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How Can I Blame You album cover

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USSM11606986

How Can I Blame You✓2

Song: HOW CAN I BLAME YOU

John Legend
matched
Released 2016-12-02

Last verified: September 25, 2026

USSM11606986 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “How Can I Blame You” by John Legend, released 2016-12-02. 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 T9203998510. Written by JOHN ROGER STEPHENS, FRANCIS WHITE, BLAKE MATTHEW SIMON MILLS, and others.

Format

USCountry
SM1Registrant
16Year (2016)
06986Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (2016):
Last two digits of the reference year (2016). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCHow Can I Blame You
ISWCHOW CAN I BLAME YOU
IPIJOHN ROGER STEPHENS

Musical Work (ISWC)

T9203998510HOW CAN I BLAME YOU

People also ask

What is the ISRC for "How Can I Blame You" by John Legend?+
The ISRC for "How Can I Blame You" by John Legend is USSM11606986.
Who wrote "How Can I Blame You"?+
"How Can I Blame You" was written by JOHN ROGER STEPHENS, FRANCIS WHITE, BLAKE MATTHEW SIMON MILLS, MATTHEW D SWEENEY. The ISWC for this composition is T9203998510.
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. USSM11606986 is the ISRC for this recording; T9203998510 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 USSM11606986?

USSM11606986 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “How Can I Blame You” by John Legend. 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 T9203998510, 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?

JOHN ROGER STEPHENSComposerLyricist
IPI: 00350509581
BMG MERCURY OriginalPublisher35.00%IPI: 01145644363
FRANCIS WHITEComposerLyricist
BLAKE MATTHEW SIMON MILLSComposerLyricist
IPI: 00466089327
MATTHEW D SWEENEYComposerLyricist
IPI: 00193460069

Who publishes this song?

BMG MERCURYOriginalPublisher
IPI: 01145644363

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0000 7987 4464John Legend0000 0003 6848 3240John Legend0000 0003 6776 3945Blake Mills

Identifier Graph

ISRCUSSM11606986ISWCT9203998510IPIJOHN ROGER STEP…IPIBLAKE MATTHEW S…IPIMATTHEW D SWEEN…ISNIJohn LegendISNIJohn LegendISNIBlake Mills

MLC Song Code

HV918W
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SourcesMusicBrainzMLC✓2 sources

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John Legend

USSM11606986 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “How Can I Blame You” by John Legend, released 2016-12-02. 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 T9203998510. Written by JOHN ROGER STEPHENS, FRANCIS WHITE, BLAKE MATTHEW SIMON MILLS, and others.

John Legend

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HOW I STARTEDQZDA82368127
NOW I CANIELOI1917123
I CAN HELPIELOI1917903
BLAMEQZMEV2126924
HOW CAN I BLAME YOUUSSM11608565

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