Tom Petty Is Now Getting Royalties for Sam Smith's "Stay With Me"

FUSE TV - 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.

The Fat Jewish Gets Lucky With Anna Nicole Smith

2m

The Fat Jewish Gets Lucky With Anna Nicole Smith

Rolling Stones: Rock Royalty

59m

Rolling Stones: Rock Royalty

Sam

11m

Sam

Why Is He Blowing Me Kisses?

21m

Why Is He Blowing Me Kisses?

Waka Flocka Flame Is Now A Magician

2m

Waka Flocka Flame Is Now A Magician

Sam Richardson

19m

Sam Richardson

Amira & Sam

1h 23m

Amira & Sam

Meagan Good Gets Jumped for Trina?

2m

Meagan Good Gets Jumped for Trina?

Don't Cancel Me With Amara La Negra

Don't Cancel Me With Amara La Negra

Wilmer Valderrama Gets Mistaken For A Terrorist

8m

Wilmer Valderrama Gets Mistaken For A Terrorist

Brand Me

44m

Brand Me

Get It Done/Get Wasted

20m

Get It Done/Get Wasted

Superduper Kyle's Stay At Home Staycation

20m

Superduper Kyle's Stay At Home Staycation

Everybody's A Bruja Now

20m

Everybody's A Bruja Now

Blake & Gwen: Now & Then

50m

Blake & Gwen: Now & Then

Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood

41m

Will Smith: The Prince of Hollywood

Sam and Mattie Make a Zombie Movie

1h 42m

Sam and Mattie Make a Zombie Movie

Get Schooled

20m

Get Schooled

Sam and Mattie Make a Zombie Movie - Trailer

1m

Sam and Mattie Make a Zombie Movie - Trailer

You're the Dads Now!

21m

You're the Dads Now!

Get A Taste of G Fella's Style with His Gangster Music Video

4m

Get A Taste of G Fella's Style with His Gangster Music Video

Smoothini's Now A Tattoo Artist?

1m

Smoothini's Now A Tattoo Artist?

Eminem: Count Me In

3657s

Eminem: Count Me In

Get In Formation

20m

Get In Formation

Don't Cancel Me - Trailer

1m

Don't Cancel Me - Trailer

How Much Is too Much When It Comes to Sex with Weezy

6m

How Much Is too Much When It Comes to Sex with Weezy

Iggy Azalea Gets Mind Blown

1m

Iggy Azalea Gets Mind Blown

Freedia Gets Her Groove Back

21m

Freedia Gets Her Groove Back

Man, I’m Getting Married

23m

Man, I’m Getting Married

GTFO: Get the F&#% Out

1h 14m

GTFO: Get the F&#% Out

Cardi B and Offset Are Now Parasite B

1m

Cardi B and Offset Are Now Parasite B

Who is Hypeman?

8m

Who is Hypeman?

G Is Shot

21m

G Is Shot

The Winner Is…

44m

The Winner Is…

Get to Know Gil: Fluffy Fanatic

1m

Get to Know Gil: Fluffy Fanatic

Get To Know Deana: Fluffy Fanatic

1m

Get To Know Deana: Fluffy Fanatic

Fare is Fair

21m

Fare is Fair

Lil Rey Howery Gets Karate Chopped

2m

Lil Rey Howery Gets Karate Chopped

Get To Know Mariposa: Fluffy Fanatic

1m

Get To Know Mariposa: Fluffy Fanatic

King Keraun Gets Into Tiny Houses

6m

King Keraun Gets Into Tiny Houses

T-Pain Gets Schooled On Genetics

1m

T-Pain Gets Schooled On Genetics

GTFO: Get the F&#% Out - Trailer

1m

GTFO: Get the F&#% Out - Trailer

Get Your First Taste of 'Transcendent'

1m

Get Your First Taste of 'Transcendent'

Mom Wants Me to Find a Tinder Match

20m

Mom Wants Me to Find a Tinder Match

T Pain School of Buisiness - Where Are They Now? Weedwine

1m

T Pain School of Buisiness - Where Are They Now? Weedwine

Fuse+ is the Home for Big Freedia Means Business, Sex Sells, Made From Scratch & More!

30s

Fuse+ is the Home for Big Freedia Means Business, Sex Sells, Made From Scratch & More!

Gina Rodriguez Rips Her Pants & Gets Discovered

8m

Gina Rodriguez Rips Her Pants & Gets Discovered

The Gig Is Up

1h 25m

The Gig Is Up

Prince: My Name Is

41m

Prince: My Name Is

My Name is Pedro

1h 35m

My Name is Pedro

Is Everyone on Drugs?

20m

Is Everyone on Drugs?

T-Pain's School of Business - Where Are They Now? Morning Recovery

1m

T-Pain's School of Business - Where Are They Now? Morning Recovery

Out With The Old, In With The New

20m

Out With The Old, In With The New

Steve Aoki Gets Robbed By A Crazed Fan

9m

Steve Aoki Gets Robbed By A Crazed Fan

Where Did People Get All These Milk Crates?

21m

Where Did People Get All These Milk Crates?

Get A Peek Inside Producer Nobody's Work Space

1m

Get A Peek Inside Producer Nobody's Work Space

Tina Serves Up Sass In "Me and You" Music Video

3m

Tina Serves Up Sass In "Me and You" Music Video

My Name is Pedro - Trailer

1m

My Name is Pedro - Trailer

This Is A Sex Toy

21m

This Is A Sex Toy

The Queen Diva Is Back

41m

The Queen Diva Is Back

The Star Gets Real About Breast Implants: Dear Bambiana

1m

The Star Gets Real About Breast Implants: Dear Bambiana

Lauv Gets a Magic Trick Before His Firefly Set

2m

Lauv Gets a Magic Trick Before His Firefly Set

Jesus Trejo Gets People to Revel their Deepest Confessions

2m

Jesus Trejo Gets People to Revel their Deepest Confessions

Is Freedia Stretching Herself too Thin?

3m

Is Freedia Stretching Herself too Thin?

Wearing Sleeveless Shirts Is A CRIME!

4m

Wearing Sleeveless Shirts Is A CRIME!

Is Everything Love At The Carters?

39s

Is Everything Love At The Carters?

Asking For It

1h 21m

Asking For It

Hot For Hollywood

44m

Hot For Hollywood

Ready For Action

22m

Ready For Action

Checking for CHIKA

20m

Checking for CHIKA

Dance Along With Alfred Robles

1m

Dance Along With Alfred Robles

Edibles Gone Wrong With Krewella

2m

Edibles Gone Wrong With Krewella

Tough Times With Becky G

1m

Tough Times With Becky G

Tech With A Higher Purpose

20m

Tech With A Higher Purpose

This Is How A DCI Marimbist Rolls

1m

This Is How A DCI Marimbist Rolls

Is Nya A Baller On The Low?

51s

Is Nya A Baller On The Low?

All the Focus is on the Diamonds

21m

All the Focus is on the Diamonds

Is There Cultural Appropriation In Plastic Surgery?

17m

Is There Cultural Appropriation In Plastic Surgery?

Where Is It Illegal To Eat Frogs?!

14m

Where Is It Illegal To Eat Frogs?!

Joe Jonas' Dream Girl Is A Nightmare

10m

Joe Jonas' Dream Girl Is A Nightmare

LGBTQIA Community, What Is The New Norm?

6m

LGBTQIA Community, What Is The New Norm?

So You Can't Get Pregnant By Smiling at a Boy?

2m

So You Can't Get Pregnant By Smiling at a Boy?

Jailed For Playing Bingo?

7m

Jailed For Playing Bingo?

Asking For It - Trailer

2m

Asking For It - Trailer

Run for the Border

24m

Run for the Border

Make Room for Roomie

20m

Make Room for Roomie

Sprint, Sweat & Pain with The Cadets

52s

Sprint, Sweat & Pain with The Cadets

A Stolen Tour Bus With Blackbear

2m

A Stolen Tour Bus With Blackbear

T-Pain's Encounter With A Roach

48s

T-Pain's Encounter With A Roach

Where Is It ILLEGAL to Send Unwanted Pizzas?

6m

Where Is It ILLEGAL to Send Unwanted Pizzas?

Is It Illegal To Trip A Horse Up?

7m

Is It Illegal To Trip A Horse Up?

All You Ever Wished For

1h 21m

All You Ever Wished For

Hard Times for Milk & Poster

1m

Hard Times for Milk & Poster

The Read With Kid Fury and Crissle

The Read With Kid Fury and Crissle

Amanda Cerny Drunkenly Runs With The Bulls

8m

Amanda Cerny Drunkenly Runs With The Bulls

Fila Returns with 96s and Ninja Turtles

6m

Fila Returns with 96s and Ninja Turtles

RiRi Teases 'R9' With New Merchandise

2m

RiRi Teases 'R9' With New Merchandise

A Time For RO-mance

20m

A Time For RO-mance

Dublab Is Internet Radio Like You've Never Heard Before

1m

Dublab Is Internet Radio Like You've Never Heard Before

Clash of The Corps Is Putting DCI Stereotypes To Rest

1m

Clash of The Corps Is Putting DCI Stereotypes To Rest