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Busy Being Blue album cover

ISRC

USWB19901144

Busy Being Blue✓2

k.d. lang
matched
Released 1988-01-01

Last verified: July 9, 2026

USWB19901144 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Busy Being Blue” by k.d. lang, released 1988-01-01. 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 T0715205461.

Format

USCountry
WB1Registrant
99Year (1999)
01144Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (1999):
Last two digits of the reference year (1999). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCBusy Being Blue
ISWCBusy Being Blue

Musical Work (ISWC)

T0715205461Busy Being Blue

People also ask

What is the ISRC for "Busy Being Blue" by k.d. lang?+
The ISRC for "Busy Being Blue" by k.d. lang is USWB19901144.
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. USWB19901144 is the ISRC for this recording; T0715205461 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 USWB19901144?

USWB19901144 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Busy Being Blue” by k.d. lang. 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 T0715205461, 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?

STEWART MACDOUGALLComposerLyricist
IPI: 00077398134
LARS MUSIC OriginalPublisherIPI: 00137929835
UNIVERSAL - SONGS OF POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC RightsAdministratorIPI: 00353265272

Who publishes this song?

LARS MUSICOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00137929835
UNIVERSAL - SONGS OF POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INCRightsAdministrator
IPI: 00353265272

Identifier Graph

ISRCUSWB19901144ISWCT0715205461IPISTEWART MACDOUG…

MLC Song Code

B25737
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SourcesMusicBrainzMLCMLC✓3 sources

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Album: Shadowland3:44Track 11

Who performed on this recording?

Performers

Buddy Emmonssteel guitar
Nashville String Machinestrings
Pete Wadeelectric guitar
Jim Hornsaxophone
Buddy Harmanmembranophone
Jimmy Cappsguitar
Henry Strzeleckibass
Harold Bradleybass guitar
Tony Migliorepiano

Production

Owen BradleyProducer

Label

Sire

Appears on

  • Shadowland(1996-01-01)
  • Shadowland(1988-01-01)
  • Shadowland

MLC Registration

✗Not registered

MLC has no work registered for this ISRC.

k.d. lang

USWB19901144 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Busy Being Blue” by k.d. lang, released 1988-01-01. 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 T0715205461.

k.d. lang

Related

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BUSY BEING BLUECAB470900036
BUSY BEING BLUESEPVI0606018
BUSY BEING BLUEUSCGJ0553519

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