diff --git a/res/options-background.jpg b/res/options-background.jpg
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..d590ad6b
Binary files /dev/null and b/res/options-background.jpg differ
diff --git a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/GameImage.java b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/GameImage.java
index ae4cba70..ecc537f7 100644
--- a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/GameImage.java
+++ b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/GameImage.java
@@ -333,6 +333,14 @@ public enum GameImage {
 			return REPOSITORY.process_sub(img, w, h);
 		}
 	},
+	OPTIONS_BG ("options-background", "png|jpg", false, true) {
+		@Override
+		protected Image process_sub(Image img, int w, int h) {
+			img.setAlpha(0.5f);
+			return img.getScaledCopy(w, h);
+		}
+	},
+
 	// TODO: ensure this image hasn't been modified (checksum?)
 	ALPHA_MAP ("alpha", "png", false, false);
 
diff --git a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/downloads/DownloadNode.java b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/downloads/DownloadNode.java
index 5ec1cffe..49de5a00 100644
--- a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/downloads/DownloadNode.java
+++ b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/downloads/DownloadNode.java
@@ -345,13 +345,15 @@ public class DownloadNode {
 		textX += img.getWidth() + buttonWidth * 0.001f;
 
 		// text
-		// TODO: if the title/artist line is too long, shorten it (e.g. add "...")
+		// TODO: if the title/artist line is too long, shorten it (e.g. add "...") instead of just clipping
 		if (Options.useUnicodeMetadata())  // load glyphs
 			Utils.loadGlyphs(Utils.FONT_BOLD, getTitle(), getArtist());
+		g.setClip((int) textX, (int) (y + marginY), (int) (edgeX - textX - Utils.FONT_DEFAULT.getWidth(creator)), Utils.FONT_BOLD.getLineHeight());
 		Utils.FONT_BOLD.drawString(
 				textX, y + marginY,
 				String.format("%s - %s%s", getArtist(), getTitle(),
 						(dl != null) ? String.format(" [%s]", dl.getStatus().getName()) : ""), Color.white);
+		g.clearClip();
 		Utils.FONT_DEFAULT.drawString(
 				textX, y + marginY + Utils.FONT_BOLD.getLineHeight(),
 				String.format("Last updated: %s", date), Color.white);
diff --git a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/states/DownloadsMenu.java b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/states/DownloadsMenu.java
index 8172f9cb..3edc4abf 100644
--- a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/states/DownloadsMenu.java
+++ b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/states/DownloadsMenu.java
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class DownloadsMenu extends BasicGameState {
 		int width = container.getWidth();
 		int height = container.getHeight();
 		float baseX = width * 0.024f;
-		float searchY = (height * 0.05f) + Utils.FONT_LARGE.getLineHeight();
+		float searchY = (height * 0.04f) + Utils.FONT_LARGE.getLineHeight();
 		float searchWidth = width * 0.3f;
 
 		// search
@@ -255,7 +255,7 @@ public class DownloadsMenu extends BasicGameState {
 		GameImage.SEARCH_BG.getImage().draw();
 
 		// title
-		Utils.FONT_LARGE.drawString(width * 0.024f, height * 0.04f, "Download Beatmaps!", Color.white);
+		Utils.FONT_LARGE.drawString(width * 0.024f, height * 0.03f, "Download Beatmaps!", Color.white);
 
 		// search
 		g.setColor(Color.white);
diff --git a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/states/OptionsMenu.java b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/states/OptionsMenu.java
index eb4a7736..ba6ff7f1 100644
--- a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/states/OptionsMenu.java
+++ b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/states/OptionsMenu.java
@@ -180,9 +180,9 @@ public class OptionsMenu extends BasicGameState {
 
 		// option tabs
 		Image tabImage = GameImage.MENU_TAB.getImage();
-		float tabX = (width / 50) + (tabImage.getWidth() / 2f);
-		float tabY = Utils.FONT_LARGE.getLineHeight() + Utils.FONT_DEFAULT.getLineHeight() +
-				height * 0.03f + (tabImage.getHeight() / 2f);
+		float tabX = width * 0.032f + Utils.FONT_DEFAULT.getWidth("Change the way opsu! behaves") + (tabImage.getWidth() / 2);
+		float tabY = Utils.FONT_XLARGE.getLineHeight() + Utils.FONT_DEFAULT.getLineHeight() +
+				height * 0.015f - (tabImage.getHeight() / 2f);
 		int tabOffset = Math.min(tabImage.getWidth(), width / OptionTab.SIZE);
 		for (OptionTab tab : OptionTab.values())
 			tab.button = new MenuButton(tabImage, tabX + (tab.ordinal() * tabOffset), tabY);
@@ -201,12 +201,16 @@ public class OptionsMenu extends BasicGameState {
 		int width = container.getWidth();
 		int height = container.getHeight();
 		int mouseX = input.getMouseX(), mouseY = input.getMouseY();
+		float lineY = OptionTab.DISPLAY.button.getY() + (GameImage.MENU_TAB.getImage().getHeight() / 2f);
 
 		// title
-		float marginX = width * 0.02f, marginY = height * 0.015f;
-		Utils.FONT_LARGE.drawString(marginX, marginY, "Game Options", Color.white);
-		Utils.FONT_DEFAULT.drawString(marginX, marginY + Utils.FONT_LARGE.getLineHeight() * 0.92f,
-				"Click or drag an option to change it.", Color.white);
+		float marginX = width * 0.015f, marginY = height * 0.01f;
+		Utils.FONT_XLARGE.drawString(marginX, marginY, "Options", Color.white);
+		Utils.FONT_DEFAULT.drawString(marginX, marginY + Utils.FONT_XLARGE.getLineHeight() * 0.92f,
+				"Change the way opsu! behaves", Color.white);
+
+		// background
+		GameImage.OPTIONS_BG.getImage().draw(0, lineY);
 
 		// game options
 		g.setLineWidth(1f);
@@ -235,7 +239,6 @@ public class OptionsMenu extends BasicGameState {
 				currentTab.getName(), true, false);
 		g.setColor(Color.white);
 		g.setLineWidth(2f);
-		float lineY = OptionTab.DISPLAY.button.getY() + (GameImage.MENU_TAB.getImage().getHeight() / 2f);
 		g.drawLine(0, lineY, width, lineY);
 		g.resetLineWidth();
 
diff --git a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/states/SongMenu.java b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/states/SongMenu.java
index 70808077..ff5d38b6 100644
--- a/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/states/SongMenu.java
+++ b/src/itdelatrisu/opsu/states/SongMenu.java
@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ public class SongMenu extends BasicGameState {
 			marginX += 5;
 			float headerTextY = marginY * 0.2f;
 			Utils.FONT_LARGE.drawString(marginX + iconWidth * 1.05f, headerTextY, songInfo[0], Color.white);
-			headerTextY += Utils.FONT_LARGE.getLineHeight() - 4;
+			headerTextY += Utils.FONT_LARGE.getLineHeight() - 6;
 			Utils.FONT_DEFAULT.drawString(marginX + iconWidth * 1.05f, headerTextY, songInfo[1], Color.white);
 			headerTextY += Utils.FONT_DEFAULT.getLineHeight() - 2;
 			float speedModifier = GameMod.getSpeedMultiplier();