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Desperate People album cover

ISRC

USSM10022518

Desperate People✓2

Living Colour
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Released 1988-01-01

Last verified: July 17, 2026

USSM10022518 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Desperate People” by Living Colour, released 1988-01-01. 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 T0700439559.

Format

USCountry
SM1Registrant
00Year (2000)
22518Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (2000):
Last two digits of the reference year (2000). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCDesperate People
ISWCDesperate People

Musical Work (ISWC)

T0700439559Desperate People

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MLC Song Code

D39406
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SourcesMusicBrainzMLC✓2 sources

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People also ask

What is the ISRC for "Desperate People" by Living Colour?+
The ISRC for "Desperate People" by Living Colour is USSM10022518.
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. USSM10022518 is the ISRC for this recording; T0700439559 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 USSM10022518?

USSM10022518 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Desperate People” by Living Colour. 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 T0700439559, 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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Other versions of this workView all on iswc.fm

DESPERATE PEOPLEUS2Y30626356
Desperate People (live)

Living Colour

USSM10410266
DESPERATE PEOPLE (FEAT. VERNON REID, MUZZ SKILLINGS, COREY GLOVER, WILLIAM CLHOUN)FR2X41668970
DESPERATE PEOPLEGBLLT2031192
DESPERATE PEOPLEGBSMU7862538

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USSM10022518 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Desperate People” by Living Colour, released 1988-01-01. 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 T0700439559.

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