UPC · Release

It Was Written

Nas

5099748419620

15 tracksReleased 1997-01-01Columbia

Last verified: July 4, 2026

5099748419620 is the Universal Product Code (UPC barcode) for the release “It Was Written” by Nas, released 1997-01-01 on Columbia. UPCs are unique numeric identifiers assigned by distributors to identify a music release — album, EP, or single — across every digital and physical retail platform. This release contains 15 tracks, each with its own ISRC. Tracks include USSM19601362, USSM19601363, USSM19601364.

Format

509GS1 prefix

9748Company prefix

41962Product

0Check digit

GS1 prefix:: Country/region prefix assigned by GS1 (e.g. 060/061 = USA/Canada, 50 = UK).
Company prefix:: Label/distributor identifier assigned by the local GS1 office.
Product:: Unique product number assigned by the company.
Check digit:: Modulo-10 check digit that validates the rest of the barcode.

Credit Chain

UPCIt Was Written

ISRC15 recordings

ISWC1 work

IPI15 songwriters

Track List (15)

#	Track Title	Artist(s)	ISWC
1	Album Intro	Nas	T9026387633
2	The Message	Nas	T-905772383-8
3	Street Dreams	Nas	T0701380291
4	I Gave You Power	Nas	T0729176673
5	Watch Dem Niggas	Nas	T0702079488
6	Take It in Blood	Nas	T0720605082
7	Nas Is Coming	Nas	T0726667260
8	Affirmative Action	Nas	T-902638763-3
9	The Set Up	Nas	T0720594433
10	BLACK GIRL LOST FREESTYLE	FABOLOUS	T9117064058
11	SUSPECT [EXPLICIT]	NAS	T3105422779
12	Shootouts	Nas	T9106641627
13	Live Nigga Rap	Nas, Mobb Deep	T0726544440
14	If I Ruled the World (Imagine That)		T-070909361-7
15	Silent Murder	Nas	T0726852330

What other identifiers does this connect to?

Musical Works (ISWC)

T-905772383-8

Songwriters/Publishers (IPI)

00018008708 00033413911 00062012625 00072769741 00127583562 00128449069 00186272940 00189512343 00230891674 00334596054

+5 more

00335978422 00338371749 00338696025 00338696123 00339560642

Creative Contributors (ISNI)

0000000000875991 0000000003033992 0000000036392430 0000000055156935 0000000071399777 0000000073585530 0000000078397432 0000000083930270 0000000102992507 0000000116917487

+2 more

0000000372699538 0000000449346467

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What is UPC 5099748419620?

5099748419620 is a Universal Product Code (UPC) assigned to It Was Written by Nas. UPCs (also called EAN barcodes) are unique numeric identifiers assigned by distributors to identify music releases — albums, EPs, and singles — across all digital and physical retail platforms.

This release contains 15 tracks. Each track has its own ISRC (International Standard Recording Code) that identifies the specific sound recording, while the UPC identifies the release as a whole. Knowing your release's UPC is essential for neighboring rights collection societies like SoundExchange and for transferring music between distributors.