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I Need Your Love So Bad album cover

I Need Your Love So Bad✓2

ISRC

USUM71016142

Song: Need Your Love So Bad

James Brown
matched
Released 2010-09-21

Last verified: September 4, 2026

One ISRC for “I Need Your Love So Bad” by James Brown is USUM71016142. 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 2010-09-21. The underlying musical work is ISWC T-070.242.437-0. Written by JOHN JR. MERTIS, JOHN WILLIAM EDWARD.

Format

US
Country
UM7Registrant
10Year (2010)
16142Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (2010):
Last two digits of the reference year (2010). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCI Need Your Love So Bad
ISWCNeed Your Love So Bad
IPIJOHN JR. MERTIS

Musical Work (ISWC)

T-070.242.437-0Need Your Love So Bad

People also ask

What is one ISRC for “I Need Your Love So Bad” by James Brown?+
One ISRC for “I Need Your Love So Bad” by James Brown is USUM71016142.
What is the ISWC for “Need Your Love So Bad”?+
The ISWC for “Need Your Love So Bad” is T-070.242.437-0. This recording is titled “I Need Your Love So Bad”. The ISRC USUM71016142 identifies this specific recording; the ISWC identifies the underlying musical work shared by all versions.
Who wrote “Need Your Love So Bad”?+
“Need Your Love So Bad” was written by JOHN JR. MERTIS, JOHN WILLIAM EDWARD. The ISWC for this composition is T-070.242.437-0.
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. USUM71016142 is the ISRC for this recording; T-070.242.437-0 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 USUM71016142?

USUM71016142 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “I Need Your Love So Bad” by James Brown. 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-070.242.437-0, 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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Who wrote this song?

JOHN JR. MERTISComposerLyricist
IPI: 00015391699
JOHN WILLIAM EDWARDComposerLyricist
IPI: 00505346083

Identifier Graph

ISRCUSUM71016142ISWCT-070.242.437-0IPIJOHN JR. MERTISIPIJOHN WILLIAM ED…

MLC Song Code

N13770
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James Brown

One ISRC for “I Need Your Love So Bad” by James Brown is USUM71016142. 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 2010-09-21. The underlying musical work is ISWC T-070.242.437-0. Written by JOHN JR. MERTIS, JOHN WILLIAM EDWARD.

James Brown

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