and registrant code should be used together. "YY" represent the last two digits of the reference year – the year that the ISRC was assigned to the recording. This is not necessarily the date the recording was made. "NNNNN" is a 5-digit number that identifies the particular sound or video recording, unique within the scope of the reference year. Example: A recording of the song "Crazy Eyes" by American duo Daryl Hall & John Oates has been allocated the ISRC code USRC17607839: US for United States RC1 for RCA 76 for 1976 07839 as the unique id identifying this particular recording Embedding ISRC in files ISRC may be embedded in most file formats as metadata. Example formats include MP3, M4A, AAC, FLAC, and WAV for audio and MP4 or M4V for video. The standard for the ID3v2.2 tag that was designed for use in MP3 files, was published in March 2019 and defined a way to embed ISRCs in a 'TSRC' frame. In August 2020, the European Broadcasting Union published a specification for embedding ISRCs in Broadcast Wave Format, a WAV-with-metadata format. Audio CDs defined by the Red Book may also embed ISRC as part of the CD-Text information. Metadata formats are not generally interchangeable as format converters may fail to translate the data. As a result, it is recommended to perform the embedding separately for each format. Obtaining ISRCs The provision of ISRCs is overseen by appointed national ISRC agencies. These national ISRC agencies issue codes directly to the public and may also utilize authorized ISRC Managers to issue ISRCs. In the United States, the appointed agency is RIAA. ISRC codes can be obtained in large blocks directly from RIAA for an administrative fee ($95 at time of this publication), in quantities as little as 1 from ISRC.com ($2-$5), or in conjunction with other music-related services from other authorized ISRC managers. In territories where there is no national ISRC agency, users can obtain ISRC codes directly from IFPI or from ISRC.com and Quansic. See also Amazon Standard Identification Number (ASIN), a 10-character alphanumeric unique identifier assigned by Amazon.com and its partners for product identification within the Amazon organization International Standard University Code, higher educational institution verification Global Release Identifier (GRid), a unique identifier for musical releases International Article Number or EAN-13 (also known as European Article Number) the Media Catalog Number code stored on an audio CD International Standard