diff --git a/Readme.md b/Readme.md
index f714fee..8553745 100644
--- a/Readme.md
+++ b/Readme.md
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ import (
 func main() {
     // Create our middleware.
     mdlw := middleware.New(middleware.Config{
-        Recorder: metrics.New(metrics.Config{}),
+        Recorder: metrics.NewRecorder(metrics.Config{}),
     })
 
     // Our handler.
diff --git a/examples/custom/main.go b/examples/custom/main.go
index 6791d01..e3b6b63 100644
--- a/examples/custom/main.go
+++ b/examples/custom/main.go
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ func main() {
 	reg := prometheus.NewRegistry()
 
 	// Create our middleware.
-	recorder := metrics.New(metrics.Config{
+	recorder := metrics.NewRecorder(metrics.Config{
 		Registry:        reg,
 		Prefix:          "exampleapp",
 		DurationBuckets: []float64{1, 2.5, 5, 10, 20, 40, 80, 160, 320, 640},
diff --git a/examples/default/main.go b/examples/default/main.go
index 311279e..f699592 100644
--- a/examples/default/main.go
+++ b/examples/default/main.go
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ const (
 func main() {
 	// Create our middleware.
 	mdlw := middleware.New(middleware.Config{
-		Recorder: metrics.New(metrics.Config{}),
+		Recorder: metrics.NewRecorder(metrics.Config{}),
 	})
 
 	// Create our server.
diff --git a/examples/gorestful/main.go b/examples/gorestful/main.go
index b11803d..53f0dc9 100644
--- a/examples/gorestful/main.go
+++ b/examples/gorestful/main.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const (
 func main() {
 	// Create our middleware.
 	mdlw := middleware.New(middleware.Config{
-		Recorder: metrics.New(metrics.Config{}),
+		Recorder: metrics.NewRecorder(metrics.Config{}),
 	})
 
 	// Create our gorestful instance.
diff --git a/examples/httprouter/main.go b/examples/httprouter/main.go
index c97a128..ca33876 100644
--- a/examples/httprouter/main.go
+++ b/examples/httprouter/main.go
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ const (
 func main() {
 	// Create our middleware.
 	mdlw := middleware.New(middleware.Config{
-		Recorder: metrics.New(metrics.Config{}),
+		Recorder: metrics.NewRecorder(metrics.Config{}),
 	})
 
 	// Create our handlers.
diff --git a/examples/negroni/main.go b/examples/negroni/main.go
index 2fd2782..84585b9 100644
--- a/examples/negroni/main.go
+++ b/examples/negroni/main.go
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ const (
 func main() {
 	// Create our middleware.
 	mdlw := middleware.New(middleware.Config{
-		Recorder: metrics.New(metrics.Config{}),
+		Recorder: metrics.NewRecorder(metrics.Config{}),
 	})
 
 	// Create our router.
diff --git a/metrics/prometheus/prometheus.go b/metrics/prometheus/prometheus.go
index b1e3198..2a76490 100644
--- a/metrics/prometheus/prometheus.go
+++ b/metrics/prometheus/prometheus.go
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@ type recorder struct {
 	cfg Config
 }
 
-// New returns a new metrics recorder that implements the recorder
+// NewRecorder returns a new metrics recorder that implements the recorder
 // using Prometheus as the backend.
-func New(cfg Config) metrics.Recorder {
+func NewRecorder(cfg Config) metrics.Recorder {
 	cfg.defaults()
 
 	r := &recorder{
diff --git a/metrics/prometheus/prometheus_test.go b/metrics/prometheus/prometheus_test.go
index 3c2b3a9..3a9f951 100644
--- a/metrics/prometheus/prometheus_test.go
+++ b/metrics/prometheus/prometheus_test.go
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ func TestPrometheusRecorder(t *testing.T) {
 
 			reg := prometheus.NewRegistry()
 			test.config.Registry = reg
-			mrecorder := libprometheus.New(test.config)
+			mrecorder := libprometheus.NewRecorder(test.config)
 			test.recordMetrics(mrecorder)
 
 			// Get the metrics handler and serve.
diff --git a/middleware/example_test.go b/middleware/example_test.go
index 490015e..dfea361 100644
--- a/middleware/example_test.go
+++ b/middleware/example_test.go
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ import (
 func ExampleMiddleware_prometheusBackendMiddleware() {
 	// Create our middleware factory with the default settings.
 	mdlw := middleware.New(middleware.Config{
-		Recorder: metrics.New(metrics.Config{}),
+		Recorder: metrics.NewRecorder(metrics.Config{}),
 	})
 
 	// Create our handler.
diff --git a/middleware/gorestful/example_test.go b/middleware/gorestful/example_test.go
index 4654d6a..be2f777 100644
--- a/middleware/gorestful/example_test.go
+++ b/middleware/gorestful/example_test.go
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ import (
 func Example_gorestfulMiddleware() {
 	// Create our middleware factory with the default settings.
 	mdlw := middleware.New(middleware.Config{
-		Recorder: metrics.New(metrics.Config{}),
+		Recorder: metrics.NewRecorder(metrics.Config{}),
 	})
 
 	// Create our gorestful instance.
diff --git a/middleware/httprouter/example_test.go b/middleware/httprouter/example_test.go
index a12d160..3607822 100644
--- a/middleware/httprouter/example_test.go
+++ b/middleware/httprouter/example_test.go
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ func Example_httprouterMiddlewareByHandler() {
 
 	// Create our middleware factory with the default settings.
 	mdlw := middleware.New(middleware.Config{
-		Recorder: metrics.New(metrics.Config{}),
+		Recorder: metrics.NewRecorder(metrics.Config{}),
 	})
 	// Add the middleware.
 	r.GET("/test/:id", httproutermiddleware.Handler("/test/:id", myHandler, mdlw))
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ func Example_httprouterMiddlewareOnRouter() {
 
 	// Create our middleware factory with the default settings.
 	mdlw := middleware.New(middleware.Config{
-		Recorder: metrics.New(metrics.Config{}),
+		Recorder: metrics.NewRecorder(metrics.Config{}),
 	})
 
 	r.GET("/test/:id", myHandler)
diff --git a/middleware/negroni/example_test.go b/middleware/negroni/example_test.go
index 4edfdb3..65e36fe 100644
--- a/middleware/negroni/example_test.go
+++ b/middleware/negroni/example_test.go
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ func Example_negroniMiddleware() {
 
 	// Create our middleware.
 	mdlw := middleware.New(middleware.Config{
-		Recorder: metrics.New(metrics.Config{}),
+		Recorder: metrics.NewRecorder(metrics.Config{}),
 	})
 	// Add the middleware to negroni.
 	n.Use(negronimiddleware.Handler("", mdlw))