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Sowing the Seeds of Love album cover

Sowing the Seeds of Love✓2

ISRC

GBF088990128
Tears for Fears
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Released 1989-01-01

Last verified: September 3, 2026

The ISRC for “Sowing the Seeds of Love” by Tears for Fears is GBF088990128. 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 1989-01-01. The underlying musical work is ISWC T-011374031-0. Written by ROLAND ORZABAL, CURT SMITH.

Format

GB
Country
F08Registrant
89Year (1989)
90128Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (GB).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (1989):
Last two digits of the reference year (1989). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCSowing the Seeds of Love
ISWCSowing the Seeds of Love
IPIROLAND ORZABAL

Musical Work (ISWC)

T-011374031-0Sowing the Seeds of Love

People also ask

What is the ISRC for “Sowing the Seeds of Love” by Tears for Fears?+
The ISRC for “Sowing the Seeds of Love” by Tears for Fears is GBF088990128.
What is the ISWC for “Sowing the Seeds of Love”?+
The ISWC for “Sowing the Seeds of Love” is T-011374031-0. The ISRC GBF088990128 identifies this specific recording; the ISWC identifies the underlying musical work shared by all versions.
Who wrote “Sowing the Seeds of Love”?+
“Sowing the Seeds of Love” was written by ROLAND ORZABAL, CURT SMITH. The ISWC for this composition is T-011374031-0.
Who publishes “Sowing the Seeds of Love”?+
The publishers credited on “Sowing the Seeds of Love” include: BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED, BMG PLATINUM SONGS. These publishers administer the writers' shares in this recording's underlying composition. Credits.fm reports registered publisher credits, not legal copyright ownership.
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. GBF088990128 is the ISRC for this recording; T-011374031-0 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 GBF088990128?

GBF088990128 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Sowing the Seeds of Love” by Tears for Fears. 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-011374031-0, 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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The ISRC for “Sowing the Seeds of Love” by Tears for Fears is GBF088990128. 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 1989-01-01. The underlying musical work is ISWC T-011374031-0. Written by ROLAND ORZABAL, CURT SMITH.

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Who wrote this song?

ROLAND ORZABALComposerLyricist
IPI: 00085098742
BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 00576134244
BMG PLATINUM SONGS SubPublisher100.00%IPI: 00595808890
CURT SMITHComposerLyricist
IPI: 00121815308
BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 00576134244
BMG PLATINUM SONGS SubPublisher100.00%IPI: 00595808890

Who publishes this song?

BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITEDOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00576134244
BMG PLATINUM SONGSSubPublisher
IPI: 00595808890

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0000 8152 9168Roland Orzabal0000 0000 9793 7844Curt Smith

Identifier Graph

ISRCGBF088990128ISWCT-011374031-0IPIROLAND ORZABALIPICURT SMITHISNIRoland OrzabalISNICurt Smith

MLC Song Code

S61445
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