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Pay the Man album cover

ISRC

USSM11703986

Pay the Man✓2

Foster the People
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Released 2017-04-28

Last verified: September 8, 2026

USSM11703986 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Pay the Man” by Foster the People, released 2017-04-28. 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 T9223050939. Written by JOSHUA ABRAHAM, MARK PONTIUS, OLIVER ELLIOT GOLDSTEIN, and others.

Format

USCountry
SM1Registrant
17Year (2017)
03986Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (2017):
Last two digits of the reference year (2017). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCPay the Man
ISWCPay the Man
IPIJOSHUA ABRAHAM

Musical Work (ISWC)

T9223050939Pay the Man

People also ask

What is the ISRC for "Pay the Man" by Foster the People?+
The ISRC for "Pay the Man" by Foster the People is USSM11703986.
Who wrote "Pay the Man"?+
"Pay the Man" was written by JOSHUA ABRAHAM, MARK PONTIUS, OLIVER ELLIOT GOLDSTEIN, JUSTIN THURMAN MOHRLE, ISOM DAVID INNIS, MARK DEREK FOSTER, KEINAN ABDI WARSAME. The ISWC for this composition is T9223050939.
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. USSM11703986 is the ISRC for this recording; T9223050939 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 USSM11703986?

USSM11703986 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “Pay the Man” by Foster the People. 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 T9223050939, 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?

JOSHUA ABRAHAMComposerLyricist
IPI: 00401971186
MARK PONTIUSComposerLyricist
OLIVER ELLIOT GOLDSTEINComposerLyricist
IPI: 00421532006
PRESCRIPTION SONGS OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 00585355908
KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA INC SubPublisher0.71%IPI: 00503659557
PRESCRIPTION SONGS OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 00585355908
KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA INC SubPublisher0.71%IPI: 00503659557
JUSTIN THURMAN MOHRLEComposerLyricist
IPI: 00716428051
ISOM DAVID INNISComposerLyricist
IPI: 00513704482
ISOM INNIS MUSIC OriginalPublisher0.00%
DOMINO PUB COMPANY OF AMERICA OriginalPublisher24.00%IPI: 00480281853
MARK DEREK FOSTERComposerLyricist
IPI: 00459006455
KEINAN ABDI WARSAMEComposerLyricist
IPI: 00448655323

Who publishes this song?

PRESCRIPTION SONGSOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00585355908
KOBALT MUSIC PUB AMERICA INCSubPublisher
IPI: 00503659557
ISOM INNIS MUSICOriginalPublisher
DOMINO PUB COMPANY OF AMERICAOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00480281853

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0000 7849 2990K’naan0000 0003 7237 9374Mark Foster

Identifier Graph

ISRCUSSM11703986ISWCT9223050939IPIJOSHUA ABRAHAMIPIOLIVER ELLIOT G…IPIJUSTIN THURMAN …IPIISOM DAVID INNISISNIK’naanISNIMark Foster

MLC Song Code

PVB8KG
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Foster the People

USSM11703986 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “Pay the Man” by Foster the People, released 2017-04-28. 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 T9223050939. Written by JOSHUA ABRAHAM, MARK PONTIUS, OLIVER ELLIOT GOLDSTEIN, and others.

Foster the People

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