Speak in Tongues — who wrote it?

ISWC T3152633057 Recorded by John Legend and others✓ No disputed shares

Speak in Tongues was written by John Roger Stephens, Maurice Nathan Simmonds, Stephen Mcgregor, Akil King, Jada Ashanti Murphy. US mechanical royalties are collected by WC Music Corp. (25%), Sony/atv Songs LLC (22.5%), Concord Music Group, INC. Dba Concord Copyrights (22.5%).

John Legend

Writers

credited writers

Publishers & admins

3 collecting groups

Linked recordings

matched to this work

Share registered

70%

partial

Unclaimed

30%

may be uncollected

⚠ 30% of this song is unclaimed at The MLC

Mechanical royalties on 68 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.

WC Music Corp. 25%WC Music Corp. · 25%

Sony/atv Songs LLC 22.5%Sony/atv Songs LLC · 22.5%

Concord Music Group, INC. Dba Concord Copyrights 22.5%Concord Music Group, INC. Dba Concord Copyrights · 22.5%

Unregistered · 30%

- WC Music Corp.
  WC Music Corp.
  25%
- Sony/atv Songs LLC
  Sony/atv Songs LLC · Admin
  22.5%
- Songs By VVS Sounds
  Concord Music Group, INC. Dba Concord Copyrights · Admin
  11.25%
- These Are Pulse Songs
  Concord Music Group, INC. Dba Concord Copyrights
  11.25%
John Roger StephensUnclaimed
IPI 00350509581 · Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting
Stephen McgregorUnclaimed
Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting
Akil KingUnclaimed
Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting
Jada Ashanti MurphyUnclaimed
IPI 00867997641 · Composer / Lyricist
No publisher collecting

Writer / Publisher / Administrator	IPI	Collected by	Role	Share
▸Writer not listed	—		—	47.5%
WC Music Corp.	00392888203	WC Music Corp.		25%
Sony/atv Songs LLC	00187062752	Sony/atv Songs LLC	Admin	22.5%
▸Maurice Nathan Simmonds	00432972254		Composer / Lyricist	22.5%
Songs By VVS Sounds	00785451801	Concord Music Group, INC. Dba Concord Copyrights	Admin	11.25%
These Are Pulse Songs	00739600727	Concord Music Group, INC. Dba Concord Copyrights		11.25%
John Roger Stephens	00350509581	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed
Stephen Mcgregor	—	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed
Akil King	—	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed
Jada Ashanti Murphy	00867997641	No publisher collecting	Composer / Lyricist	Unclaimed