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Tear Down These Walls album cover

ISRC

GBAHK9700116

Tear Down These Walls✓2

Song: TEAR DOWN THESE WALLS

Billy Ocean
matched
Released 1988-01-01

Last verified: September 12, 2026

GBAHK9700116 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Tear Down These Walls” by Billy Ocean, 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 T-070187038-3. Written by ROBERT JOHN LANGE, TEDDY RILEY - ANTHEM MUSIC PUBLISHING III, LESLIE SEBESTIAN CHARLES.

Format

GBCountry
AHKRegistrant
97Year (1997)
00116Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (GB).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (1997):
Last two digits of the reference year (1997). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCTear Down These Walls
ISWCTEAR DOWN THESE WALLS
IPIROBERT JOHN LANGE

Musical Work (ISWC)

T-070187038-3TEAR DOWN THESE WALLS

People also ask

What is the ISRC for "Tear Down These Walls" by Billy Ocean?+
The ISRC for "Tear Down These Walls" by Billy Ocean is GBAHK9700116.
Who wrote "Tear Down These Walls"?+
"Tear Down These Walls" was written by ROBERT JOHN LANGE, TEDDY RILEY - ANTHEM MUSIC PUBLISHING III, LESLIE SEBESTIAN CHARLES. The ISWC for this composition is T-070187038-3.
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. GBAHK9700116 is the ISRC for this recording; T-070187038-3 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 GBAHK9700116?

GBAHK9700116 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Tear Down These Walls” by Billy Ocean. 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-070187038-3, 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?

ROBERT JOHN LANGEComposerLyricist
IPI: 00041101059
OUT OF POCKET PRODS. LTD. OriginalPublisher0.00%
UNIVERSAL - POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL PUB INC SubPublisher33.34%IPI: 00343892736
TEDDY RILEY - ANTHEM MUSIC PUBLISHING IIIComposerLyricist
IPI: 01004264022
LESLIE SEBESTIAN CHARLESComposerLyricist
IPI: 00086736339

Who publishes this song?

OUT OF POCKET PRODS. LTD.OriginalPublisher
UNIVERSAL - POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL PUB INCSubPublisher
IPI: 00343892736

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0000 7357 5703Robert John “Mutt” Lange0000 0000 7822 3141Billy Ocean

Identifier Graph

ISRCGBAHK9700116ISWCT-070187038-3IPIROBERT JOHN LAN…IPITEDDY RILEY - A…IPILESLIE SEBESTIA…ISNIRobert John “Mu…ISNIBilly Ocean

MLC Song Code

T5393Q
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Billy Ocean

GBAHK9700116 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Tear Down These Walls” by Billy Ocean, 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 T-070187038-3. Written by ROBERT JOHN LANGE, TEDDY RILEY - ANTHEM MUSIC PUBLISHING III, LESLIE SEBESTIAN CHARLES.

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