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Tears at the Birthday Party album cover

ISRC

USMR19889254

Tears at the Birthday Party✓2

Elvis CostelloBurt Bacharach
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Released 1998-01-01

Last verified: September 10, 2026

USMR19889254 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Tears at the Birthday Party” by Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach, 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-900.262.430-8.

Format

USCountry
MR1Registrant
98Year (1998)
89254Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
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

ISRCTears at the Birthday Party
ISWCTears at the Birthday Party

Musical Work (ISWC)

T-900.262.430-8Tears at the Birthday Party

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MLC Song Code

T16787
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SourcesMusicBrainzMLC✓2 sources

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People also ask

What is the ISRC for "Tears at the Birthday Party" by Elvis Costello?+
The ISRC for "Tears at the Birthday Party" by Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach is USMR19889254.
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. USMR19889254 is the ISRC for this recording; T-900.262.430-8 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 USMR19889254?

USMR19889254 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Tears at the Birthday Party” by Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach. 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-900.262.430-8, 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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Elvis CostelloBurt Bacharach

USMR19889254 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Tears at the Birthday Party” by Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach, 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-900.262.430-8.

Elvis Costello, Burt Bacharach

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