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Tell Me Why album cover

Tell Me Why✓2

ISRC

USAKS0501193

Song: TELL ME WHY

Karla BonoffPeter FramptonJennifer Condos
matched
Released 1988-01-01

Last verified: September 4, 2026

The ISRC for “Tell Me Why” by Karla Bonoff is USAKS0501193. 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. Released 1988-01-01. The underlying musical work is ISWC T0702442485.

Format

USCountry
AKSRegistrant
05Year (2005)
01193Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (2005):
Last two digits of the reference year (2005). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCTell Me Why
ISWCTELL ME WHY

Musical Work (ISWC)

T0702442485TELL ME WHY

People also ask

What is the ISRC for “Tell Me Why” by Karla Bonoff?+
The ISRC for “Tell Me Why” by Karla Bonoff is USAKS0501193.
What is the ISWC for “TELL ME WHY”?+
The ISWC for “TELL ME WHY” is T0702442485. This recording is titled “Tell Me Why”. The ISRC USAKS0501193 identifies this specific recording; the ISWC identifies the underlying musical work shared by all versions.
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. USAKS0501193 is the ISRC for this recording; T0702442485 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 USAKS0501193?

USAKS0501193 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Tell Me Why” by Karla Bonoff, Peter Frampton, Jennifer Condos. 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 T0702442485, 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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Karla BonoffPeter FramptonJennifer Condos

The ISRC for “Tell Me Why” by Karla Bonoff is USAKS0501193. 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. Released 1988-01-01. The underlying musical work is ISWC T0702442485.

Karla Bonoff, Peter Frampton, Jennifer Condos
Listen on Apple Music
Album: New World3:41Track 3

Who performed on this recording?

Performers

Peter Framptonacoustic guitar, guitar
Kenny Edwardsbackground vocals
Karen Blakebackground vocals
Jennifer Condosbass

Label

Seagrape Music

Appears on

  • New World(2007-09-25)
  • The Best of Karla Bonoff: All My Life(1999-01-01)· Columbia
  • New World(1995-01-01)· Music Masters Rock
  • New World(1988-01-01)· Gold Castle
  • New World(1988-01-01)· Gold Castle

Related

Other versions of this workView all on iswc.fm

TELL ME WHYGBMJG1102947
Tell Me Why

Karla Bonoff, Peter Frampton, Jennifer Condos

USSM10202392
TELL ME WHYDESN31300246
TELL ME WHYBEI019901735
TELL ME WHYGBUM72208663

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Who wrote this song?

PETER STEWART WIGGSComposerLyricist
IPI: 00162119594
ROBERT STANLEYComposer
IPI: 00162132114
PETE WIGGSComposer
PAUL VAN DYKComposer
IPI: 00252952460
SARAH CRACKNELLComposer
IPI: 00177207366
UNIVERSAL/MOMENTUM MUSIC LTD. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00294209258
UNIVERSAL - POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL PUB INC SubPublisherIPI: 00343892736

Who publishes this song?

UNIVERSAL/MOMENTUM MUSIC LTD.OriginalPublisher
IPI: 00294209258
UNIVERSAL - POLYGRAM INTERNATIONAL PUB INCSubPublisher
IPI: 00343892736

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0001 3210 5817Pete Wiggs0000 0000 3955 0748Bob Stanley0000 0003 7287 6653Sarah Cracknell0000 0000 5939 3014Paul van Dyk

Identifier Graph

ISRCUSAKS0501193ISWCT0702442485IPIPETER STEWART W…IPIROBERT STANLEYIPIPAUL VAN DYKIPISARAH CRACKNELLISNIPete WiggsISNIBob StanleyISNISarah Cracknell

MLC Song Code

TD8QQJ
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SourcesMusicBrainzMLCMLC✓3 sources

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