The Fish · 1976

I’m Looking for a World

1 recording4 documented3 to look at

Publishing · the song

Songwriting rights

Barry Melton’s rolecredited as a writer of this songwriter

Composition in public data“I'm Looking for a World” exists but is not linked to this recordingto check ↗ISWC (composition code)no ISWC in the open databases — check it at your societynot found here ↗

Writers documentedBarry Meltondocumented

Unclaimed-works listsnot on the 12 lists we checkednone found

Recording · the master

Neighbouring rights

Barry Melton’s roleperformer on the recording — neighbouring rights applyperformer

ISRC (recording code)no ISRC in the open databases — your distributor has it; check it's registerednot found here ↗

Released in1 territoryknown

Unidentified-plays listsnot on the lists we checkednone found

Where these statuses come from

Public music databases and societies' published lists. Societies' own registers can only be checked by you — the links below open them.

On the radio

“I’m Looking for a World” was not found on the public stations we track

What we searched: 16 public stations

Playlists published by public broadcasters, loaded every night (back to 4 Apr 2026): BBC Radio 2 (United Kingdom), Sveriges Radio P3 Din gata (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P1 (Sweden), triple j Unearthed (Australia), BBC Radio 3 (United Kingdom), Sveriges Radio P2 (Sweden), Sveriges Radio P3 (Sweden), KEXP 90.3 FM Seattle (United States), Sveriges Radio P4 Stockholm (Sweden), BBC Radio 6 Music (United Kingdom), ABC Jazz (Australia), ABC Classic (Australia), triple j (Australia), BBC Radio 1Xtra (United Kingdom), Double J (Australia), BBC Radio 1 (United Kingdom).

Commercial radio, TV and most countries don't publish playlists, so a song missing here can still be played elsewhere. These plays are what authors' and performers' societies pay on — compare them with your statements.

Where to check

Start with your home society

Songwriting

ASCAP · United States ↗BMI · United States ↗The MLC · United States ↗AMRA · United States · website ↗GMR · United States · search ↗HFA · United States ↗SESAC · United States ↗

Recording

SoundExchange · United States ↗AFM & SAG-AFTRA Fund · United States · search ↗

Then every country where this song was released (1): 9 songwriting and 3 recording societies.

Songwriting — all

ASCAP · United States ↗BMI · United States ↗The MLC · United States ↗AMRA · United States · website ↗GMR · United States · search ↗HFA · United States ↗SESAC · United States ↗PRS for Music · United Kingdom · login MCPS · United Kingdom · login

How to fix it

Link the recording to its composition

Check that the work is registered at your society and note its ISWC.
Send the recording's ISRC with the work's ISWC to your publisher or society so plays of this recording are matched to the work.
Ask your distributor to add the songwriters and the ISWC to the release metadata.
Ask for the plays that were not matched in past periods to be redistributed where the society allows it.

Get the ISWC confirmed

Ask your society for the ISWC of the work. No ISWC often means an incomplete registration.
Complete what is missing (writers, splits, publisher) so the code can be assigned.
Share the ISWC with your distributor and publisher so platforms can match plays to the work.

Register the recording for neighbouring rights

Get the ISRC of the recording from your distributor or label.
Join the neighbouring-rights society of each country where the track is played (performers and producers can join).
Declare the recording with its ISRC and your role (featured, session, producer).
Claim the periods still open; in the US, also search SoundExchange's unclaimed list.

This song in money

What this song should earn per semester

Songwriting

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Recording

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How this is calculated

Public estimate from 0 ListenBrainz listens, your share of the writer credits and your role on the recording — often low outside the UK and US, and streaming only.

The full method

Recordings of this song

I’m Looking for a WorldThe Fish · 1976

ISRC not in public data · you: writer, performer

Sources

I’m Looking for a World (The Fish) on MusicBrainz ↗