Rocketman — who wrote it?

ISWC T3123568269 Recorded by Kate Bush and others✓ No disputed shares

Rocketman was written by Elton John, Bernie Taupin. US mechanical royalties are collected by Universal - Songs of Polygram International INC (37.5%), Universal - Polygram International Pub INC (37.5%), Songs of Universal, INC. (12.5%).

Kate Bush

Writers

credited writers

Publishers & admins

4 collecting groups

Linked recordings

549

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.

Universal - Songs of Polygram International INC 37.5%Universal - Songs of Polygram International INC · 37.5%

Universal - Polygram International Pub INC 37.5%Universal - Polygram International Pub INC · 37.5%

Songs of Universal, INC. 12.5%Songs of Universal, INC. · 12.5%

Universal Music Corp. 12.5%Universal Music Corp. · 12.5%

Universal - Songs of Polygram International INC 37.5% Universal - Polygram International Pub INC 37.5% Songs of Universal, INC. 12.5% Universal Music Corp. 12.5%

Writer / Publisher / Administrator	IPI	Collected by	Role	Share
▸Bernie Taupin	00042309803		Composer / Lyricist	50%
Cow Dog Music INC.	00627981312	Universal - Songs of Polygram International INC		37.5%
Paramount Allegra Music	00533712176	Universal Music Corp.	Admin	12.5%
▸Elton John	00042308022		Composer / Lyricist	50%
HST Publ. LTD	00478715411	Universal - Polygram International Pub INC		37.5%
Paramount Bella Music	00533706168	Songs of Universal, INC.	Admin	12.5%

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