![]() ![]() In early March, it had gone double platinum in the UK. ![]() It also became his breakthrough hit in the US, peaking at number 11 on the Billboard Hot 100. Outside the United Kingdom, the single has topped the charts in Australia, New Zealand, Sweden and the Republic of Ireland. The single peaked at the top of the UK Singles Chart, a position it maintained for three weeks. The song was released as a digital download on 9 September 2016 in the United Kingdom by Columbia Records as the lead single from his second studio album Back from the Edge (2016). Billboard reached to representatives for Arthur and did not receive a response by press time."Say You Won't Let Go" is a song by English singer and songwriter James Arthur. The release of “Say You Won’t Let Go’ led to almost immediate comparisons with “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved” with The Sun reporting that “James and The Script are both signed to the same management company, James Grant, which could prove awkward if they do end up in court.”īusch is asking the court for a jury trial and to rule that Arthur infringed on The Script’s song and is asking for an accounting of all streaming, distribution, publishing and touring revenue connected to the song and is seeking statutory damages over the track. I think we actually wrote the song in like three hours.” In 2016, Jennifer Hudson, John Oates of Hall & Oates, Linkin Park and 200 other artists filed an amicus brief with the Ninth Circuit, arguing in part, “ are concerned about the potential adverse impact on their own creativity, on the creativity of future artists, and on the music industry in general, if the judgment, in this case, is allowed to stand.”Īccording to the lawsuit filed against Arthur, “Say You Won’t Let Go” was composed during a writing session in Los Angeles, with co-writer Ormandy telling Songwriter Universe in 2017, “We came up with the idea and concept very quickly. Lana Del Rey Hints Radiohead Copyright Dispute is Settled During Lollapalooza Brasil Set: 'My…Ĭritics have warned the ruling could hurt the creative process and lead to similar lawsuits against artists who draw inspiration from others. Busch alleges that Arthur then copied “the essence” of “The Man Who Can Not Be Moved.”īusch made a similar argument in the landmark 2013 case against Williams and Thicke, arguing their song “Blurred Lines” mimicked and ultimately infringed on Gaye’s 1977 song “Got to Give It Up.” A jury agreed and earlier this year, the ruling was upheld by the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, resulting in a $5.3 million payout for the Gaye family and half of the royalties for the song. According to the suit, Arthur allegedly approached members of The Script about collaborating on a project together in 2014 and was turned down by the band. ![]() “Say You Won’t Let Go” was a big hit, spending 52 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100, with 845 million streams on Spotify and 650 million plays on Youtube to date. It wasn’t until the release of ‘Say You Won’t Let Go’ that he achieved worldwide success,” Busch said in a statement to Billboard. Arthur was dropped by his record label for public controversies, which caused a break in his career. ![]() In his civil complaint, Busch argues that Arthur copied “The Man Who Can Not Be Moved” almost a decade after its release with “Say You Won’t Let Go,” which was a comeback for Arthur, who won The X Factor in 2012 but saw his career stall out after a string of bizarre incidents where he made lewd and homophobic comments. Since “Say You Won’t Let Go” first debuted in 2016, fans have often noted its similarities with “The Man Who Can’t Be Moved.” Both songs share the same 4/4 meter, have a similar tempo, four-bar guitar introduction and use similar vocal melodies and harmonic structures. Poppy Responds to Mars Argo Copyright Suit, Calls It 'Desperate Grab for Fame' ![]()
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