![]() ![]() "It was never a malicious thing," Smith said. Smith said Petty also wrote a letter directly to him, reiterating that he understood what had happened, which he thought was really kind. "Most times you catch it before it gets out the studio door, but in this case it got by." "All my years of songwriting have shown me these things can happen," Petty wrote. Petty posted a statement to Facebook saying he held no grudge towards the young singer. Petty and Lynne are also now listed as co-writers on the track. In the end, Smith and his co-writers – James Napier and William Phillips – settled the dispute, accepting the similarities and giving Petty and Lynne writing credits on Stay With Me, along with 12.5 per cent of the royalties from the hit song. ![]() That was my mindset when I was writing that song, and I was very shocked to find out that the melody was similar, because again, I am 22 and I've never heard the song." "I just go into the studio, and Stay With Me was me just writing a song about me sleeping with too many people, and wishing they would stay over. And I'm still learning about all this stuff," he said. "It's a very, very regular thing that happens, and I didn't realize that. Smith said this isn't the first time a new song has turned out to bear close resemblance to one that was published earlier. I Won't Back Down was written by Petty and Jeff Lynne who initiated the copyright dispute due to similarities with Smith's Stay With Me. ![]() Sam Smith talks to the CBC's Ian Hanomansing before his sold-out show in Vancouver on Thursday night. ![]()
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