think it works... If all else fails we'll have to experiment.
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