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Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back album cover

Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back✓2

ISRC

GBCBR0900450
Meat Loaf
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Released 1999-09-14

Last verified: October 6, 2026

One ISRC for “Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back” by Meat Loaf is GBCBR0900450. 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 1999-09-14. The underlying musical work is ISWC T-070248653-0. Written by JAMES RICHARD STEINMAN.

Format

GB
Country
CBRRegistrant
09Year (2009)
00450Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (GB).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (2009):
Last two digits of the reference year (2009). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCLife Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back
ISWCLife Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back
IPIJAMES RICHARD STEINMAN

Musical Work (ISWC)

T-070248653-0Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back

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What is one ISRC for “Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back” by Meat Loaf?+
One ISRC for “Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back” by Meat Loaf is GBCBR0900450.
What is the ISWC for “Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back”?+
The ISWC for “Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back” is T-070248653-0. The ISRC GBCBR0900450 identifies this specific recording; the ISWC identifies the underlying musical work shared by all versions.
Who wrote “Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back”?+
“Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back” was written by JAMES RICHARD STEINMAN. The ISWC for this composition is T-070248653-0.
Who publishes “Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back”?+
The publishers credited on “Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back” include: EDWARD B MARKS MUSIC COMPANY. These publishers administer the writers' shares in this recording's underlying composition. Credits.fm reports registered publisher credits, not legal copyright ownership.
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. GBCBR0900450 is the ISRC for this recording; T-070248653-0 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 GBCBR0900450?

GBCBR0900450 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back” by Meat Loaf. 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-070248653-0, 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?

JAMES RICHARD STEINMANComposer
IPI: 00063941666
EDWARD B MARKS MUSIC COMPANY OriginalPublisher100.00%IPI: 00145037691

Who publishes this song?

EDWARD B MARKS MUSIC COMPANYOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00145037691

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0000 6310 2275Jim Steinman

Identifier Graph

ISRCGBCBR0900450ISWCT-070248653-0IPIJAMES RICHARD S…ISNIJim Steinman

MLC Song Code

L03493
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SourcesMusicBrainzMLC✓2 sources

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Meat Loaf

One ISRC for “Life Is a Lemon and I Want My Money Back” by Meat Loaf is GBCBR0900450. 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 1999-09-14. The underlying musical work is ISWC T-070248653-0. Written by JAMES RICHARD STEINMAN.

Meat Loaf

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