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You Might Be Surprised album cover

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USRO21213018

You Might Be Surprised✓2

Dr. John
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Released 2012-04-17

Last verified: July 16, 2026

USRO21213018 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “You Might Be Surprised” by Dr. John, released 2012-04-17. 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 T9015991681.

Format

USCountry
RO2Registrant
12Year (2012)
13018Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (2012):
Last two digits of the reference year (2012). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCYou Might Be Surprised
ISWCYou Might Be Surprised

Musical Work (ISWC)

T9015991681You Might Be Surprised

People also ask

What is the ISRC for "You Might Be Surprised" by Dr. John?+
The ISRC for "You Might Be Surprised" by Dr. John is USRO21213018.
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. USRO21213018 is the ISRC for this recording; T9015991681 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 USRO21213018?

USRO21213018 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “You Might Be Surprised” by Dr. John. 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 T9015991681, 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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MLC Registration

✗Not registered

MLC has no work registered for this ISRC.

Who wrote this song?

MAC REBENNACKComposerLyricist
IPI: 00141751984
FONKALOT MUSIC INC OriginalPublisherIPI: 00434562266
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. RightsAdministratorIPI: 00185314175
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP. OriginalPublisherIPI: 00185314175
ROBERT CHARLES GUIDRYComposerLyricist
IPI: 00037913963

Who publishes this song?

FONKALOT MUSIC INCOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00434562266
WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP.RightsAdministrator
IPI: 00185314175

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0003 6846 5819Bobby Charles

Identifier Graph

ISRCUSRO21213018ISWCT9015991681IPIMAC REBENNACKIPIROBERT CHARLES …ISNIBobby Charles

MLC Song Code

Y1150V
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SourcesMusicBrainzMLCMLC✓3 sources

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Listen on Apple Music
Album: Treme: Season 2 (Music from the HBO Original Series)4:31Track 18

Who performed on this recording?

Performers

Dr. Johnpiano
Dr. JohnVocal

Label

Rounder Records

Release

  • Treme: Music From the HBO Original Series, Season 2(2012-01-01)

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USRO21213018 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “You Might Be Surprised” by Dr. John, released 2012-04-17. 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 T9015991681.

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