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Burning Down the House album cover

ISRC

USWB19900869

Burning Down the House✓2

Talking Heads
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Released 1983-01-01

Last verified: September 3, 2026

USWB19900869 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Burning Down the House” by Talking Heads, released 1983-01-01. 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-070016229-3.

Format

USCountry
WB1Registrant
99Year (1999)
00869Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (1999):
Last two digits of the reference year (1999). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCBurning Down the House
ISWCBurning Down the House

Musical Work (ISWC)

T-070016229-3Burning Down the House

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What is the ISRC for "Burning Down the House" by Talking Heads?+
The ISRC for "Burning Down the House" by Talking Heads is USWB19900869.
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. USWB19900869 is the ISRC for this recording; T-070016229-3 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 USWB19900869?

USWB19900869 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Burning Down the House” by Talking Heads. 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-070016229-3, 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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Who wrote this song?

DAVID BYRNEComposerLyricist
IPI: 00030234438
INDEX MUSIC INC OriginalPublisherIPI: 00039644657
WC MUSIC CORP. RightsAdministratorIPI: 00392888203
WC MUSIC CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00392888203
CHRISTOPHER FRANTZComposerLyricist
IPI: 00030275615
INDEX MUSIC INC OriginalPublisherIPI: 00039644657
WC MUSIC CORP. RightsAdministratorIPI: 00392888203
WC MUSIC CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00392888203
JERRY HARRISONComposerLyricist
IPI: 00125786849
INDEX MUSIC INC OriginalPublisherIPI: 00039644657
WC MUSIC CORP. RightsAdministratorIPI: 00392888203
WC MUSIC CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00392888203
TINA WEYMOUTHComposerLyricist
IPI: 00030606522
INDEX MUSIC INC OriginalPublisherIPI: 00039644657
WC MUSIC CORP. RightsAdministratorIPI: 00392888203
WC MUSIC CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00392888203

Who publishes this song?

INDEX MUSIC INCOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00039644657
WC MUSIC CORP.RightsAdministrator
IPI: 00392888203

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0001 1032 0014David Byrne0000 0000 7825 5864CHRISTOPHER FRANTZ0000 0000 6323 2686Jerry Harrison

Identifier Graph

ISRCUSWB19900869ISWCT-070016229-3IPIDAVID BYRNEIPICHRISTOPHER FRA…IPIJERRY HARRISONIPITINA WEYMOUTHISNIDavid ByrneISNICHRISTOPHER FRA…ISNIJerry Harrison

MLC Song Code

B83245
Verify on MLC Portal →
SourcesMusicBrainzMLCNotesMLC✓4 sources

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Listen on Apple Music
Album: Speaking In Tongues4:03Track 1

Who performed on this recording?

Performers

David ByrneVocal
David Byrnebass guitar, guitar, keyboard, percussion
Wally Badarouguest, synthesizer
Jerry Harrisonguitar, keyboard
Jerry Harrisonbackground vocals
Tina Weymouthbackground vocals
Tina Weymouthbass synthesizer
Chris Frantzdrums (drum set), synthesizer
Chris Frantzbackground vocals
Steve Scalesguest, percussion

Production

Talking HeadsProducer
Butch JonesEngineer
Frank Gibsonassistant
Alex Sadkintask
Alex SadkinMix
Jay Markassistant
John Convertinoassistant

Label

Sire

Appears on

  • Speaking in Tongues(2024-01-01)
  • Speaking in Tongues(2012-01-01)
  • Speaking in Tongues(2011-01-01)· Rhino Records (2)
  • Running to the 80’s(2022-08-26)
  • 80s Music(2020-04-24)
  • High Fidelity(2020-03-06)
  • New York City Rock(2019-05-17)
  • Burning Down the House(2009-09-15)

MLC Registration

✓Registered
T0700162293

Writers: , , ,

Checked: Jun 10, 2026

Talking Heads

USWB19900869 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Burning Down the House” by Talking Heads, released 1983-01-01. 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-070016229-3.

Talking Heads

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