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Year of the Knife album cover

ISRC

USMC31845154

Year of the Knife✓2

Tears for Fears
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Released 2018-03-28

Last verified: July 14, 2026

USMC31845154 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Year of the Knife” by Tears for Fears, released 2018-03-28. 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-011.376.385-1. Written by ROLAND ORZABAL, NICKY HOLLAND.

Format

USCountry
MC3Registrant
18Year (2018)
45154Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (2018):
Last two digits of the reference year (2018). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCYear of the Knife
ISWCYear of the Knife
IPIROLAND ORZABAL

Musical Work (ISWC)

T-011.376.385-1Year of the Knife

People also ask

What is the ISRC for "Year of the Knife" by Tears for Fears?+
The ISRC for "Year of the Knife" by Tears for Fears is USMC31845154.
Who wrote "Year of the Knife"?+
"Year of the Knife" was written by ROLAND ORZABAL, NICKY HOLLAND. The ISWC for this composition is T-011.376.385-1.
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. USMC31845154 is the ISRC for this recording; T-011.376.385-1 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 USMC31845154?

USMC31845154 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Year of the Knife” by Tears for Fears. 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-011.376.385-1, 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?

ROLAND ORZABALComposerLyricist
IPI: 00085098742
BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITED OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 00576134244
BMG PLATINUM SONGS SubPublisher50.00%IPI: 00595808890
NICKY HOLLANDComposerLyricist
IPI: 00047879331
GO DUTCH MUSIC OriginalPublisher0.00%
BMG GOLD SONGS RightsAdministrator50.00%IPI: 00601191692

Who publishes this song?

BMG RIGHTS MANAGEMENT (UK) LIMITEDOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00576134244
BMG PLATINUM SONGSSubPublisher
IPI: 00595808890
GO DUTCH MUSICOriginalPublisher
BMG GOLD SONGSRightsAdministrator
IPI: 00601191692

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0000 8152 9168Roland Orzabal

Identifier Graph

ISRCUSMC31845154ISWCT-011.376.385-1IPIROLAND ORZABALIPINICKY HOLLANDISNIRoland Orzabal

MLC Song Code

Y0728M
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SourcesMusicBrainzMLC✓2 sources

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USMC31845154 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Year of the Knife” by Tears for Fears, released 2018-03-28. 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-011.376.385-1. Written by ROLAND ORZABAL, NICKY HOLLAND.

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