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Breaking Up Is Hard to Do album cover

ISRC

FR5U11201938

Breaking Up Is Hard to Do✓2

Song: BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO

Alton EllisHortense Ellis
matched
Released 2017-01-27

Last verified: September 12, 2026

FR5U11201938 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” by Alton Ellis, Hortense Ellis, released 2017-01-27. 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 T0702331405.

Format

FRCountry
5U1Registrant
12Year (2012)
01938Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (FR).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (2012):
Last two digits of the reference year (2012). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCBreaking Up Is Hard to Do
ISWCBREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO

Musical Work (ISWC)

T0702331405BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO

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What is the ISRC for "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" by Alton Ellis?+
The ISRC for "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" by Alton Ellis, Hortense Ellis is FR5U11201938.
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. FR5U11201938 is the ISRC for this recording; T0702331405 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 FR5U11201938?

FR5U11201938 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” by Alton Ellis, Hortense Ellis. 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 T0702331405, 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?

HOWARD GREENFIELDComposerLyricist
IPI: 00012639209
UNIVERSAL MUSIC-CAREERS OriginalPublisherIPI: 00539732230
NEIL SEDAKAComposerLyricist
IPI: 00028226692
PRIMARY WAVE SEDAKA OriginalPublisherIPI: 01257847317
SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC. RightsAdministratorIPI: 00353271280

Who publishes this song?

UNIVERSAL MUSIC-CAREERSOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00539732230
PRIMARY WAVE SEDAKAOriginalPublisher
IPI: 01257847317
SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC.RightsAdministrator
IPI: 00353271280

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0001 2017 9640HOWARD GREENFIELD0000 0000 8120 999XNeil Sedaka

Identifier Graph

ISRCFR5U11201938ISWCT0702331405IPIHOWARD GREENFIE…IPINEIL SEDAKAISNIHOWARD GREENFIE…ISNINeil Sedaka

MLC Song Code

B2647K
Verify on MLC Portal →
SourcesMusicBrainzMLCMLC✓3 sources

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MLC Registration

✗Not registered

MLC has no work registered for this ISRC.

Listen on Apple Music
Album: FIP, Vol. 3: La playlist qui rythme votre vie (La sélection musicale de FIP)3:21Track 26

Who performed on this recording?

Performers

Alton EllisPerformer
Hortense EllisPerformer

Label

Soul Jazz Records

Appears on

  • Studio One Rocksteady, Vol. 2 (Rocksteady, Soul and Early Reggae at Studio One : The Soul of Young Jamaica)(2017-01-01)
  • FIP, Vol. 3(2017-01-01)· Wagram Music
Alton EllisHortense Ellis

FR5U11201938 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Breaking Up Is Hard to Do” by Alton Ellis, Hortense Ellis, released 2017-01-27. 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 T0702331405.

Alton Ellis, Hortense Ellis

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