Tell Me Why — who wrote it?

ISWC T0717739031 Recorded by Supermode and others✓ No disputed shares

Also registered as: TMY

Tell Me Why was written by James William Somerville, Larry Steinbachek, Steve Bronski. US mechanical royalties are collected by WC Music Corp. (66.68%), BMG Platinum Songs (33.34%).

Supermode

Writers

credited writers

Publishers & admins

2 collecting groups

Linked recordings

768

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. 66.68%WC Music Corp. · 66.68%

BMG Platinum Songs 33.34%BMG Platinum Songs · 33.34%

WC Music Corp. 66.68% BMG Platinum Songs 33.34%

- WC Music Corp.
  WC Music Corp. · Sub-publisher
  66.68%
- BMG Platinum Songs
  BMG Platinum Songs · Admin
  33.34%
James William SomervilleUnclaimed
IPI 00121623810 · Composer
No publisher collecting
Larry SteinbachekUnclaimed
IPI 00121630031 · Composer
No publisher collecting
Steve BronskiUnclaimed
IPI 00121631028 · Composer
No publisher collecting

Writer / Publisher / Administrator	IPI	Collected by	Role	Share
▸Writer not listed	—		—	100.02%
WC Music Corp.	00392888203	WC Music Corp.	Sub-publisher	66.68%
BMG Platinum Songs	00595808890	BMG Platinum Songs	Admin	33.34%
James William Somerville	00121623810	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Larry Steinbachek	00121630031	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Steve Bronski	00121631028	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed

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