Paint the White House Black (Rap - Incorporates 'Smiling Faces Sometimes') — who wrote it?

no ISWC✓ No disputed shares

Also registered as: PAINT THE WHITE HOUSE BLACK RAP INCORPORATES SMILING FACES SOMETIMES

Paint the White House Black (Rap - Incorporates 'Smiling Faces Sometimes') was written by George JR Clinton, William Bryant, Norman Jesse Whitfield, Kerry Gordy, Barret Strong. US mechanical royalties are collected by Jobete Music Co INC (62.5%), Warner Bros Music a Div of Warner Bros INC. (25%), Aujourd Hui Pub. Co. (12.5%).

Writers

credited writers

Publishers & admins

3 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.

Jobete Music Co INC 62.5%Jobete Music Co INC · 62.5%

Warner Bros Music a Div of Warner Bros INC. 25%Warner Bros Music a Div of Warner Bros INC. · 25%

Aujourd Hui Pub. Co. 12.5%Aujourd Hui Pub. Co. · 12.5%

Jobete Music Co INC 62.5% Warner Bros Music a Div of Warner Bros INC. 25% Aujourd Hui Pub. Co. 12.5%

- Jobete Music Co INC
  Jobete Music Co INC · Admin
  50%
- Warner Bros Music a Div of Warner Bros INC.
  Warner Bros Music a Div of Warner Bros INC. · Admin
  25%
- Jobete Music Co INC
  Jobete Music Co INC · Admin
  12.5%
- Aujourd Hui Pub. Co.
  Aujourd Hui Pub. Co.
  12.5%
George JR ClintonUnclaimed
IPI 00055998228 · Composer
No publisher collecting
William BryantUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting
Norman Jesse WhitfieldUnclaimed
IPI 00032841992 · Composer
No publisher collecting
Kerry GordyUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting
Barret StrongUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting

Writer / Publisher / Administrator	IPI	Collected by	Role	Share
▸Writer not listed	—		—	100%
Jobete Music Co INC	00015357991	Jobete Music Co INC	Admin	50%
Warner Bros Music a Div of Warner Bros INC.	00801148773	Warner Bros Music a Div of Warner Bros INC.	Admin	25%
Jobete Music Co INC	00015357991	Jobete Music Co INC	Admin	12.5%
Aujourd Hui Pub. Co.	—	Aujourd Hui Pub. Co.		12.5%
George JR Clinton	00055998228	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
William Bryant	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Norman Jesse Whitfield	00032841992	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Kerry Gordy	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Barret Strong	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed

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