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When the Night Comes Down album cover

ISRC

USAT20000036

When the Night Comes Down✓2

Foreigner
matched
Released 1991-01-01

Last verified: September 9, 2026

USAT20000036 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “When the Night Comes Down” by Foreigner, released 1991-01-01. 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 T8006576144.

Format

USCountry
AT2Registrant
00Year (2000)
00036Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (2000):
Last two digits of the reference year (2000). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCWhen the Night Comes Down
ISWCWhen the Night Comes Down

Musical Work (ISWC)

T8006576144When the Night Comes Down

People also ask

What is the ISRC for "When the Night Comes Down" by Foreigner?+
The ISRC for "When the Night Comes Down" by Foreigner is USAT20000036.
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. USAT20000036 is the ISRC for this recording; T8006576144 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 USAT20000036?

USAT20000036 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “When the Night Comes Down” by Foreigner. 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 T8006576144, 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?

MICHAEL LESLIE JONESComposerLyricist
IPI: 00015487484
SOMERSET SONGS PUBLISHING INC OriginalPublisherIPI: 00133173995
WARNER GEO MET RIC MUSIC RightsAdministratorIPI: 00820833651
JOHN DOUGLASS EDWARDSComposerLyricist
IPI: 00334133104
TERENCE JAMES THOMASComposerLyricist
IPI: 00036960076

Who publishes this song?

SOMERSET SONGS PUBLISHING INCOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00133173995
WARNER GEO MET RIC MUSICRightsAdministrator
IPI: 00820833651

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0001 1182 9787Mick Jones0000 0000 7248 2628Terry Thomas

Identifier Graph

ISRCUSAT20000036ISWCT8006576144IPIMICHAEL LESLIE …IPIJOHN DOUGLASS E…IPITERENCE JAMES T…ISNIMick JonesISNITerry Thomas

MLC Song Code

W4454J
Verify on MLC Portal →
SourcesMusicBrainzMLCMLC✓3 sources

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Album: Ballads from the 90's4:45Track 46

Who performed on this recording?

Performers

Vaneese Thomasbackground vocals
Mick Jonesbackground vocals
Mick Joneselectric guitar
Rachele Cappellibackground vocals
Mark Riverabackground vocals
Dennis Elliottdrums (drum set)
Rick Willsbass guitar
Rick Willsbackground vocals
Terry Thomasbackground vocals
Ian Lloydbackground vocals
Lani Grovesbackground vocals
Johnny Edwardsbackground vocals, lead vocals
Angela Cappellibackground vocals

Production

John Hermanassistant
Mick JonesProducer
Mick JonesMix
Rafe McKennaMix
Bruce Calderassistant
Andrew ScarthMix
Terry ThomasProducer
Terry ThomasMix
Michael Gilbertassistant

Label

Atlantic

Appears on

  • The Complete Atlantic Studio Albums 1977–1991(2018-01-01)
  • Unusual Heat(1991-01-01)
  • Unusual Heat(1991-01-01)
  • Unusual Heat(1991-01-01)
  • The Complete Atlantic Studio Albums 1977–1991(2014-10-13)
  • Unusual Heat(2008-05-27)

MLC Registration

✓Registered
T8006576144

Writers: , ,

Checked: Sep 9, 2026

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USAT20000036 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “When the Night Comes Down” by Foreigner, released 1991-01-01. 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 T8006576144.

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