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We Need Love (from Songland) album cover

We Need Love (from Songland)✓2

ISRC

USSM11903434

Song: WE NEED LOVE

John Legend
matched
Released 2019-05-28

Last verified: September 14, 2026

The ISRC for “We Need Love (from Songland)” by John Legend is USSM11903434. 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. Released 2019-05-28. The underlying musical work is ISWC T9324460324. Written by IMRAN ABBAS, JUAN JOSE BOTERO, RYAN B TEDDER, and others.

Format

US
Country
SM1Registrant
19Year (2019)
03434Designation
Country:
ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 country code (US).
Registrant:
3-character code identifying the label or distributor that assigned this ISRC.
Year (2019):
Last two digits of the reference year (2019). Years < 50 are 21st century.
Designation:
Unique 5-digit code assigned by the registrant for this specific recording.

Credit Chain

ISRCWe Need Love (from Songland)
ISWCWE NEED LOVE
IPIIMRAN ABBAS

Musical Work (ISWC)

T9324460324WE NEED LOVE

People also ask

What is the ISRC for “We Need Love (from Songland)” by John Legend?+
The ISRC for “We Need Love (from Songland)” by John Legend is USSM11903434.
What is the ISWC for “WE NEED LOVE”?+
The ISWC for “WE NEED LOVE” is T9324460324. This recording is titled “We Need Love (from Songland)”. The ISRC USSM11903434 identifies this specific recording; the ISWC identifies the underlying musical work shared by all versions.
Who wrote “WE NEED LOVE”?+
“WE NEED LOVE” was written by IMRAN ABBAS, JUAN JOSE BOTERO, RYAN B TEDDER, JOHN ROGER STEPHENS, ESTHER RENAY DEAN, SHANE LAMAR MCANALLY, ANDRE CHRISTOPHER LYON, MARCELLO ANTONIO VALENZANO, THOMAS KESSLER, TED KAY, TERRY BURROWS, RICHARD ANDREW DEROBERTS. The ISWC for this composition is T9324460324.
Who publishes “WE NEED LOVE”?+
The publishers credited on “WE NEED LOVE” include: WRITE ME A SONG PUBLISHING, UNIVERSAL MUSIC WORKS, BMG MERCURY, SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC., DAT DAMN DEAN MUSIC, SMACKSTREET MUSIC, WARNER GEO MET RIC MUSIC, TEMPO INVESTMENTS/SMACK HITS, and others. These publishers administer the writers' shares in this recording's underlying composition. Credits.fm reports registered publisher credits, not legal copyright ownership.
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. USSM11903434 is the ISRC for this recording; T9324460324 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 USSM11903434?

USSM11903434 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “We Need Love (from Songland)” by John Legend. 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 T9324460324, 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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The ISRC for “We Need Love (from Songland)” by John Legend is USSM11903434. 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. Released 2019-05-28. The underlying musical work is ISWC T9324460324. Written by IMRAN ABBAS, JUAN JOSE BOTERO, RYAN B TEDDER, and others.

John Legend

Who wrote this song?

IMRAN ABBASComposerLyricist
IPI: 00542879027
JUAN JOSE BOTEROComposerLyricist
IPI: 00862401453
RYAN B TEDDERComposerLyricist
IPI: 00346139168
WRITE ME A SONG PUBLISHING OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 00763467119
UNIVERSAL MUSIC WORKS OriginalPublisher10.00%IPI: 00832425062
JOHN ROGER STEPHENSComposerLyricist
IPI: 00350509581
BMG MERCURY OriginalPublisher10.00%IPI: 01145644363
ESTHER RENAY DEANComposerLyricist
IPI: 00424491563
SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC. OriginalPublisher5.00%IPI: 00353271280
DAT DAMN DEAN MUSIC OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 00515429266
SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC. RightsAdministrator5.00%IPI: 00353271280
SHANE LAMAR MCANALLYComposerLyricist
IPI: 00479768183
SMACKSTREET MUSIC OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 00392594128
WARNER GEO MET RIC MUSIC RightsAdministrator6.25%IPI: 00820833651
TEMPO INVESTMENTS/SMACK HITS OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 01029318572
WARNER GEO MET RIC MUSIC RightsAdministrator6.25%IPI: 00820833651
ANDRE CHRISTOPHER LYONComposerLyricist
IPI: 00183096262
UNIVERSAL MUSIC-Z SONGS OriginalPublisher4.05%IPI: 00539732328
DADE CO. PROJECT MUSIC, INC. OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 00437911447
UNIVERSAL MUSIC-Z SONGS RightsAdministrator4.05%IPI: 00539732328
MARCELLO ANTONIO VALENZANOComposerLyricist
IPI: 00356605748
UNIVERSAL MUSIC-Z SONGS OriginalPublisher4.05%IPI: 00539732328
DADE CO. PROJECT MUSIC, INC. OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 00437911447
UNIVERSAL MUSIC-Z SONGS RightsAdministrator4.05%IPI: 00539732328
THOMAS KESSLERComposerLyricist
IPI: 00523021900
MUSIC BY SONGLAND PUBLISHING OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 00388579781
BMG PLATINUM SONGS OriginalPublisher20.92%IPI: 00595808890
TED KAYComposerLyricist
IPI: 00836391125
MUSIC BY SONGLAND PUBLISHING OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 00388579781
BMG PLATINUM SONGS OriginalPublisher20.92%IPI: 00595808890
TERRY BURROWSComposerLyricist
RICHARD ANDREW DEROBERTSComposerLyricist
IPI: 00747484995
SONGS IN THE KEY OF CLAIRE OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 00875087989
DOWNTOWN DLJ SONGS LLC OriginalPublisher6.25%IPI: 00647171538
PATRIOT GAMES PUBLISHING OriginalPublisher0.00%IPI: 00593463322
UNIVERSAL MUSIC CORP. OriginalPublisher6.25%IPI: 00031312147

Who publishes this song?

WRITE ME A SONG PUBLISHINGOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00763467119
UNIVERSAL MUSIC WORKSOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00832425062
BMG MERCURYOriginalPublisher
IPI: 01145644363
SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC.OriginalPublisher
IPI: 00353271280
DAT DAMN DEAN MUSICOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00515429266
SMACKSTREET MUSICOriginalPublisher
IPI: 00392594128
WARNER GEO MET RIC MUSICRightsAdministrator
IPI: 00820833651
TEMPO INVESTMENTS/SMACK HITSOriginalPublisher
IPI: 01029318572

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0004 7799 4824Dre0000 0000 7827 0618RYAN B TEDDER0000 0000 7987 4464John Legend0000 0003 6848 3240John Legend0000 0003 7266 8491Cool0000 0000 3629 9607SHANE LAMAR MCANALLY0000 0001 3075 6931THOMAS KESSLER0000 0004 8377 422XBotero Music

Identifier Graph

ISRCUSSM11903434ISWCT9324460324IPIIMRAN ABBASIPIJUAN JOSE BOTEROIPIRYAN B TEDDERIPIJOHN ROGER STEP…ISNIDreISNIRYAN B TEDDERISNIJohn Legend

MLC Song Code

WB88ZQ
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SourcesMusicBrainzMLC✓2 sources

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  • MLC song record

Related

Other versions of this workView all on iswc.fm

LOVEQZ85M1903217
WE NEED LOVEITC942306103
WE NEED LOVE (HOUSE MIX)DEH741919369
WE NEED LOVE (INSTRUMENTAL TRIBUTE VERSION ORIGINALLY PERFORMED BY JOHN LEGEND)HKC371809333
WE NEED LOVEITC942116738

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