Tip of My Tongue — who wrote it?

no ISWCRecorded by The Tubes and others✓ No disputed shares

Tip of My Tongue was written by John Fee Waybill, Charles Prince, Michael Snyder, Maurice White, Roger Steen, Mike Cotten, Vince Welnick, Rick Anderson, Bill Spooner. US mechanical royalties are collected by Sony/atv Songs LLC (60%), Virgin Ear Music (10%), BMG Bumblebee (10%).

The Tubes

Writers

credited writers

Publishers & admins

3 collecting groups

Linked recordings

127

matched to this work

Share registered

80%

partial

Unclaimed

20%

may be uncollected

⚠ 20% of this song is unclaimed at The MLC

Mechanical royalties on 127 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 60%Sony/atv Songs LLC · 60%

Virgin Ear Music 10%Virgin Ear Music · 10%

BMG Bumblebee 10%BMG Bumblebee · 10%

Unregistered · 20%

Sony/atv Songs LLC 60% Virgin Ear Music 10% BMG Bumblebee 10% Unregistered 20%

- Sony/atv Songs LLC
  Sony/atv Songs LLC
  60%
- Virgin Ear Music
  Virgin Ear Music · Admin
  10%
- BMG Bumblebee
  BMG Bumblebee
  10%
John Fee WaybillUnclaimed
IPI 00039569639 · Composer
No publisher collecting
Charles PrinceUnclaimed
IPI 00039569835 · Composer
No publisher collecting
Michael SnyderUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting
Maurice WhiteUnclaimed
IPI 00063259085 · Composer
No publisher collecting
Roger SteenUnclaimed
IPI 00042925388 · Composer
No publisher collecting
Mike CottenUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting
Vince WelnickUnclaimed
IPI 00039409080 · Composer
No publisher collecting
Rick AndersonUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting
Bill SpoonerUnclaimed
Composer
No publisher collecting

Writer / Publisher / Administrator	IPI	Collected by	Role	Share
▸Writer not listed	—		—	80%
Sony/atv Songs LLC	00187062752	Sony/atv Songs LLC		60%
Virgin Ear Music	00053074204	Virgin Ear Music	Admin	10%
BMG Bumblebee	00722300987	BMG Bumblebee		10%
John Fee Waybill	00039569639	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Charles Prince	00039569835	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Michael Snyder	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Maurice White	00063259085	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Roger Steen	00042925388	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Mike Cotten	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Vince Welnick	00039409080	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Rick Anderson	—	No publisher collecting	Composer	Unclaimed
Bill Spooner	—	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.