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It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / The First Noel album cover

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USSM19804116

It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / The First Noel✓2

Song: IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR (THE FIRST NOEL)

Babyface
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Released 1998-10-27

Last verified: July 30, 2026

USSM19804116 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / The First Noel” by Babyface, released 1998-10-27. 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 T9159117687. Written by WALTER N AFANASIEFF.

Format

USCountry
SM1Registrant
98Year (1998)
04116Designation
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

ISRCIt Came Upon a Midnight Clear / The First Noel
ISWCIT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR (THE FIRST NOEL)
IPIWALTER N AFANASIEFF

Musical Work (ISWC)

T9159117687IT CAME UPON A MIDNIGHT CLEAR (THE FIRST NOEL)

People also ask

What is the ISRC for "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / The First Noel" by Babyface?+
The ISRC for "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / The First Noel" by Babyface is USSM19804116.
Who wrote "It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / The First Noel"?+
"It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / The First Noel" was written by WALTER N AFANASIEFF. The ISWC for this composition is T9159117687.
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. USSM19804116 is the ISRC for this recording; T9159117687 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 USSM19804116?

USSM19804116 is an International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) that uniquely identifies the recording “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / The First Noel” by Babyface. 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 T9159117687, 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?

WALTER N AFANASIEFFComposer
IPI: 00126058982

Which contributors are credited?

0000 0003 5496 9063Walter Afanasieff0000 0000 7825 1871Walter Afanasieff

Identifier Graph

ISRCUSSM19804116ISWCT9159117687IPIWALTER N AFANAS…ISNIWalter Afanasie…ISNIWalter Afanasie…

MLC Song Code

I15889
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USSM19804116 is the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) for the recording “It Came Upon a Midnight Clear / The First Noel” by Babyface, released 1998-10-27. 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 T9159117687. Written by WALTER N AFANASIEFF.

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