Tom Petty Is Now Getting Royalties for Sam Smith's "Stay With Me"
Did you ever get déjà vu listening to Sam Smith's sexy "Stay With Me"? Ever find yourself helplessly recalling Tom Petty's "I Won't Back Down"? Because Tom Petty did, and now Tom Petty's gettin' money.
A statement from Sam Smith's team says the English singer and his cowriters James Napier and William Phillips were "not previously familiar" with Tom Petty's 1989 composition with writing partner Jeff Lynne. (Smith was born three years after Full Moon Fever, Petty's debut solo album, which featured "I Won't Back Down" as its lead single.) "Although the likeness was a complete coincidence, all involved came to an immediate and amicable agreement," the statement says. Petty and Lynne now enjoy cowriter credits on "Stay With Me" and will take 25 percent of the song's royalties.
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