Don’t Hold Back album cover

ISRC

USAR17900176

Don’t Hold Back

The Alan Parsons Project
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Released 1979-01-01

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USAR17900176 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording "Don’t Hold Back" by The Alan Parsons Project, released 1979-01-01. 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 T9002439341.

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USCountry
AR1Registrant
79Year (1979)
00176Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (1979):
Last two digits of the reference year (1979). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCDon’t Hold Back

Musical Work (ISWC)

T9002439341Don’t Hold Back
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What is the ISRC for "Don’t Hold Back" by The Alan Parsons Project?
The ISRC for "Don’t Hold Back" by The Alan Parsons Project is USAR17900176.
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. USAR17900176 is the ISRC for this recording; T9002439341 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.

What is ISRC USAR17900176?

USAR17900176 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording "Don’t Hold Back" by The Alan Parsons Project. 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 T9002439341, 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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