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Why I Love You album cover

Why I Love You

ISRC

USUM71111678
Jay-ZKanye WestMr Hudson
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Released 2011-08-08

Last verified: October 20, 2026

The ISRC for “Why I Love You” by Jay-Z is USUM71111678. 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 2011-08-08. The underlying musical work is ISWC T-918252147-7. Written by THOMAS MICHAEL DEAN, KANYE OMARI WEST, SHAWN C CARTER, and others.

Format

USCountry
UM7
Registrant
11Year (2011)
11678Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (2011):
Last two digits of the reference year (2011). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCWhy I Love You
ISWCWhy I Love You
IPITHOMAS MICHAEL DEAN

Musical Work (ISWC)

T-918252147-7Why I Love You

People also ask

What is the ISRC for “Why I Love You” by Jay-Z?+
The ISRC for “Why I Love You” by Jay-Z is USUM71111678.
What is the ISWC for “Why I Love You”?+
The ISWC for “Why I Love You” is T-918252147-7. The ISRC USUM71111678 identifies this specific recording; the ISWC identifies the underlying musical work shared by all versions.
Who wrote “Why I Love You”?+
“Why I Love You” was written by THOMAS MICHAEL DEAN, KANYE OMARI WEST, SHAWN C CARTER, MARY JANE SAWYER, HUBERT ANDRE JOE BLANC FRANCARD, JOHN ANTHONY CAMILLO, PHILIPPE OLIVIER CERBONESCHI. The ISWC for this composition is T-918252147-7.
Who publishes “Why I Love You”?+
The publishers credited on “Why I Love You” include: LOVESUPREME NO 1, DOWNTOWN DLJ SONGS LLC. 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. USUM71111678 is the ISRC for this recording; T-918252147-7 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 USUM71111678?

USUM71111678 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Why I Love You” by Jay-Z, Kanye West, Mr Hudson. 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-918252147-7, 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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Jay-ZKanye WestMr Hudson

The ISRC for “Why I Love You” by Jay-Z is USUM71111678. 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 2011-08-08. The underlying musical work is ISWC T-918252147-7. Written by THOMAS MICHAEL DEAN, KANYE OMARI WEST, SHAWN C CARTER, and others.

Jay-Z, Kanye West, Mr Hudson

Who wrote this song?

THOMAS MICHAEL DEANComposerLyricist
IPI: 00216477466
KANYE OMARI WESTComposerLyricist
IPI: 00335677734
SHAWN C CARTERComposerLyricist
IPI: 00240089393
MARY JANE SAWYERComposerLyricist
IPI: 00061836476
HUBERT ANDRE JOE BLANC FRANCARDComposerLyricist
IPI: 00147955632
LOVESUPREME NO 1 OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 00465896399
DOWNTOWN DLJ SONGS LLC RightsAdministrator13.13%IPI: 00647171538
JOHN ANTHONY CAMILLOComposerLyricist
IPI: 00004936397
PHILIPPE OLIVIER CERBONESCHIComposerLyricist
IPI: 00150565487

Who publishes this song?

LOVESUPREME NO 1OriginalPublisher
IPI: 00465896399
DOWNTOWN DLJ SONGS LLCRightsAdministrator
IPI: 00647171538

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0001 1833 5528SHAWN C CARTER0000 0003 6861 5389SHAWN C CARTER0000 0001 1655 7565KANYE OMARI WEST

Identifier Graph

ISRCUSUM71111678ISWCT-918252147-7IPITHOMAS MICHAEL …IPIKANYE OMARI WESTIPISHAWN C CARTERIPIMARY JANE SAWYERISNISHAWN C CARTERISNISHAWN C CARTERISNIKANYE OMARI WEST

MLC Song Code

W5390A
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SourcesMusicBrainzMLC✓2 sources

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