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Why Must a Building Burn? album cover

ISRC

GBPVV2003607

Why Must a Building Burn?✓2

Maxïmo Park
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Released 2021-05-13

Last verified: July 10, 2026

GBPVV2003607 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Why Must a Building Burn?” by Maxïmo Park, released 2021-05-13. 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 T3010034347. Written by PAUL SMITH, PAUL CHRISTOPHER RAFFERTY, DUNCAN ROBERT LLOYD, and others.

Format

GBCountry
PVVRegistrant
20Year (2020)
03607Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (GB).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (2020):
Last two digits of the reference year (2020). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCWhy Must a Building Burn?
ISWCWhy Must a Building Burn?
IPIPAUL SMITH

Musical Work (ISWC)

T3010034347Why Must a Building Burn?

People also ask

What is the ISRC for "Why Must a Building Burn?" by Maxïmo Park?+
The ISRC for "Why Must a Building Burn?" by Maxïmo Park is GBPVV2003607.
Who wrote "Why Must a Building Burn?"?+
"Why Must a Building Burn?" was written by PAUL SMITH, PAUL CHRISTOPHER RAFFERTY, DUNCAN ROBERT LLOYD, THOMAS ENGLISH. The ISWC for this composition is T3010034347.
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. GBPVV2003607 is the ISRC for this recording; T3010034347 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 GBPVV2003607?

GBPVV2003607 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Why Must a Building Burn?” by Maxïmo Park. 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 T3010034347, 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?

PAUL SMITHComposerLyricist
IPI: 00477524426
PAUL CHRISTOPHER RAFFERTYComposerLyricist
IPI: 00510837474
DUNCAN ROBERT LLOYDComposerLyricist
IPI: 00477524720
THOMAS ENGLISHComposerLyricist
IPI: 00477524818

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0001 3317 4371Paul Smith

Identifier Graph

ISRCGBPVV2003607ISWCT3010034347IPIPAUL SMITHIPIPAUL CHRISTOPHE…IPIDUNCAN ROBERT L…IPITHOMAS ENGLISHISNIPaul Smith

MLC Song Code

WA7LZ1
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Maxïmo Park

GBPVV2003607 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Why Must a Building Burn?” by Maxïmo Park, released 2021-05-13. 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 T3010034347. Written by PAUL SMITH, PAUL CHRISTOPHER RAFFERTY, DUNCAN ROBERT LLOYD, and others.

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