King of Pain album cover

ISRC

GBAAM0201111

King of Pain

The Police
matched
Released 1983-01-01

Last verified:

GBAAM0201111 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording "King of Pain" by The Police, released 1983-01-01. ISRCs are 12-character ISO 3901 identifiers that uniquely tag a specific sound recording — different masters, remixes, and live versions each receive a distinct ISRC. The underlying musical work is ISWC T-010.041.366-8.

Format

GBCountry
AAMRegistrant
02Year (2002)
01111Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (GB).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (2002):
Last two digits of the reference year (2002). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCKing of Pain

Musical Work (ISWC)

T-010.041.366-8King of Pain

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What is the ISRC for "King of Pain" by The Police?
The ISRC for "King of Pain" by The Police is GBAAM0201111.
What is an ISRC and what does it tell you?
An ISRC (International Standard Recording Code) is a 12-character ISO 3901 identifier that uniquely tags a specific sound recording. The first two characters are the country code, the next three are the registrant (label or distributor), the next two are the year, and the last five are a unique recording number.
Is the ISRC the same as the ISWC?
No. The ISRC identifies a specific recording, while the ISWC identifies the underlying musical composition. GBAAM0201111 is the ISRC for this recording; T-010.041.366-8 is the ISWC for the composition it is a recording of. One composition (ISWC) can have many recordings (ISRCs) — originals, remixes, live versions, and covers each get their own ISRC but share the same ISWC.

What is ISRC GBAAM0201111?

GBAAM0201111 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording "King of Pain" by The Police. ISRCs are 12-character alphanumeric codes defined by ISO 3901, used globally by streaming platforms, record labels, and rights organizations to track plays and distribute royalties.

This recording is linked to the musical work T-010.041.366-8, which represents the underlying composition. Multiple recordings can share the same musical work — for example, an original version, a remix, and a cover would each have their own ISRC but reference the same ISWC.

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