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Never Gonna Give You Up (Cake mix) album cover

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GBARL8700068

Never Gonna Give You Up (Cake mix)✓2

Song: Never Gonna Give You Up

Rick Astley
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Released 1987-07-27

Last verified: August 10, 2026

GBARL8700068 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Never Gonna Give You Up (Cake mix)” by Rick Astley, released 1987-07-27. 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 T-011230280-3. Written by MATTHEW JAMES AITKEN, MICHAEL STOCK, PETE WATERMAN.

Format

GBCountry
ARLRegistrant
87Year (1987)
00068Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (GB).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (1987):
Last two digits of the reference year (1987). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCNever Gonna Give You Up (Cake mix)
ISWCNever Gonna Give You Up
IPIMATTHEW JAMES AITKEN

Musical Work (ISWC)

T-011230280-3Never Gonna Give You Up

People also ask

What is the ISRC for "Never Gonna Give You Up (Cake mix)" by Rick Astley?+
The ISRC for "Never Gonna Give You Up (Cake mix)" by Rick Astley is GBARL8700068.
Who wrote "Never Gonna Give You Up (Cake mix)"?+
"Never Gonna Give You Up (Cake mix)" was written by MATTHEW JAMES AITKEN, MICHAEL STOCK, PETE WATERMAN. The ISWC for this composition is T-011230280-3.
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. GBARL8700068 is the ISRC for this recording; T-011230280-3 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 GBARL8700068?

GBARL8700068 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Never Gonna Give You Up (Cake mix)” by Rick Astley. 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-011230280-3, 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?

MATTHEW JAMES AITKENComposerLyricist
IPI: 00122097797
SIDS SONGS LIMITED OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 00296486801
UNIVERSAL - SONGS OF POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC SubPublisher33.34%IPI: 00353265272
SIDS SONGS LIMITED OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 00296486801
UNIVERSAL - SONGS OF POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INC SubPublisher33.34%IPI: 00353265272
MICHAEL STOCKComposerLyricist
IPI: 00122169798
MIKE STOCK PUB LIMITED OriginalPublisher0.00%
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. SubPublisher33.33%IPI: 00185314175
PETE WATERMANComposerLyricist
IPI: 00162090496
PW BALLADS OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 00869046697
SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC. RightsAdministrator33.33%IPI: 00353271280
MIKE STOCK PUB LIMITED OriginalPublisher0.00%
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. SubPublisher33.33%IPI: 00185314175

Who publishes this song?

SIDS SONGS LIMITEDOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00296486801
UNIVERSAL - SONGS OF POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL INCSubPublisher
IPI: 00353265272
MIKE STOCK PUB LIMITEDOriginalPublisher
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP.SubPublisher
IPI: 00185314175
PW BALLADSOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00869046697
SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC.RightsAdministrator
IPI: 00353271280

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0000 7825 1935Matt Aitken0000 0000 7823 1424Mike Stock0000 0000 5940 2080Pete Waterman

Identifier Graph

ISRCGBARL8700068ISWCT-011230280-3IPIMATTHEW JAMES A…IPIMICHAEL STOCKIPIPETE WATERMANISNIMatt AitkenISNIMike StockISNIPete Waterman

MLC Song Code

N20166
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Rick Astley

GBARL8700068 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Never Gonna Give You Up (Cake mix)” by Rick Astley, released 1987-07-27. 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 T-011230280-3. Written by MATTHEW JAMES AITKEN, MICHAEL STOCK, PETE WATERMAN.

Rick Astley

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