Somebody to Hold — who wrote it?

no ISWC✓ No disputed shares

Somebody to Hold was written by David James Hughes, Steve Browne, Dave Browne, George Murphy, Mike Hedges, Brian O Toole, Wayne Anthony Murray, Olli Cunningham, Stephen Paul Browne. US mechanical royalties are collected by Sony/atv Songs LLC (40%), Pensive Music (40%), Bardis Music, USA (5%).

Writers

credited writers

Publishers & admins

3 collecting groups

Linked recordings

matched to this work

Share registered

85%

partial

Unclaimed

15%

may be uncollected

⚠ 15% of this song is unclaimed at The MLC

Mechanical royalties on 17 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 Songs LLC 40%Sony/atv Songs LLC · 40%

Pensive Music 40%Pensive Music · 40%

Bardis Music, USA · 5%

Unregistered · 15%

Sony/atv Songs LLC 40% Pensive Music 40% Bardis Music, USA 5% Unregistered 15%

- Sony/atv Songs LLC
  Sony/atv Songs LLC · Admin
  40%
- Pensive Music
  Pensive Music
  40%
- Bardis Music, USA
  Bardis Music, USA
  5%
David James HughesUnclaimed
IPI 00480613463 · Composer
No publisher collecting
Steve BrowneUnclaimed
IPI 00432750082 · Composer
No publisher collecting
Dave BrowneUnclaimed
IPI 00262437177 · Composer
No publisher collecting
George MurphyUnclaimed
IPI 00469795383 · Composer
No publisher collecting
Mike HedgesUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting
Brian O TooleUnclaimed
IPI 00419067946 · Composer
No publisher collecting
Wayne Anthony MurrayUnclaimed
IPI 00291296445 · Composer
No publisher collecting
Olli CunninghamUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting
Stephen Paul BrowneUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting

Writer / Publisher / Administrator	IPI	Collected by	Role	Share
▸Writer not listed	—		—	85%
Sony/atv Songs LLC	00187062752	Sony/atv Songs LLC	Admin	40%
Pensive Music	00337044577	Pensive Music		40%
Bardis Music, USA	00334452479	Bardis Music, USA		5%
David James Hughes	00480613463	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Steve Browne	00432750082	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Dave Browne	00262437177	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
George Murphy	00469795383	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Mike Hedges	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Brian O Toole	00419067946	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Wayne Anthony Murray	00291296445	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Olli Cunningham	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Stephen Paul Browne	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	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.