First Class — who wrote it?

no ISWC✓ No disputed shares

First Class was written by Gordon Flanders, The Crane He, . Dessy. US mechanical royalties are collected by Sony/atv Tunes LLC (50%), WC Music Corp. (45%).

Writers

credited writers

Publishers & admins

2 collecting groups

Linked recordings

matched to this work

Share registered

95%

partial

Unclaimed

may be uncollected

⚠ 5% of this song is unclaimed at The MLC

Mechanical royalties on 14 recordings may be going uncollected. We find who’s missing and help recover it.

Who collects the mechanical royalties

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

Sony/atv Tunes LLC 50%Sony/atv Tunes LLC · 50%

WC Music Corp. 45%WC Music Corp. · 45%

Unregistered · 5%

Sony/atv Tunes LLC 50% WC Music Corp. 45% Unregistered 5%

- Daymaker Creatives LTD
  Sony/atv Tunes LLC · Sub-publisher
  50%
- WC Music Corp.
  WC Music Corp. · Sub-publisher
  45%
The Crane HeUnclaimed
Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting
. DessyUnclaimed
Lyricist
No publisher collecting

Writer / Publisher / Administrator	IPI	Collected by	Role	Share
▸Gordon Flanders	—		Composer / Lyricist	50%
Daymaker Creatives LTD	—	Sony/atv Tunes LLC	Sub-publisher	50%
▸Writer not listed	—		—	45%
WC Music Corp.	00392888203	WC Music Corp.	Sub-publisher	45%
The Crane He	—	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed
. Dessy	—	No publisher collecting	Lyricist	Unclaimed

This song is leaving royalties on the table

Unclaimed shares or a missing ISWC mean mechanical royalties go uncollected. We help get it corrected at The MLC.