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He Didn’t Have to Be (album version) album cover

ISRC

USAN29800146

He Didn’t Have to Be (album version)✓2

Song: He Didn’t Have to Be

Brad Paisley
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Released 1999-01-01

Last verified: September 15, 2026

USAN29800146 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “He Didn’t Have to Be (album version)” by Brad Paisley, released 1999-01-01. 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-070899354-7.

Format

USCountry
AN2Registrant
98Year (1998)
00146Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (1998):
Last two digits of the reference year (1998). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCHe Didn’t Have to Be (album version)
ISWCHe Didn’t Have to Be

Musical Work (ISWC)

T-070899354-7He Didn’t Have to Be

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What is the ISRC for "He Didn’t Have to Be (album version)" by Brad Paisley?+
The ISRC for "He Didn’t Have to Be (album version)" by Brad Paisley is USAN29800146.
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. USAN29800146 is the ISRC for this recording; T-070899354-7 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 USAN29800146?

USAN29800146 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “He Didn’t Have to Be (album version)” by Brad Paisley. 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-070899354-7, 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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Album: Who Needs Pictures4:43Track 5

Who performed on this recording?

Performers

Brad Paisleyacoustic guitar, bass guitar, electric guitar
Mike Johnsonresonator guitar
Eddie Bayersdrums (drum set)
Tim Laueraccordion
Glen Duncanfiddle, mandolin
Frank Rogersbanjo
Wes Hightowerbackground vocals
Bernie Hermsorgan, piano
James Gregorybass guitar

Production

Frank RogersProducer
Greg DromanEngineer
Mike Purcellassistant

Label

Sony Music

Appears on

  • Original Album Classics(2015-01-01)
  • Hits Alive(2010-01-01)· Arista Nashville
  • Norwegian Favorites(2010-01-01)· Arista Nashville
  • Life's a Dance(2007-01-01)· Word Entertainment
  • Who Needs Pictures(2002-01-01)· Arista Nashville
  • Who Needs Pictures(2000-01-01)· Arista Nashville
  • Who Needs Pictures(1999-01-01)· Arista Nashville
  • Who Needs Pictures

MLC Registration

✗Not registered

MLC has no work registered for this ISRC.

Brad Paisley

USAN29800146 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “He Didn’t Have to Be (album version)” by Brad Paisley, released 1999-01-01. 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-070899354-7.

Brad Paisley

Who wrote this song?

KELLY LOVELACEComposer
BRAD PAISLEYComposer
JOHN KELLEY LOVELACEComposerLyricist
IPI: 00337875130
BRAD DOUGLAS PAISLEYComposerLyricist
IPI: 00336105787
SPIRIT NASHVILLE TWO CRESCENDO OriginalPublisherIPI: 01167819618

Who publishes this song?

SPIRIT NASHVILLE TWO CRESCENDOOriginalPublisher
IPI: 01167819618

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0001 1450 8081Brad Paisley

Identifier Graph

ISRCUSAN29800146ISWCT-070899354-7IPIJOHN KELLEY LOV…IPIBRAD DOUGLAS PA…ISNIBrad Paisley

MLC Song Code

H80255
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SourcesMusicBrainzMLCMLC✓3 sources

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