Runaway Train — who wrote it?
ISWC T0719698277 Recorded by Elton John and others✓ No disputed shares
Runaway Train was written by Elton John, Bernie Taupin, Olle Romo. US mechanical royalties are collected by WC Music Corp. (37.5%), Universal - Polygram International Pub INC (37.5%), Universal - Songs of Polygram International INC (25%).
Writers
3
credited writers
Publishers & admins
5
3 collecting groups
Linked recordings
250
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.
WC Music Corp. 37.5%WC Music Corp. · 37.5%
Universal - Polygram International Pub INC 37.5%Universal - Polygram International Pub INC · 37.5%
Universal - Songs of Polygram International INC 25%Universal - Songs of Polygram International INC · 25%
WC Music Corp. 37.5% Universal - Polygram International Pub INC 37.5% Universal - Songs of Polygram International INC 25%
- 37.5%
WC Music Corp. · Admin
- 37.5%
- 25%
- Elton JohnUnclaimed
IPI 00042308022 · Composer
No publisher collecting
- Bernie TaupinUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting
- Olle RomoUnclaimed
IPI 00247916735 · Composer
No publisher collecting
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