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Five Years album cover

ISRC

US23A8279974

Five Years✓2

Song: FIVE YEARS

David Bowie
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Last verified: August 2, 2026

US23A8279974 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Five Years” by David Bowie. 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 T0115359653.

Format

USCountry
23ARegistrant
82Year (1982)
79974Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (1982):
Last two digits of the reference year (1982). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCFive Years
ISWCFIVE YEARS

Musical Work (ISWC)

T0115359653FIVE YEARS

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MLC Song Code

F36843
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What is the ISRC for "Five Years" by David Bowie?+
The ISRC for "Five Years" by David Bowie is US23A8279974.
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. US23A8279974 is the ISRC for this recording; T0115359653 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 US23A8279974?

US23A8279974 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Five Years” by David Bowie. 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 T0115359653, 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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David Bowie

US23A8279974 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Five Years” by David Bowie. 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 T0115359653.

David Bowie

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