*sales figures based on certification alone^shipments figures based on certification alone, "I wanted to have beautiful bodies and crazy, fucked-up sets. The Gaye family sued Williams and Robin Thicke, saying the duo stole from "Got To Give It Up" when they wrote and recorded the smash hit "Blurred Lines." “Williams made intentional, material misrepresentations to the jury and this Court as part of an unconscionable scheme to improperly influence the jury and the Court in their decisions,” the document continues. The court agreed at the time. A federal appeals court on Wednesday upheld a $5.3 million judgment against Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams for copying a Marvin Gaye song to create their 2013 smash "Blurred Lines." Jurors did not hear "Got to Give It Up" as Gaye recorded it, but rather a version created based solely on sheet music submitted to gain copyright protection. [19] However, it was later restored on July 12, 2013. Cindy Ord/Getty; Mark Sagliocco/WireImage. LOS ANGELES – A jury awarded Marvin Gaye's children nearly $7.4 million Tuesday after determining singers Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams copied their father's music to create "Blurred Lines," the biggest hit song of 2013. It became the best-selling song of 2013 in the US, selling 6,498,000 downloads in 2013. It became one of the best-selling singles of all time, with sales of 14.8 million,[9] simultaneously breaking the record for the largest radio audience in history. The Michigan Daily's Jackson Howard graded it an "A" and praised it as "one of Pharrell's best beats in years ... by the time the multilayered and carnal harmonies of the chorus come in, the song is completely on fire. Perform 'Blurred Lines' on 'The Voice, "Robin Thicke and Pharrell Perform 'Blurred Lines' on 'Ellen, "Summer Jams: Daft Punk, Robin Thicke, and Miguel Compete for Song of the Summer", "Robin Thicke's 'Blurred Lines' Hits No. In the unrated version of the video, the models wear just thongs.

T.I. Within the deposition Thicke stated that he was "high on Vicodin and alcohol when [he] showed up at the studio" and that, as a result, "Pharrell had the beat and he wrote almost every single part of the song".

[38] As of the chart issue dated September 7, 2013, the song is the longest-running number-one single of 2013 with 12 weeks at the top. [62], Jennifer Lai of Slate, while noting that the video "undoubtedly objectifies women", countered criticism that the song itself connotes rape by citing lyrics such as "go ahead/get at me" and "So I'm just watchin' and waitin'/ for you to salute the truly pimpin'", among others, in which Robin and T.I.

Some artists like Ed Sheeran have settled, while, in contrast, Led Zeppelin persuaded a federal jury in June 2016 it did not steal the opening guitar riff to “Stairway to Heaven.”. After being on the site for just under one week, the unrated version of the video was removed from YouTube on March 30, 2013, citing violations of the site's terms of service that restricts the uploading of videos containing nudity, particularly if used in a sexual context. + Pharrell – Blurred Lines", Swedishcharts.com – Robin Thicke feat. [99] He also performed the song (with recorded T.I. T.I.

As of June 12, 2013, "Blurred Lines" has sold 1 million copies in the United States since its release, becoming Thicke's first single to do so. It was a non-traditional song; it didn't sound like a Timbaland or Benny Blanco record. Look, technically it's not plagiarized. [107] In May 2017, he performed the song at 4th Indonesian Choice Awards.

The lyrics are ridiculous, the guys are silly as fuck. Judge Kronstad remarked: "I don't expect Marvin Gaye's voice to be part of this case. He and I would go back and forth where I'd sing a line and he'd be like, "Hey, hey, hey!" T.I. King has said a decision in favor of Gaye's heirs could have a chilling effect on musicians who try to emulate an era or another artist's sound.

and Pharrell – Blurred Lines", Asociación Mexicana de Productores de Fonogramas y Videogramas, "Spanish single certifications – Robin Thicke feat.

Williams and Thicke were found liable for copyright infringement by a federal jury in March 2015, and Gaye was awarded posthumous songwriting credit (based on the royalties pledged to his estate). Look at Emily Ratajkowski's performance; it's very, very funny and subtly ridiculing. [70] Thicke continues, "For them to take that lyric [I know you want it] and not take the lyrics that man is not your maker, you're an animal, and we're equals, and all of the other lyrics that are in the song and only to take I know you want it from a guy like Ron Burgundy who's standing there going, [does impression of Ron Burgundy] 'I know you want it, baby'. [15] Feldstein told HitQuarters: "We had an artist that had never had a hit on radio. She expresses it in dancing because she's a good girl. Williams has become a household name — known simply as Pharrell — thanks to his hit song "Happy" and his work as a judge on the "The Voice." invite the woman's own sexual agency and are "putting the ball in her court". This month, for example, Miley Cyrus was accused of stealing her 2013 hit “We Can’t Stop” from a 1988 work by a Jamaican songwriter. 1 song of the year on iHeart Radio's Top 100 Countdown for 2013. [17][18] The video was filmed at Mack Sennett Studios in Silver Lake. He testified that Gaye's music was part of the soundtrack of his youth, but he denied using any of it to create "Blurred Lines.". Thicke, noting that all three male singers are married and have children, said that the Diane Martel-directed video was tongue-in-cheek. [39] The song is also the first to claim the top "Digital Gainer", top "Airplay Gainer" and the top "Streaming Gainer" simultaneously, and to be awarded the top "Airplay Gainer" for 9 (and afterwards 10) weeks. Jurors had awarded the Gayes $7.4 million, but U.S. District Judge John Kronstadt reduced the sum to $5.3 million, while adding royalties. [31] "Blurred Lines" peaked within the top five of 14 countries including France and Switzerland. It also marks Pharrell's third Hot 100 number one, after "Drop It Like It's Hot" with Snoop Dogg in 2004 and "Money Maker" with Ludacris in 2006, and T.I.

The Gaye family's attorneys said the Williams interview showed he did in fact willfully copy from "Got To Get It On." "[13], In a separate interview, Thicke clarified the meaning of the song's title, saying it referred to "the good-girl/bad-girl thing and what's appropriate". T.I. who added a verse to “Blurred Lines,” should not be liable. Follow him on Twitter @tamburintweets. After a two-week break from the top spot, the song returned to number one on July 14, 2013 ― for the week ending date July 20, 2013 ― to claim its fifth week at the top, becoming the first song to spend two weeks off the top-spot before reclaiming the position, since Calvin Harris’ and Rihanna's single "We Found Love" in 2011. [49], On April 21, 2014, it was announced that "Blurred Lines" was the most downloaded song of all time in the UK,[50] with digital sales of more than 1.54 million, a total since surpassed by Pharrell Williams' own single "Happy". If they can't get the joke, I feel bad for them, but I'm not going to change the joke. [63] Lai also states:[63], Someone who says "I know you want it" is probably overly cocky and presumptuous as hell by assuming you/she wants "it," but nothing about "I know you want it" is saying "I know you want it, and I'm going to force you to have it" or "I had sex with you and you didn't consent, but I know you wanted it." + Pharrell – Blurred Lines", "Robin Thicke Chart History (Euro Digital Song Sales)", Robin Thicke: Blurred Lines (Feat. Coyote Ugly Turns 20: Where Is the Cast Now? An expert for the Gaye family said there were eight distinct elements from "Got to Give It Up" that were used in "Blurred Lines," but an expert for Williams and Thicke denied those similarities existed. The trial focused on detailed analyses of chords and notes in both "Blurred Lines" and "Got to Give It Up.". It was banned in the United Kingdom from some institutions and students' unions at universities.

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