Since the release of “Blurred Lines” in 2013, Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams experienced controversy for all sorts of reasons.
In 2015, the two musicians were ordered to award posthumously Marvin Gaye a songwriting credit on the song, after a federal jury found them responsible for copyright infringement.
The songwriting process was also a topic of debate, with Robin claiming to have played a major role in creating the single, something he later admitted was untrue.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, he admitted that he lied about his contributions to the song during the copyright hearing, saying: ‘I was jealous and I wanted some credit … I later tried to take credit for it because [Williams] wrote the whole thing pretty much myself and I was envious of it. ‘
Then there are the controversial lyrics, which banned the song at official events for more than 20 UK universities. Critics of the song have argued that the lyrics promote a culture of date rape, referring to rules such as: “But you’re a good girl / The way you grab me / Get pissed.