Born to Be Lonely — who wrote it?

no ISWC✓ No disputed shares

Born to Be Lonely was written by Akihiko Sugiyama (Pka Mike Sugiyama), Takanobu Masuda (Pka Nobu). US mechanical royalties are collected by Exploration Group LLC (100%).

Writers

credited writers

Publishers & admins

1 collecting groups

Linked recordings

matched to this work

Share registered

100%

fully registered

Unclaimed

—

below 1% threshold

Who collects the mechanical royalties

US mechanical shares as registered at The MLC · each writer’s chain: writer → publisher → administrator.

Exploration Group LLC 100%Exploration Group LLC · 100%

Exploration Group LLC 100%

- Exploration Group LLC
  Exploration Group LLC · Admin
  100%
Akihiko Sugiyama (Pka Mike Sugiyama)Unclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting
Takanobu Masuda (Pka Nobu)Unclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting

Writer / Publisher / Administrator	IPI	Collected by	Role	Share
▸Writer not listed	—		—	100%
Exploration Group LLC	—	Exploration Group LLC	Admin	100%
Akihiko Sugiyama (Pka Mike Sugiyama)	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Takanobu Masuda (Pka Nobu)	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed

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