How Do You Sleep?

ISRC

GBAYE9902146

John Lennonthe Plastic Ono Bandthe Flux Fiddlers

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Released 2000-01-01

Last verified: August 8, 2026

The ISRC for “How Do You Sleep?” by John Lennon is GBAYE9902146. 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 2000-01-01. The underlying musical work is ISWC T-900.012.685-2.

Format

GBCountry

AYERegistrant

99Year (1999)

02146Designation

Country:: ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (GB).
Registrant:: 3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (1999):: Last two digits of the reference year (1999). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:: Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCHow Do You Sleep?

ISWCHow Do You Sleep?

Musical Work (ISWC)

T-900.012.685-2How Do You Sleep?

People also ask

What is the ISRC for “How Do You Sleep?” by John Lennon?

The ISRC for “How Do You Sleep?” by John Lennon is GBAYE9902146.

What is the ISWC for “How Do You Sleep?”?

The ISWC for “How Do You Sleep?” is T-900.012.685-2. The ISRC GBAYE9902146 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. GBAYE9902146 is the ISRC for this recording; T-900.012.685-2 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 GBAYE9902146?

GBAYE9902146 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “How Do You Sleep?” by John Lennon, the Plastic Ono Band, the Flux Fiddlers. 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-900.012.685-2, 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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