ISWC · Musical Work

T-900231125-3

Absolute Beginners

15 recordings

Last verified: July 3, 2026

The ISWC for “Absolute Beginners” is T-900231125-3. ISWCs are ISO 15707 identifiers managed by CISAC; they identify the underlying song — its melody, lyrics, and arrangement — rather than any single recording. One composition can have many recordings (ISRCs). This work has 15 known recordings (ISRCs) indexed on Credits.fm.

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900231125Work number

3Check digit

Prefix:: "T" = musical work; "W" = work in progress.
Work number:: 9-digit unique work number assigned by CISAC.
Check digit:: ISO 7064 Mod 11-2 check digit that validates the rest of the code.

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ISRC15 recordings

ISWCAbsolute Beginners

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Songwriters/Publishers (IPI)

00003960406 00015471209 00392888203 00464588807

Creative Contributors (ISNI)

0000 0000 5519 6523 0000 0000 5872 3915 0000 0001 1444 8576 0000 0004 5825 7298

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What is ISWC T-900231125-3?

T-900231125-3 is an International Standard Musical Work Code (ISWC) that uniquely identifies the musical composition “Absolute Beginners”. ISWCs are defined by ISO 15707 and managed by CISAC. Unlike ISRCs which identify recordings, an ISWC identifies the underlying song — the melody, lyrics, and arrangement.

This work has 15 recordings (ISRCs) associated with it. Each recording represents a distinct version — such as the original, a remix, a live performance, or a cover — that shares the same underlying composition.

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ISWC · Musical Work

T-900231125-3

Absolute Beginners

15 recordings

Last verified: July 3, 2026

Format

TPrefix

900231125Work number

3Check digit

Prefix:: "T" = musical work; "W" = work in progress.
Work number:: 9-digit unique work number assigned by CISAC.
Check digit:: ISO 7064 Mod 11-2 check digit that validates the rest of the code.

Credit Chain

ISRC15 recordings

ISWCAbsolute Beginners

What other identifiers does this connect to?

Songwriters/Publishers (IPI)

00003960406 00015471209 00392888203 00464588807

Creative Contributors (ISNI)

0000 0000 5519 6523 0000 0000 5872 3915 0000 0001 1444 8576 0000 0004 5825 7298

Which releases contain this work? (10)

Nothing has changed.

David Bowie

49436742003822014-01-01

Nothing has changed.

David Bowie

49436742003992015-01-01

The Platinum Collection

David Bowie

00946331304562005-11-07

Les Inoubliables Chansons - Volume 1

Various Artists

4416387058112000-01-01

Glass Spider

David Bowie

0946391002242007-01-01

We Were So Turned On … A Tribute to David Bowie

Various Artists

32984982231252010-01-01

We Were So Turned On … A Tribute to David Bowie

Various Artists

32984982231182010-01-01

Alternative Biography

David Bowie

4059828283849

Moonage Daydream: A Film by Brett Morgen

David Bowie

50541972839702022-01-01

Absolute Cinema

Various Artists

07777865402581992-01-01

Recordings (15)

Absolute Beginners

David Bowie

GB0028659700

On release:Absolute Beginners: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack(0077778739722)Absolute Beginners: The Musical: Songs From the Original Motion Picture(077771718212)Absolute Beginners: The Musical: Songs From the Original Motion Picture(077771718243)Absolute Beginners(077771920516)Absolute Beginners(077771920547)Absolute Beginners: The Musical: Songs From the Original Motion Picture(077779062126)The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987(094638647829)The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987(094638658726)Loving the Alien (1983–1988)(190295693428)Absolute Beginners(5012980002023)Absolute Beginners(5012980002030)Absolute Beginners(5012980083800)Absolute Beginners(5012980083862)Absolute Beginners: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack(5012981238629)Absolute Beginners: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack(5012981251413)Absolute Beginners: The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack(602508789687)Tonight(724384098322)Slow Motion, Volume 3: Die schönsten Pop-Balladen der Filmgeschichte(743211647823)

Absolute Beginners

David Bowie

GBCAD1800898

On release:Glastonbury 2000(0190295568764)Glastonbury 2000(190295568733)Glastonbury 2000(190295568757)Glastonbury 2000(190295570453)Glastonbury 2000(4943674291380)Glastonbury 2000(4943674291397)

Absolute Beginners

Carla Bruni

GBHLW1011172

On release:Absolute Beginners(0191018326272)We Were So Turned On … A Tribute to David Bowie(3298498223118)We Were So Turned On … A Tribute to David Bowie(3298498223125)We Were So Turned On: A Tribute to David Bowie(5055300311382)

Absolute Beginners

Sunflower

ITI810702012

On release:Repetition*Bowie: Midfinger’s Tribute to David Bowie(8012622744622)

Absolute Beginners

David Bowie

USJT10500038

On release:The Platinum Collection(0094633130456)The Singles 1969 to 1993 Featuring His Greatest Hits(014431021824)20th Century Lullabies, Volume II: Big Divas and Gentle Bad Boys(0724353034023)Now That’s What I Call Music ’86(077774645225)The Platinum Collection(094633130425)The Platinum Collection(094634407625)The Very Best of Back to the Movies(094637311523)The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987(094638647829)The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987(094638658726)Les Inoubliables Chansons - Volume 1(441638705811)Nothing has changed.(4943674200368)Best of Bowie(4988006868540)For the Record, Volume 4 (1985-1989)(5021456113330)Legacy (The Very Best of David Bowie)(5054197597381)Very Best(5099748419026)Best of Bowie / Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars: The Motion Picture(5099924291224)Now That’s What I Call Music 7(5099926111032)Now That’s What I Call Music 7(5099926111056)NOW That’s What I Call Movies(5099940937120)The Best of David Bowie 1980/1987(5099969553653)

Absolute Beginners

David Bowie

USJT10700288

On release:Glass Spider (live Montreal ’87)(0190295511135)Glass Spider (live Montreal ’87)(0190295671297)Glass Spider(094639100224)Loving the Alien (1983–1988)(190295693428)

David Bowie

David Bowie

On release:Legacy(190295919870)Nothing has changed.(4943674200375)Nothing has changed.(4943674200382)Nothing has changed.(4943674200399)Legacy(5054197611896)Nothing has changed.(825646205745)Nothing has changed.(888750309723)Legacy(889853766024)Nothing has changed.(9397601001736)

Absolute Beginners

David Bowie

USJT11400028

Absolute Beginners

Michael C. Hall, Cristin Milioti, Michael Esper, Sophia Anne Caruso, Krystina Alabado

USJT11600329

On release:Lazarus(886446072487)Lazarus(889853745517)Lazarus(889853749126)

Absolute Beginners

David Bowie

USJT11800112

On release:Glass Spider (live Montreal ’87)(0190295511135)Glass Spider (live Montreal ’87)(0190295671297)Glass Spider(094639100224)Loving the Alien (1983–1988)(190295693428)

Absolute Beginners

David Bowie

USRF30000018

On release:Brilliant Adventure (1992–2001)(0190295253479)Bowie at the Beeb: The Best of the BBC Radio Sessions 68–72(4988006786080)Bowie at the Beeb: The Best of the BBC Radio Sessions 68–72(724352895823)

Absolute Beginners (dub mix)

David Bowie

GB0028661900

On release:Absolute Beginners(077771920516)Absolute Beginners(077771920547)Absolute Beginners(5012980002023)Absolute Beginners(5012980002030)Absolute Beginners(5012980083800)Absolute Beginners(5012980083862)

Absolute Beginners (dub mix)

David Bowie

USJT10700361

The Mysteries (Moonage Daydream mix)

David Bowie

USJT12200191

On release:Moonage Daydream: A Film by Brett Morgen(5054197283970)

MLC Song Code

A01892

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