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Cult of Personality album cover

Cult of Personality✓2

ISRC

USSM18800018
Living Colour
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Released 1988-01-01

Last verified: November 2, 2026

The ISRC for “Cult of Personality” by Living Colour is USSM18800018. 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 1988-01-01. The underlying musical work is ISWC T-070031667-1. Written by VERNON ALPHONSUS REID, WILLIAM CALHOUN, COREY GLOVER, and others.

Format

USCountry
SM1Registrant
88Year (1988)
00018Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (1988):
Last two digits of the reference year (1988). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCCult of Personality
ISWCCult of Personality
IPIVERNON ALPHONSUS REID

Musical Work (ISWC)

T-070031667-1Cult of Personality

People also ask

What is the ISRC for “Cult of Personality” by Living Colour?+
The ISRC for “Cult of Personality” by Living Colour is USSM18800018.
What is the ISWC for “Cult of Personality”?+
The ISWC for “Cult of Personality” is T-070031667-1. The ISRC USSM18800018 identifies this specific recording; the ISWC identifies the underlying musical work shared by all versions.
Who wrote “Cult of Personality”?+
“Cult of Personality” was written by VERNON ALPHONSUS REID, WILLIAM CALHOUN, COREY GLOVER, MUZZ SKILLINGS. The ISWC for this composition is T-070031667-1.
Who publishes “Cult of Personality”?+
The publishers credited on “Cult of Personality” include: HIFI ASSET ACQUISITION CO LP, UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP.. 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. USSM18800018 is the ISRC for this recording; T-070031667-1 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 USSM18800018?

USSM18800018 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Cult of Personality” by Living Colour. 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-070031667-1, 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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Living Colour

The ISRC for “Cult of Personality” by Living Colour is USSM18800018. 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 1988-01-01. The underlying musical work is ISWC T-070031667-1. Written by VERNON ALPHONSUS REID, WILLIAM CALHOUN, COREY GLOVER, and others.

Living Colour

Who wrote this song?

VERNON ALPHONSUS REIDComposerLyricist
IPI: 00125843379
HIFI ASSET ACQUISITION CO LP OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 01251627175
UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. RightsAdministrator100.00%IPI: 00031312147
WILLIAM CALHOUNComposerLyricist
IPI: 00127798729
HIFI ASSET ACQUISITION CO LP OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 01251627175
UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. RightsAdministrator100.00%IPI: 00031312147
COREY GLOVERComposerLyricist
IPI: 00127821283
HIFI ASSET ACQUISITION CO LP OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 01251627175
UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. RightsAdministrator100.00%IPI: 00031312147
MUZZ SKILLINGSComposerLyricist
IPI: 00581621059
HIFI ASSET ACQUISITION CO LP OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 01251627175
UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. RightsAdministrator100.00%IPI: 00031312147

Who publishes this song?

HIFI ASSET ACQUISITION CO LPOriginalPublisher
IPI: 01251627175
UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP.RightsAdministrator
IPI: 00031312147

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0001 1686 9729Vernon Reid0000 0001 1759 2020Corey Glover

Identifier Graph

ISRCUSSM18800018ISWCT-070031667-1IPIVERNON ALPHONSU…IPIWILLIAM CALHOUNIPICOREY GLOVERIPIMUZZ SKILLINGSISNIVernon ReidISNICorey Glover

MLC Song Code

C81978
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