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Tough Love album cover

Tough Love✓2

ISRC

GBAAM8701002
Squeeze
matched
Released 1986-01-01

Last verified: October 8, 2026

The ISRC for “Tough Love” by Squeeze is GBAAM8701002. 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. Released 1986-01-01. The underlying musical work is ISWC T0103144666.

Format

GBCountry
AAMRegistrant
87Year (1987)
01002Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (GB).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (1987):
Last two digits of the reference year (1987). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCTough Love
ISWCTough Love

Musical Work (ISWC)

T0103144666Tough Love

People also ask

What is the ISRC for “Tough Love” by Squeeze?+
The ISRC for “Tough Love” by Squeeze is GBAAM8701002.
What is the ISWC for “Tough Love”?+
The ISWC for “Tough Love” is T0103144666. The ISRC GBAAM8701002 identifies this specific recording; the ISWC identifies the underlying musical work shared by all versions.
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. GBAAM8701002 is the ISRC for this recording; T0103144666 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.

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What is ISRC GBAAM8701002?

GBAAM8701002 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Tough Love” by Squeeze. 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 T0103144666, 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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Who wrote this song?

CHRISTOPHER DIFFORDComposerLyricist
IPI: 00046752273
WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC LTD OriginalPublisherIPI: 00160187388
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. SubPublisherIPI: 00185314175
GLENN MARTIN TILBROOKComposerLyricist
IPI: 00046757062
WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC LTD OriginalPublisherIPI: 00160187388
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. SubPublisherIPI: 00185314175
WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC LTD OriginalPublisherIPI: 00160187388
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. SubPublisherIPI: 00185314175

Who publishes this song?

WARNER CHAPPELL MUSIC LTDOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00160187388
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP.SubPublisher
IPI: 00185314175

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0000 5515 1739Chris Difford0000 0000 5514 2816Glenn Tilbrook

Identifier Graph

ISRCGBAAM8701002ISWCT0103144666IPICHRISTOPHER DIF…IPIGLENN MARTIN TI…ISNIChris DiffordISNIGlenn Tilbrook

MLC Song Code

T65531
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SourcesMusicBrainzMLCMLC✓3 sources

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Album: Babylon and On3:07Track 3

Who performed on this recording?

Performers

Gilson Lavisdrums (drum set)
Jools Hollandorgan
Glenn TilbrookVocal
Glenn Tilbrookbanjo, guitar, keyboard
Chris Diffordguitar
Chris DiffordVocal
T‐Bone Wolkaccordion
Andy Metcalfekeyboard
Keith Wilkinsonbass

Production

Glenn TilbrookProducer
Eric ThorngrenProducer

Label

A&M Records

Appears on

  • Classics, Volume 25(1988-01-01)
  • Babylon and On(1987-01-01)
  • Babylon and On(1987-01-01)
  • Babylon and On(1987-01-01)
  • Babylon and On(1987-01-01)

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TOUGH LOVEGBSMU4993629

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The ISRC for “Tough Love” by Squeeze is GBAAM8701002. 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. Released 1986-01-01. The underlying musical work is ISWC T0103144666.

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