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Funky Man album cover

Funky Man✓2

ISRC

USIR20500098
Kool & the Gang
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Released 2005-01-01

Last verified: September 16, 2026

The ISRC for “Funky Man” by Kool & the Gang is USIR20500098. 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 2005-01-01. The underlying musical work is ISWC T0728123383.

Format

USCountry
IR2Registrant
05Year (2005)
00098Designation
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

ISRCFunky Man
ISWCFunky Man

Musical Work (ISWC)

T0728123383Funky Man

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What is the ISRC for “Funky Man” by Kool & the Gang?+
The ISRC for “Funky Man” by Kool & the Gang is USIR20500098.
What is the ISWC for “Funky Man”?+
The ISWC for “Funky Man” is T0728123383. The ISRC USIR20500098 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. USIR20500098 is the ISRC for this recording; T0728123383 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 USIR20500098?

USIR20500098 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Funky Man” by Kool & the Gang. 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 T0728123383, 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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Kool & the Gang

The ISRC for “Funky Man” by Kool & the Gang is USIR20500098. 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 2005-01-01. The underlying musical work is ISWC T0728123383.

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Album: Gold3:09Track 4

Who performed on this recording?

Performers

Kool & the GangPerformer

Label

Motown

Appears on

  • Icons(2009-01-01)
  • Gold(2008-01-01)· Mercury
  • Gold(2005-01-01)· Mercury
  • Gold(2005-03-01)

Who wrote this song?

CLAYDES EUGENE SMITHComposerLyricist
IPI: 00063461781
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175
GEORGE MELVIN BROWNComposerLyricist
IPI: 00061211330
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175
OLD RIVER MUSIC OriginalPublisherIPI: 00197020865
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. RightsAdministratorIPI: 00185314175
OLD RIVER MUSIC OriginalPublisherIPI: 00197020865
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. RightsAdministratorIPI: 00185314175
RICHARD ALLEN WESTFIELDComposerLyricist
IPI: 00063509972
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175
ROBERT SPIKE MICKENSComposerLyricist
IPI: 00053083598
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175
RONALD N BELLComposerLyricist
IPI: 00235389943
WC MUSIC CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00392888203
WC MUSIC CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00392888203
KHARANA MUSIC PUBLISHING INC OriginalPublisherIPI: 00336428559
WC MUSIC CORP. RightsAdministratorIPI: 00392888203
KHARANA MUSIC PUBLISHING INC OriginalPublisherIPI: 00336428559
WC MUSIC CORP. RightsAdministratorIPI: 00392888203
GENE C REDDComposerLyricist
IPI: 00025570595
DENNIS THOMASComposerLyricist
IPI: 00063840184
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175
WOODROW SPARROWComposerLyricist
IPI: 00063467567
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175
ROBERT BELLComposerLyricist
IPI: 00061327107
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175

Who publishes this song?

WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP.OriginalPublisher
IPI: 00185314175
OLD RIVER MUSICOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00197020865
WC MUSIC CORP.OriginalPublisher
IPI: 00392888203
KHARANA MUSIC PUBLISHING INCOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00336428559

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0001 1914 9962Gene Redd0000 0003 7244 6768Robert Spike Mickens0000 0001 1454 7443Robert “Kool” Bell0000 0001 1479 0283Claydes Smith0000 0004 0676 0051Ricky West0000 0003 7294 2577RONALD N BELL

Identifier Graph

ISRCUSIR20500098ISWCT0728123383IPICLAYDES EUGENE …IPIGEORGE MELVIN B…IPIRICHARD ALLEN W…IPIROBERT SPIKE MI…ISNIGene ReddISNIRobert Spike Mi…ISNIRobert “Kool” B…

MLC Song Code

F0767B
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