Bittersweet Symphony

The Rolling Stones vs. The Verve

Network Broadcast
("Bittersweet Symphony")

Complete Details

  • Bittersweet Symphony writer credits = 50% Ashcroft, 50% Jagger/Richards (split writer’s 50% from publisher)
  • Sync = Nike Commercial aired on TV networks
  • Performance = Richards/Jagger (BMI), Ashcroft & EMI (ASCAP)

Settlement Details

  • Bittersweet Symphony writer credits = 100%
  • Jagger/Richards (Best Song Grammy nomination to them)
  • David Whitaker = Oldham arranger (no rights/credits)

Quotes

  • "We were told it was going to be a 50/50 split.  Then they saw how well the record was doing…”
    –Simon Jones, The Verve

  • "This is the best song Jagger and Richards have written in 20 years.”
    –Richard Ashcroft, The Verve

  • "I'm out of whack here, this is serious lawyer shit.  If The Verve can write a better song, they can keep the money."
    –Keith Richards, The Rolling Stones

Bittersweet Symphony

By Brian

Bittersweet Symphony

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