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It Ain’t Easy album cover

ISRC

USEW20000020

It Ain’t Easy✓2

Song: IT AIN'T EASY

Slimm CalhounBackbone
matched
Released 2001-04-10

Last verified: September 8, 2026

USEW20000020 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “It Ain’t Easy” by Slimm Calhoun, Backbone, released 2001-04-10. 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-312091743-9. Written by ANTWAN A PATTON, ANDRE BENJAMIN, DAVID A. SHEATS, and others.

Format

USCountry
EW2Registrant
00Year (2000)
00020Designation
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

ISRCIt Ain’t Easy
ISWCIT AIN'T EASY
IPIANTWAN A PATTON

Musical Work (ISWC)

T-312091743-9IT AIN'T EASY

People also ask

What is the ISRC for "It Ain’t Easy" by Slimm Calhoun?+
The ISRC for "It Ain’t Easy" by Slimm Calhoun, Backbone is USEW20000020.
Who wrote "It Ain’t Easy"?+
"It Ain’t Easy" was written by ANTWAN A PATTON, ANDRE BENJAMIN, DAVID A. SHEATS, NSILO REDDICK, JAMAHR WILLIAMS, BRIAN LERON LOVING. The ISWC for this composition is T-312091743-9.
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. USEW20000020 is the ISRC for this recording; T-312091743-9 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 USEW20000020?

USEW20000020 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “It Ain’t Easy” by Slimm Calhoun, Backbone. 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-312091743-9, 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?

ANTWAN A PATTONComposerLyricist
IPI: 00561417559
GNAT BOOTY MUSIC OriginalPublisherIPI: 00337466739
BMG MONARCH RightsAdministratorIPI: 00744673419
BMG MONARCH OriginalPublisherIPI: 00744673419
ANDRE BENJAMINComposerLyricist
IPI: 00336069658
GNAT BOOTY MUSIC OriginalPublisherIPI: 00337466739
BMG MONARCH RightsAdministratorIPI: 00744673419
BMG MONARCH OriginalPublisherIPI: 00744673419
DAVID A. SHEATSComposerLyricist
IPI: 00341534095
NSILO REDDICKComposerLyricist
IPI: 00402937570
JAMAHR WILLIAMSComposerLyricist
IPI: 00338504072
SLIC FLO OriginalPublisherIPI: 00338912054
THE ROYALTY NETWORK INC. RightsAdministratorIPI: 00255217086
BRIAN LERON LOVINGComposerLyricist
IPI: 00343225981

Who publishes this song?

GNAT BOOTY MUSICOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00337466739
BMG MONARCHRightsAdministrator
IPI: 00744673419
SLIC FLOOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00338912054
THE ROYALTY NETWORK INC.RightsAdministrator
IPI: 00255217086

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0000 7849 3387André Benjamin0000 0001 2132 2154ANTWAN A PATTON0000 0003 6864 1640ANTWAN A PATTON

Identifier Graph

ISRCUSEW20000020ISWCT-312091743-9IPIANTWAN A PATTONIPIANDRE BENJAMINIPIDAVID A. SHEATSIPINSILO REDDICKISNIAndré BenjaminISNIANTWAN A PATTONISNIANTWAN A PATTON

MLC Song Code

I3165U
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SourcesMusicBrainzMLC✓2 sources

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Slimm CalhounBackbone

USEW20000020 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “It Ain’t Easy” by Slimm Calhoun, Backbone, released 2001-04-10. 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-312091743-9. Written by ANTWAN A PATTON, ANDRE BENJAMIN, DAVID A. SHEATS, and others.

Slimm Calhoun, Backbone

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ANTWAN A PATTONIPIANDRE BENJAMINIPIDAVID A. SHEATSIPINSILO REDDICKIPIJAMAHR WILLIAMSIPIBRIAN LERON LOVINGIPI