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How Long’s a Tear Take to Dry? album cover

ISRC

GBAQT9800001

How Long’s a Tear Take to Dry?✓2

Song: How Long's a Tear Take to Dry?

The Beautiful South
matched
Released 1998-01-01

Last verified: September 9, 2026

GBAQT9800001 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “How Long’s a Tear Take to Dry?” by The Beautiful South, released 1998-01-01. 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-010261899-4. Written by DAVE ROTHERAY, PAUL HEATON.

Format

GBCountry
AQTRegistrant
98Year (1998)
00001Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (GB).
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

ISRCHow Long’s a Tear Take to Dry?
ISWCHow Long's a Tear Take to Dry?

Musical Work (ISWC)

T-010261899-4How Long's a Tear Take to Dry?

Who wrote this song?

DAVE ROTHERAYComposer
PAUL HEATONComposer

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MLC Song Code

H15838
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SourcesMusicBrainzMLC✓2 sources

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What is the ISRC for "How Long’s a Tear Take to Dry?" by The Beautiful South?+
The ISRC for "How Long’s a Tear Take to Dry?" by The Beautiful South is GBAQT9800001.
Who wrote "How Long’s a Tear Take to Dry?"?+
"How Long’s a Tear Take to Dry?" was written by DAVE ROTHERAY, PAUL HEATON. The ISWC for this composition is T-010261899-4.
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. GBAQT9800001 is the ISRC for this recording; T-010261899-4 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 GBAQT9800001?

GBAQT9800001 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “How Long’s a Tear Take to Dry?” by The Beautiful South. 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-010261899-4, 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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The Beautiful South

GBAQT9800001 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “How Long’s a Tear Take to Dry?” by The Beautiful South, released 1998-01-01. 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-010261899-4. Written by DAVE ROTHERAY, PAUL HEATON.

The Beautiful South

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GBAQT9800022

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