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Blurred Lines

January 19, 2024

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"Blurred Lines" is a song by American singer Robin Thicke featuring fellow American rapper T.I. and American musician Pharrell Williams from Thicke's sixth studio album, Blurred Lines (2013). Solely produced by Williams, it was released as the album's lead single in 2013, through Star Trak Recordings and Interscope Records. For the lyrics, Thicke said the song is about his then-wife Paula Patton. Musically, "Blurred Lines" is an R&B and pop track with instrumentation consisting of bass guitar, drums, and percussion.

"Blurred Lines"
Single by Robin Thicke featuring T.I. and Pharrell Williams
from the album Blurred Lines
ReleasedMarch 27, 2013
Recorded2012
StudioGlenwood Place (Burbank)
Genre
Length4:25
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)Pharrell Williams
Robin Thicke singles chronology
"Love After War"
(2011) 		"Blurred Lines"
(2013) 		"For the Rest of My Life"
(2013)
T.I. singles chronology
"We Still in This Bitch"
(2013) 		"Blurred Lines"
(2013) 		"Pour It Up (Remix)"
(2013)
Pharrell Williams singles chronology
"Celebrate"
(2012) 		"Blurred Lines"
(2013) 		"Get Lucky"
(2013)
Music video
"Blurred Lines" on YouTube

The song received generally negative reviews from music critics, with some saying it glorified rape culture. Commercially, the song topped the charts of 25 countries and reached the top five of six others. "Blurred Lines" spent 12 consecutive weeks atop the US Billboard Hot 100, making it the longest-running single of 2013 in the United States. In June 2018, the song was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). It became one of the best-selling singles of all time, with sales of 14.8 million, simultaneously breaking the record for the largest radio audience in history. The song was nominated for awards, including Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.

The music video for "Blurred Lines" was directed by Diane Martel. Two versions of the video exist: edited and unrated. In both of them, Thicke, T.I., and Williams are featured with models Emily Ratajkowski, Elle Evans, and Jessi M'Bengue performing several activities, including the models snuggling in bed with Thicke and sitting on a stuffed dog. After being on the site for just under one week, the unrated version, featuring topless models, was removed from YouTube for violating the site's terms of service. Many critics panned both videos, calling them misogynist and sexist.

To promote the song, Thicke performed on televised live events including the 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, and a highly controversial performance with American singer Miley Cyrus at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards. The song became the subject of a legal dispute with the family of American singer Marvin Gaye and Bridgeport Music, who argued the song infringed on copyrights to Gaye's 1977 single "Got to Give It Up". Williams and Thicke were found liable for copyright infringement by a federal jury in March 2015, and Gaye was awarded posthumous songwriting credit based on the royalties pledged to his estate.

Background and production edit

American singers Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams co-wrote "Blurred Lines" during a three-day writing session in July 2012.[4][5] Williams first started to play a funk rhythm with syncopated cowbell accents on the drums, along with a simple two-chord progression. It became the spine of the track. Thicke improvised a melody and wrote lyrics about seducing another man's girlfriend. Within an hour and a half, both singers had the song recorded and completed. Thicke and Williams wanted to get a rapper from the Southern part of the United States to be part of the song. They ended up choosing American rapper T.I.[6] T.I. would add a rap verse to the song several months later.[5]

In an interview with GQ's Stelios Phili, Thicke explained that he and Williams were in the studio together when he told Williams that one of his favorite songs of all time was Marvin Gaye's 1977 single "Got to Give It Up". Thicke wanted to make a song similar to "Got to Give It Up". Thicke stated that he and Wiliams would go back and forth and sing lines like, "Hey, hey, hey!".[6] Thicke told the Daily Star the song was "mostly throwaway fun", but said it was inspired by him and Williams being in love with their wives, having kids, and loving their mothers. He commented that both of them have a lot of respect for women.[7] An ad was created for Radio Shack to market the Beats Pill, a small stereo, that showed Thicke, Pharrell, and the models repeating the look of the (clothed) music video, but with the models holding up the Beats Pill.[8]

Music and lyrics edit

 
"Blurred Lines"
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"Blurred Lines" has been described as a funk-inspired pop and R&B track.[1][9] Its instrumentation consists of bass guitar, drums, and percussion.[10] According to Emily Bootle of New Statesman, the song is light-hearted in nature and its musical humor is evident in the "bouncing bassline, tongue-in cheek background yelps, the comically low pitch of the refrain 'I know you want it' and the laughter that follows the lyric 'What rhymes with 'hug me'?'."[9]

Lyrically, "Blurred Lines" is about a woman Thicke is trying to pick up in a club.[11] "The song is a come on", wrote Ken Tucker in a review of the song and its parent album for NPR.[12] Tucker noted that what prevents the song from descending into creepiness is that Thicke remains "gentlemanly and debonair" when the object of his desire rejects him.

Other interpretations of the song's lyrical content were unfavorable. Elizabeth Plank of Mic considered the lyrics offensive, particularly Thicke repeatedly singing 'I know you want it' while T.I. raps: 'I'll give you something big enough to tear your ass in two."[13] Sezin Koehler of Pacific Standard said the lyrics suggest that "women are supposed to enjoy pain during sex or that pain is part of sex" and went on to find in the lyrics other parallels to the act of rape."[14]

Thicke told Howard Stern during an interview on The Howard Stern Show that "Blurred Lines" was inspired by his then-wife Paula Patton. He confessed to Stern: "My wife is Mrs. Good Girl, but gradually over our marriage, I've turned her into a bad girl."[15]

Critical reception edit

"Blurred Lines" was panned by music critics, who stated that it glorifies rape culture.[16] The Daily Beast's Tricia Romano described the track as "kind of rapey."[17] Callie Ahlgrim and Courteney Larocca of Insider commented in 2019 that "If you could cancel a song the way fans cancel artists, 'Blurred Lines' deserves to be that song." They continued, saying its "existence is a huge injustice to women everywhere."[18] Spin magazine's Keith Harris remarked that the song is "a consensual two-way flirtation, a game both players get to win, with Thicke desperately launching goofball compliments at a woman who paws at him and prances away."[19] Ann Powers for NPR declared that the verse: "I know you want it," objectifies women and condones rape.[20] Writing for The Independent, Mollie Goodfellow described Thicke as the "weaselly face of the rape anthem 'Blurred Lines'."[21]

Andy Hermann for The Village Voice stated that Thicke and Williams tried to ruin the summer of 2013 with their "smug turd of a pop tune" and deemed the song "terrible, tacky, [and] derivative."[22] Writing for Rolling Stone, Rob Sheffield described "Blurred Lines" as "the worst song of this or any other year". He said he couldn't "remember the last time there was a hit song this ghastly – the sound of Adam Sandler taking a falsetto hate-whizz on Marvin Gaye's grave".[23] Annie Zaleski of The A.V. Club said that the song's "old-man lecherousness and boys'-club friskiness . . . comes off as uncomfortable and demeaning."[24] Andy Kellman of AllMusic depicted "Blurred Lines" as a "marginalized genre of R&B".[25] Greg Kot from the Chicago Tribune described the song's lyrics as "dunderheaded", while saying Thicke "scrapes bottom with his single-entendre come-on's."[26] Trevor Anderson of Billboard opined it is "less a recall of a celebrated classic hit, but more a cautionary tale that still divides critics, creatives and consumers alike".[27]

Jim Farber, writing for New York Daily News, called the song "irresistible" and mentioned it had an "utter lack of pretense".[28] In her review for The Christian Science Monitor, Nekesa Mumbi Moody labeled the song as "undeniable", and wrote that it had become a "cultural flashpoint".[29] The staff of The New Zealand Herald lauded the track as "cool" and "inventive".[30] The Ledger's James C. McKinley Jr praised "Blurred Lines" as a "catchy come-on".[31] Brendon Veevers for Renowned for Sound remarked the track "really shows off Thicke's vocal dexterity as he bends and blends playfully within 4 minutes of seductive, sexually charged beats and hooks alongside fellow heavyweights T.I and hit-maker Pharrell".[32] The staff of Rolling Stone place it at number 50 on their 100 Best Songs of 2013, saying "thanks to its lascivious, Pharrell-spun hook, it held the whole world in its slightly skeevy grasp all summer long".[33]

Accolades edit

"Blurred Lines" has been nominated for multiple awards. "Blurred Lines" was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo/Group Performance at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards.[34][35] The song was nominated for Best Collaboration at the 2014 BET Awards.[36][37] It was nominated for Hip-Hop/R&B Song of the Year at the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Awards[38] and Single of the Year at the 2013 American Music Awards.[39][40] It was nominated for was Best Collaboration and Best Song of the Summer at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards[41] while also nominated for Best Song at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards.[42] "Blurred Lines" won Top Hot 100 Song, Top Digital Song, Top Radio Song, and Top R&B Song at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards.[43] It also won an award for Song of the Year and Best Collaboration at the 2013 Soul Train Music Awards[44] and Outstanding Duo or Group at the 45th NAACP Image Awards.[45]

Release and commercial performance edit

"Blurred Lines" was released as the lead single on March 26, 2013, from Thicke's studio album of the same name (2013), through Star Trak Recordings and Interscope Records.[46] It was released to Contemporary hit radio on May 21, 2013.[47] It was released as a single with a remix by Filipino music prouder Laidback Luke in the United Kingdom on May 24, 2013.[48] A remix featuring Colombian singer J Balvin was released on July 23, 2013, in Colombia.[49] A no rap version of the track was released alongside Laidback Luke's remix and both music videos.[50] An EP featuring remixes by Laidback Luke, Australian producer Will Sparks, and American producer DallasK was made for the single.[51] Another EP for was released for "Blurred Lines". The EP also features the Laidback Luke remix, "When I Get You Alone", "Lost Without U", "Magic", and "Sex Therapy".[52]

"Blurred Lines" debuted at number 94 on the US Billboard Hot 100.[53] After the song's unrated version of the video was released, the song rose from number 54 to number 11.[54] The track rose from number 11 to number 6, giving Thicke his first top 10 hit in the US.[55] The song would later rise from number six to number one in June 2013, giving T.I. his fourth, Pharrell his third, and Thicke's first number one hit in the US.[56] "Blurred Lines" topped the Hot 100 for 12 consecutive weeks, making it the longest running single of 2013.[57][58] Billboard named "Blurred Lines" the song of the summer in September 2013.[59] On the Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs chart, the song reigned at number one for 16 weeks, making it one longest tracks to stay at number one on the chart.[60] In June 2018, The single was certified a diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), denoting track-equivalent sales of 10,000,000 units in the US based on sales and streams.[61]

The song also peaked at number one on the Billboard Adult Top 40,[62] Mainstream Top 40,[63] and Rhythmic charts.[64] In the United Kingdom, the song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart, selling 190,000 copies in its first week.[65] The remained at number one the following week, selling even more than it did in its first with 200,000 copies sold.[66] It spent five non-consecutive weeks at number one.[67] "Blurred Lines" was confirmed to have sold 1 million copies on its 50th day of release, becoming William's second song in only a month to achieve that feat in Britain after being featured on Daft Punk single "Get Lucky".[68] According to the Official Charts Company, the single became Britain's best-selling single of 2013 with sales of 1,472,681 copies.[69] It became one of the best-selling singles of all time, with sales of 14.8 million,[70] simultaneously breaking the record for the largest radio audience in history.[71]

Music video edit

Background and synopsis edit

A music video for "Blurred Lines" was directed by Diane Martel and was released on March 20, 2013,[72] while an unrated version was released on March 28, 2013.[73] After being on the site for just under one week, the unrated version of the video was removed from YouTube on March 30, 2013, citing violations of the site's terms of service that restricts the uploading of videos containing nudity, particularly if used in a sexual context.[74][75] However, it was later restored on July 12, 2013.[76] The unrated video remains available on Vevo, while the edited version is available on both Vevo and YouTube.[77][78][79] The unrated version of "Blurred Lines" generated more than one million views in the days following its release on Vevo.[80] Thicke told GQ they wanted to do "old men dances" and imitate how they were in the studio. They tried to do everything that was prohibited by social custom. He stated they did bestiality, drug injections, and things that are derogatory towards women. When it came to the balloon arrangement, Thicke said it was Martel's idea. They wanted to "go over the top" and be as witless as possible.[6]

In an interview with Grantland, Martel stated that Thicke wanted her to make a white cyc video for "Blurred Lines". She heard the song and instantly fell in love with it. She sat and thought about the ideas for what the models could wear in the video. She realized they could wear shoes, and that it would get attention for the song and the artist. Martel said the hashtags were pretty obvious idea because she thought Robin's last name is strong and supposed it had subconscious connotations. Martel asked an art director named Georgia Walker to find "gross" and "oversized" props like a hose and stuffed dog. Martel said she wanted to deal with the "misogynist, funny lyrics in a way where the girls were going to overpower the men". She came up with the idea to come up with a nude video but turned down the job after Thicke and his team refused. They came back later agreeing to do the nude video if Martel would do a clothed version.[81] The video features Thicke, T.I., and Williams. It also includes three models: Emily Ratajkowski, Elle Evans, and Jessi M'Bengue.[82] The video features a "Robin Thicke Has a Big Dick" sign spelled out in silver Mylar balloons.[83] The visual sees the topless models snuggling in bed with Thicke, meowing seductively at the camera, with one the models riding the stuffed dog while sticking her tongue out.[81][83]

Reception edit

Kat Bein of Miami New Times described the visual as "misogynist", and said that it "objectifi[ed] naked women".[84] Bertie Brandes of Vice said the video is "a masterpiece of idiocy and the level of stupidity and arrogance required in order for a video this banal, offensive and unimaginative is almost impressive". She continues, saying "except, it's not impressive at all, is it? It's ugly sexist uninspired bullshit dressed up as naughtiness, and it's creepy".[85] Writing for Slate, Geeta Dayal called the video "loathsome".[86] Aidan Moffat for The Quietus labeled it is as "awful, sexist and asinine".[87] The Cut's Ann Friedman mentions that her issue was not the naked women and it being inappropriate. She opined it "featuring naked models and clothed men in party mode is boring, uninventive, and slightly alienating".[88]

Thicke responded to the negative criticism of the video. He said that the video of him dancing around with the naked models should only be controversial to "extra-religious people", and stated it was Martel's idea and actually preferred the clothed version and didn't even want to use the naked version until his wife and her friends said he should put out that video.[89] Thicke told Digital Spy the critics needed "to come up with something more original" when calling it sexist.[90] In February 2021, Thicke said to the New York Post that he was never going to make a video like "Blurred Lines" ever again.[91]

Ratajkowski at first defended the video, saying she didn't think it was sexist and was made with a "sarcastic attitude". She said that they were "being playful" and having a good time with their body. The model thought it was important for young women to have that confidence, and that it is actually celebrating women and their bodies.[92] In an interview with InStyle in September 2015, Ratajkowski stated the video is "the bane of my existence".[93] The visual was nominated for Video of the Year and Best Male Video at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards.[41] It was also nominated for Best Video at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards.[42]

Controversy and criticism edit

One of the most controversial pop songs in history, "Blurred Lines" was criticized upon release for trivializing sexual violence, objectifying women, and "reinforcing rape myths."[94] Katie Russell, a spokeswoman for Rape Crisis, a charity that raises awareness and understanding of sexual violence, said the lyrics glamorized violence against women and reinforced rape myths. They thought the lyrics and the video seemed to objectify and degrade women, using "misogynistic language and imagery that many people would find not only distasteful or offensive but also really quite old fashioned." They concluded, saying certain lyrics are "explicitly sexually violent and appear to reinforce victim-blaming rape myths."[94]

In the United Kingdom, more than 20 universities banned the song from use at student events. At the University of Edinburgh, students' association officials stated that the song violates its policy against "rape culture and lad banter" and promotes an unhealthy attitude towards sex and consent.[95] It was also banned at other British institutions, including Plymouth University, Leeds Trinity University, Leeds Beckett University, Leeds University, University of Derby, Queen Mary University of London, Kingston University, University of Bolton, Queen's University Belfast, University of Birmingham, University of East Anglia, University of the West of Scotland, and a number of Oxford and Durham colleges.[96][97] Students at the University of Exeter voted for a condemnation of the lyrics to be issued by the Students' Guild.[98] In Marshfield, Wisconsin, Lisa Joling, head coach of the Marshfield High School dance team, was fired in August 2013, three days after a halftime performance by her dance class to the song.[99]

Williams initially defended "Blurred Lines." The singer told NPR there was nothing misogynistic about it, and that he was grateful to everybody that supported the song.[100] Further defending the song, Williams mentioned to Pitchfork that there was nothing controversial about the song and appreciated how "Blurred Lines" helped Thicke "to a place where he deserves to be vocally."[101] In October 2019, Williams told GQ he "didn't get it" because he thought women enjoyed the song and connected to its "energetic spirit."[102] The singer later stated, "we live in a chauvinist culture in our country. Hadn't realized that. Didn't realize that some of my songs catered to that."[103][104]

Accusations of sexual harassment edit

On October 3, 2021, Ratajkowski published an excerpt from her memoir My Body in the British magazine The Sunday Times, in which she recounts that she was sexually harassed by Thicke during filming of the music video for "Blurred Lines":[105]

"Suddenly, out of nowhere, I felt the coolness and foreignness of a stranger's hands cupping my bare breasts from behind, [...] I instinctively moved away, looking back at Robin Thicke. He smiled a goofy grin and stumbled backward, his eyes concealed behind his sunglasses. My head turned to the darkness beyond the set. [The director, Diane Martel's] voice cracked as she yelled out to me, 'Are you okay?' "

The video director Diane Martel supported Ratajkowski by stating that she yelled at the singer asking for an explanation and immediately shutting down the shoot, getting a sheepish apology from Thicke, as if he knew it was wrong without understanding how it might have felt for Emily.[106]

Lawsuit edit

Main article: Pharrell Williams v. Bridgeport Music
Further information: List of songs that have been the subject of plagiarism disputes

In August 2013, Thicke, Williams, and T.I. sued Marvin Gaye's family and Bridgeport Music for a declaratory judgment that "Blurred Lines" did not infringe copyrights of the defendants. Gaye's family accused the song's authors of copying the "feel" and "sound" of "Got to Give It Up".[107] In the lawsuit, Gaye's family was accused of making an invalid copyright claim since only expressions, not individual ideas can be protected.[108] In September 2014, The Hollywood Reporter released files relating to a deposition from the case.[109] Within the deposition Thicke stated that he was inebriated on Vicodin and alcohol when he showed up to record the song in the studio, and that Williams had the beat and wrote the vast majority of the song.[110] Within Williams' respective deposition file, the producer noted that he was "in the driver's seat" during the song's creation and agreed that Thicke, in past interviews, "embellished" his contributions to the songwriting process.[109][111]

On October 30, 2014, United States District Court for the Central District of California Judge John A. Kronstadt ruled the Gaye family's lawsuit against Thicke and Williams could proceed, stating the plaintiffs "have made a sufficient showing that elements of 'Blurred Lines' may be substantially similar to protected, original elements of 'Got to Give It Up'." The trial was set to begin on February 10, 2015.[112] Williams and Thicke filed a successful motion in limine to prevent a recording of "Got to Give it Up" from being played during the trial.[113] The motion was granted because the family's copyright covered the sheet music and not necessarily other musical elements from Gaye's recording of the song.[113] On March 10, 2015, a jury found Thicke and Williams, but not T.I., liable for copyright infringement.[114] The unanimous jury awarded Gaye's family US$7.4 million in damages for copyright infringement and credited Marvin Gaye as a songwriter for "Blurred Lines".[3][115][116] In July 2015, the judge rejected a new trial and the verdict was lowered from US$7.4 million to US$5.3 million.[117]

In August 2016, Thicke, Williams, and T.I. appealed the judgment to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals.[118][119] A few days later, more than 200 musicians – including Rivers Cuomo of Weezer, John Oates of Hall & Oates, R. Kelly, Hans Zimmer, Jennifer Hudson as well as members of Train, Earth, Wind & Fire, the Black Crowes, Fall Out Boy, the Go-Go's and Tears for Fears – filed an amicus curiae brief, authored by attorney Ed McPherson, in support of the appeal, stating that "the verdict in this case threatens to punish songwriters for creating new music that is inspired by prior works."[120] In December 2018, the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court's finding of infringement against Williams and Thicke.[121] Both singers still had to pay Gaye's family US$5.3 million.[122] Thicke was also ordered to pay more than US$1.7 million and Williams and his publishing company had to pay US$357,631 in separate awards to Gaye's estate.[123] In December 2019, Gaye's family opened the lawsuit back up again, accusing Williams of lying under oath during the trial.[124][125] The plaintiffs cited a GQ interview from November of that same year in which Williams said he "reverse engineered" "Got to Give It Up",[126] saying that it countered his statement during a deposition that he "did not go in the studio with the intention of making anything feel like, or to sound like, Marvin Gaye."[127] In February 2021, Kronstadt ruled that Williams did not commit perjury, saying: "The statements by Williams during the November 2019 Interview were cryptic and amenable to multiple interpretations."[127][128]

Live performances edit

On May 14, 2013, Thicke performed the song for the first time live on NBC's The Voice alongside Williams and T.I.[129][130] Thicke also performed the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 16 with Pharrell and three models doing backup.[131] In June 2013, Thicke performed the song alongside Williams with American actress Hayden Panettiere dancing to the song on the British television chat show The Graham Norton Show.[132] Thicke, Williams, and T.I. performed the song on the 2013 BET Awards on June 30, 2013. They performed against a backdrop of Thicke's name in giant red block letters.[133] Thicke also performed the track solo on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge on July 8, 2013,[134] as well as This Morning on July 10, 2013.[135]

Thicke also performed the song complete with dancers in studio on The Howard Stern Show on Sirius XM Radio on July 29, 2013.[136] He also performed the song on The Colbert Report on August 6, 2013, after French duo Daft Punk canceled.[137][138] On September 20, he performed "Blurred Lines" at the 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival.[139][140] On November 10, Thicke performed the song with Iggy Azalea at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards.[141] In December, he performed the song at Jingle Ball 2013 concerts.[142][143] In May 2014, Williams performed the song as part of a medley at the iHeartRadio Awards where he received the iHeartRadio Innovator Award.[144] In May 2017, Thicke performed the song at the 4th Indonesian Choice Awards.[145]

MTV Video Music Awards edit

Thicke performed "Blurred Lines" as a duet with American singer Miley Cyrus at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards, medleyed with Cyrus' "We Can't Stop" and "Give It 2 U", featuring 2 Chainz.[146] The performance began with Cyrus performing "We Can't Stop" in bear-themed attire.[147] Following this, Thicke entered the stage and Cyrus stripped down to a small skin-colored two-piece outfit.[147] Cyrus subsequently touched Thicke's crotch area with a giant foam finger and twerked against his crotch.[148] The performance drew extensive reactions and became the most tweeted about event in history, with Twitter users generating 360,000 tweets about the event per minute; breaking the previous record held by Beyoncé's Super Bowl XLVII halftime show performance six months earlier.[149][150]

Critics universally panned the performance. Shirley Halperin for The Hollywood Reporter described the performance as "crass" and "reminiscent of a bad acid trip".[151] Writing for the American news program Today, Anna Chan called the performance "embarrassingly raunchy",[152] while Katy Kroll of Rolling Stone labeled it a "hot mess".[153] The performance was described by XXL critic B. J. Steiner as a "trainwreck in the classic sense of the word as the audience reaction seemed to be a mix of confusion, dismay and horror in a cocktail of embarrassment".[154] Louisa Peacock and Isabelle Kerr of Telegraph described Cyrus' actions as her going into "overdrive [...] trying to kill off her Disney millstone, Hannah Montana.[155] In July 2017, Cyrus said she felt sexualized while twerking during the performance.[156]

Parodies edit

On the June 12, 2013, episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live!, in which Thicke and Pharrell were both guests, they aired a parody version of the "Blurred Lines" video in which host Jimmy Kimmel and his sidekick Guillermo attempt to join Thicke, Pharrell, and the dancers but keep getting rebuffed.[157] On August 2, 2013, Bart Baker released a parody of "Blurred Lines" on his YouTube channel.[158] On September 11, 2013, the drag queen group DWV (Detox, Willam Belli, and Vicky Vox), released a parody called "Blurred Bynes". The song is about Amanda Bynes and her behavior in the previous months.[159] On September 17, 2013, a parody music video featuring then-AKB48 members Yuko Oshima and Haruna Kojima was released on YouTube as a collaboration between Thicke and AKB48 to promote the song in Japan.[160] On November 5, 2013, Dave Callan, as part of his review of Just Dance 2014 on the ABC show Good Game performed a parody of the music video in response to the incorrect choreography of the song in the game.[161][162] On December 19, 2013, the Canadian sketch comedy group Royal Canadian Air Farce released a parody of the music video called "Rob Ford's Blurred Lines" highlighting the recent admissions by Toronto mayor Rob Ford of public drunkenness and using crack cocaine.[163] On July 15, 2014, "Weird Al" Yankovic released a parody of the song entitled "Word Crimes" from his album Mandatory Fun. A music video for the song was released the same day.[164]

Track listing edit

  • Digital download and streaming[46]
  1. "Blurred Lines" (featuring Pharrell Williams and T.I.) – 4:22
  1. "Blurred Lines" (featuring Pharrell Williams and J Balvin) – 4:22
  1. "Blurred Lines" (featuring Pharrell Williams and T.I.) [Clean] – 4:22
  2. "Blurred Lines" (featuring Pharrell & T.I.) [Laidback Luke Remix] – 4:39
  1. "Blurred Lines" (featuring Pharrell Williams) [No Rap Version] – 3:50
  2. "Blurred Lines" (featuring Pharrell and T.I.) [Laidback Luke Remix] – 4:40
  3. "Blurred Lines" (featuring Pharrell Williams and T.I.) [Music Video] – 4:33
  4. "Blurred Lines" (featuring Pharrell Williams and T.I.) [Music Video – Clean] – 4:33
  1. "Blurred Lines" (featuring Pharrell and T.I.) (Laidback Luke Remix) – 4:40
  2. "Blurred Lines" (featuring Pharrell and T.I.) (Will Sparks Remix) – 5:08
  3. "Blurred Lines" (featuring Pharrell and T.I.) (DallasK Remix) – 5:00
  1. "Blurred Lines" (featuring Pharrell Williams and T.I.) – 4:23
  2. "Blurred Lines" (featuring Pharrell & T.I.) [Laidback Luke Remix] – 4:40
  3. "When I Get You Alone" – 3:36
  4. "Lost Without U" – 4:14
  5. "Magic" – 3:53
  6. "Sex Therapy" – 4:35

Credits and personnel edit

Credits and personnel adapted from Blurred Lines album liner notes.[165]

Charts edit

Certifications and sales edit

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[269] 9× Platinum 630,000^
Austria (IFPI Austria)[270] Platinum 30,000*
Belgium (BEA)[271] Platinum 30,000*
Canada (Music Canada)[273] 9× Platinum 706,000[272]
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[274] Platinum 30,000^
France (SNEP)[275] Diamond 311,000[276]
Germany (BVMI)[277] Diamond 1,000,000‡
Italy (FIMI)[278] 4× Platinum 120,000‡
Mexico (AMPROFON)[279] 3× Platinum 180,000*
Netherlands (NVPI)[280] Platinum 20,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[281] 5× Platinum 75,000*
Norway (IFPI Norway)[282] 2× Platinum 20,000*
South Korea (Gaon Chart)
Single version 		— 86,552[283]
South Korea (Gaon Chart)
Album version 		— 101,293[283]
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[284] Gold 20,000*
Sweden (GLF)[285] 2× Platinum 80,000‡
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[286] 3× Platinum 90,000^
United Kingdom (BPI)[288] 4× Platinum 1,630,000[287]
United States (RIAA)[61] Diamond 10,000,000‡
Streaming
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[289] 4× Platinum 7,200,000†

* Sales figures based on certification alone.
^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.
† Streaming-only figures based on certification alone.

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b A court case determined that "Blurred Lines" plagiarized Gaye's song "Got to Give It Up"; he was posthumously added to the credits and awarded past and future royalties.[3]

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External links edit

  • "Robin Thicke – Blurred Lines ft. T.I., Pharrell" music video on YouTube
  • side-by-side views of the official and unrated versions of the controversial "Blurred Lines" videos

January 19, 2024
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For blurred lines in photography see Defocus aberration For other uses see Blurred Lines disambiguation Blurred Lines is a song by American singer Robin Thicke featuring fellow American rapper T I and American musician Pharrell Williams from Thicke s sixth studio album Blurred Lines 2013 Solely produced by Williams it was released as the album s lead single in 2013 through Star Trak Recordings and Interscope Records For the lyrics Thicke said the song is about his then wife Paula Patton Musically Blurred Lines is an R amp B and pop track with instrumentation consisting of bass guitar drums and percussion Blurred Lines Single by Robin Thicke featuring T I and Pharrell Williamsfrom the album Blurred LinesReleasedMarch 27 2013Recorded2012StudioGlenwood Place Burbank GenreR amp Bpopfunk 1 hip hop 1 blue eyed soul 2 Length4 25LabelStar Trak InterscopeSongwriter s Robin Thicke Pharrell Williams Clifford Harris Jr Marvin Gaye a Producer s Pharrell WilliamsRobin Thicke singles chronology Love After War 2011 Blurred Lines 2013 For the Rest of My Life 2013 T I singles chronology We Still in This Bitch 2013 Blurred Lines 2013 Pour It Up Remix 2013 Pharrell Williams singles chronology Celebrate 2012 Blurred Lines 2013 Get Lucky 2013 Music video Blurred Lines on YouTubeThe song received generally negative reviews from music critics with some saying it glorified rape culture Commercially the song topped the charts of 25 countries and reached the top five of six others Blurred Lines spent 12 consecutive weeks atop the US Billboard Hot 100 making it the longest running single of 2013 in the United States In June 2018 the song was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA It became one of the best selling singles of all time with sales of 14 8 million simultaneously breaking the record for the largest radio audience in history The song was nominated for awards including Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo Group Performance at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards The music video for Blurred Lines was directed by Diane Martel Two versions of the video exist edited and unrated In both of them Thicke T I and Williams are featured with models Emily Ratajkowski Elle Evans and Jessi M Bengue performing several activities including the models snuggling in bed with Thicke and sitting on a stuffed dog After being on the site for just under one week the unrated version featuring topless models was removed from YouTube for violating the site s terms of service Many critics panned both videos calling them misogynist and sexist To promote the song Thicke performed on televised live events including the 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival The Ellen DeGeneres Show and a highly controversial performance with American singer Miley Cyrus at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards The song became the subject of a legal dispute with the family of American singer Marvin Gaye and Bridgeport Music who argued the song infringed on copyrights to Gaye s 1977 single Got to Give It Up Williams and Thicke were found liable for copyright infringement by a federal jury in March 2015 and Gaye was awarded posthumous songwriting credit based on the royalties pledged to his estate Contents 1 Background and production 2 Music and lyrics 3 Critical reception 3 1 Accolades 4 Release and commercial performance 5 Music video 5 1 Background and synopsis 5 2 Reception 6 Controversy and criticism 6 1 Accusations of sexual harassment 7 Lawsuit 8 Live performances 8 1 MTV Video Music Awards 8 2 Parodies 9 Track listing 10 Credits and personnel 11 Charts 11 1 Weekly charts 11 2 Year end charts 11 3 Decade end charts 11 4 All time charts 12 Certifications and sales 13 See also 14 Notes 15 References 16 External linksBackground and production editAmerican singers Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams co wrote Blurred Lines during a three day writing session in July 2012 4 5 Williams first started to play a funk rhythm with syncopated cowbell accents on the drums along with a simple two chord progression It became the spine of the track Thicke improvised a melody and wrote lyrics about seducing another man s girlfriend Within an hour and a half both singers had the song recorded and completed Thicke and Williams wanted to get a rapper from the Southern part of the United States to be part of the song They ended up choosing American rapper T I 6 T I would add a rap verse to the song several months later 5 In an interview with GQ s Stelios Phili Thicke explained that he and Williams were in the studio together when he told Williams that one of his favorite songs of all time was Marvin Gaye s 1977 single Got to Give It Up Thicke wanted to make a song similar to Got to Give It Up Thicke stated that he and Wiliams would go back and forth and sing lines like Hey hey hey 6 Thicke told the Daily Star the song was mostly throwaway fun but said it was inspired by him and Williams being in love with their wives having kids and loving their mothers He commented that both of them have a lot of respect for women 7 An ad was created for Radio Shack to market the Beats Pill a small stereo that showed Thicke Pharrell and the models repeating the look of the clothed music video but with the models holding up the Beats Pill 8 Music and lyrics edit nbsp Blurred Lines source source track A sample of Blurred Lines Problems playing this file See media help Blurred Lines has been described as a funk inspired pop and R amp B track 1 9 Its instrumentation consists of bass guitar drums and percussion 10 According to Emily Bootle of New Statesman the song is light hearted in nature and its musical humor is evident in the bouncing bassline tongue in cheek background yelps the comically low pitch of the refrain I know you want it and the laughter that follows the lyric What rhymes with hug me 9 Lyrically Blurred Lines is about a woman Thicke is trying to pick up in a club 11 The song is a come on wrote Ken Tucker in a review of the song and its parent album for NPR 12 Tucker noted that what prevents the song from descending into creepiness is that Thicke remains gentlemanly and debonair when the object of his desire rejects him Other interpretations of the song s lyrical content were unfavorable Elizabeth Plank of Mic considered the lyrics offensive particularly Thicke repeatedly singing I know you want it while T I raps I ll give you something big enough to tear your ass in two 13 Sezin Koehler of Pacific Standard said the lyrics suggest that women are supposed to enjoy pain during sex or that pain is part of sex and went on to find in the lyrics other parallels to the act of rape 14 Thicke told Howard Stern during an interview on The Howard Stern Show that Blurred Lines was inspired by his then wife Paula Patton He confessed to Stern My wife is Mrs Good Girl but gradually over our marriage I ve turned her into a bad girl 15 Critical reception edit Blurred Lines was panned by music critics who stated that it glorifies rape culture 16 The Daily Beast s Tricia Romano described the track as kind of rapey 17 Callie Ahlgrim and Courteney Larocca of Insider commented in 2019 that If you could cancel a song the way fans cancel artists Blurred Lines deserves to be that song They continued saying its existence is a huge injustice to women everywhere 18 Spin magazine s Keith Harris remarked that the song is a consensual two way flirtation a game both players get to win with Thicke desperately launching goofball compliments at a woman who paws at him and prances away 19 Ann Powers for NPR declared that the verse I know you want it objectifies women and condones rape 20 Writing for The Independent Mollie Goodfellow described Thicke as the weaselly face of the rape anthem Blurred Lines 21 Andy Hermann for The Village Voice stated that Thicke and Williams tried to ruin the summer of 2013 with their smug turd of a pop tune and deemed the song terrible tacky and derivative 22 Writing for Rolling Stone Rob Sheffield described Blurred Lines as the worst song of this or any other year He said he couldn t remember the last time there was a hit song this ghastly the sound of Adam Sandler taking a falsetto hate whizz on Marvin Gaye s grave 23 Annie Zaleski of The A V Club said that the song s old man lecherousness and boys club friskiness comes off as uncomfortable and demeaning 24 Andy Kellman of AllMusic depicted Blurred Lines as a marginalized genre of R amp B 25 Greg Kot from the Chicago Tribune described the song s lyrics as dunderheaded while saying Thicke scrapes bottom with his single entendre come on s 26 Trevor Anderson of Billboard opined it is less a recall of a celebrated classic hit but more a cautionary tale that still divides critics creatives and consumers alike 27 Jim Farber writing for New York Daily News called the song irresistible and mentioned it had an utter lack of pretense 28 In her review for The Christian Science Monitor Nekesa Mumbi Moody labeled the song as undeniable and wrote that it had become a cultural flashpoint 29 The staff of The New Zealand Herald lauded the track as cool and inventive 30 The Ledger s James C McKinley Jr praised Blurred Lines as a catchy come on 31 Brendon Veevers for Renowned for Sound remarked the track really shows off Thicke s vocal dexterity as he bends and blends playfully within 4 minutes of seductive sexually charged beats and hooks alongside fellow heavyweights T I and hit maker Pharrell 32 The staff of Rolling Stone place it at number 50 on their 100 Best Songs of 2013 saying thanks to its lascivious Pharrell spun hook it held the whole world in its slightly skeevy grasp all summer long 33 Accolades edit Blurred Lines has been nominated for multiple awards Blurred Lines was nominated for Record of the Year and Best Pop Duo Group Performance at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards 34 35 The song was nominated for Best Collaboration at the 2014 BET Awards 36 37 It was nominated for Hip Hop R amp B Song of the Year at the 2014 iHeartRadio Music Awards 38 and Single of the Year at the 2013 American Music Awards 39 40 It was nominated for was Best Collaboration and Best Song of the Summer at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards 41 while also nominated for Best Song at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards 42 Blurred Lines won Top Hot 100 Song Top Digital Song Top Radio Song and Top R amp B Song at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards 43 It also won an award for Song of the Year and Best Collaboration at the 2013 Soul Train Music Awards 44 and Outstanding Duo or Group at the 45th NAACP Image Awards 45 Release and commercial performance edit Blurred Lines was released as the lead single on March 26 2013 from Thicke s studio album of the same name 2013 through Star Trak Recordings and Interscope Records 46 It was released to Contemporary hit radio on May 21 2013 47 It was released as a single with a remix by Filipino music prouder Laidback Luke in the United Kingdom on May 24 2013 48 A remix featuring Colombian singer J Balvin was released on July 23 2013 in Colombia 49 A no rap version of the track was released alongside Laidback Luke s remix and both music videos 50 An EP featuring remixes by Laidback Luke Australian producer Will Sparks and American producer DallasK was made for the single 51 Another EP for was released for Blurred Lines The EP also features the Laidback Luke remix When I Get You Alone Lost Without U Magic and Sex Therapy 52 Blurred Lines debuted at number 94 on the US Billboard Hot 100 53 After the song s unrated version of the video was released the song rose from number 54 to number 11 54 The track rose from number 11 to number 6 giving Thicke his first top 10 hit in the US 55 The song would later rise from number six to number one in June 2013 giving T I his fourth Pharrell his third and Thicke s first number one hit in the US 56 Blurred Lines topped the Hot 100 for 12 consecutive weeks making it the longest running single of 2013 57 58 Billboard named Blurred Lines the song of the summer in September 2013 59 On the Billboard Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs chart the song reigned at number one for 16 weeks making it one longest tracks to stay at number one on the chart 60 In June 2018 The single was certified a diamond certification by the Recording Industry Association of America RIAA denoting track equivalent sales of 10 000 000 units in the US based on sales and streams 61 The song also peaked at number one on the Billboard Adult Top 40 62 Mainstream Top 40 63 and Rhythmic charts 64 In the United Kingdom the song debuted at number one on the UK Singles Chart selling 190 000 copies in its first week 65 The remained at number one the following week selling even more than it did in its first with 200 000 copies sold 66 It spent five non consecutive weeks at number one 67 Blurred Lines was confirmed to have sold 1 million copies on its 50th day of release becoming William s second song in only a month to achieve that feat in Britain after being featured on Daft Punk single Get Lucky 68 According to the Official Charts Company the single became Britain s best selling single of 2013 with sales of 1 472 681 copies 69 It became one of the best selling singles of all time with sales of 14 8 million 70 simultaneously breaking the record for the largest radio audience in history 71 Music video editBackground and synopsis edit A music video for Blurred Lines was directed by Diane Martel and was released on March 20 2013 72 while an unrated version was released on March 28 2013 73 After being on the site for just under one week the unrated version of the video was removed from YouTube on March 30 2013 citing violations of the site s terms of service that restricts the uploading of videos containing nudity particularly if used in a sexual context 74 75 However it was later restored on July 12 2013 76 The unrated video remains available on Vevo while the edited version is available on both Vevo and YouTube 77 78 79 The unrated version of Blurred Lines generated more than one million views in the days following its release on Vevo 80 Thicke told GQ they wanted to do old men dances and imitate how they were in the studio They tried to do everything that was prohibited by social custom He stated they did bestiality drug injections and things that are derogatory towards women When it came to the balloon arrangement Thicke said it was Martel s idea They wanted to go over the top and be as witless as possible 6 In an interview with Grantland Martel stated that Thicke wanted her to make a white cyc video for Blurred Lines She heard the song and instantly fell in love with it She sat and thought about the ideas for what the models could wear in the video She realized they could wear shoes and that it would get attention for the song and the artist Martel said the hashtags were pretty obvious idea because she thought Robin s last name is strong and supposed it had subconscious connotations Martel asked an art director named Georgia Walker to find gross and oversized props like a hose and stuffed dog Martel said she wanted to deal with the misogynist funny lyrics in a way where the girls were going to overpower the men She came up with the idea to come up with a nude video but turned down the job after Thicke and his team refused They came back later agreeing to do the nude video if Martel would do a clothed version 81 The video features Thicke T I and Williams It also includes three models Emily Ratajkowski Elle Evans and Jessi M Bengue 82 The video features a Robin Thicke Has a Big Dick sign spelled out in silver Mylar balloons 83 The visual sees the topless models snuggling in bed with Thicke meowing seductively at the camera with one the models riding the stuffed dog while sticking her tongue out 81 83 Reception edit Kat Bein of Miami New Times described the visual as misogynist and said that it objectifi ed naked women 84 Bertie Brandes of Vice said the video is a masterpiece of idiocy and the level of stupidity and arrogance required in order for a video this banal offensive and unimaginative is almost impressive She continues saying except it s not impressive at all is it It s ugly sexist uninspired bullshit dressed up as naughtiness and it s creepy 85 Writing for Slate Geeta Dayal called the video loathsome 86 Aidan Moffat for The Quietus labeled it is as awful sexist and asinine 87 The Cut s Ann Friedman mentions that her issue was not the naked women and it being inappropriate She opined it featuring naked models and clothed men in party mode is boring uninventive and slightly alienating 88 Thicke responded to the negative criticism of the video He said that the video of him dancing around with the naked models should only be controversial to extra religious people and stated it was Martel s idea and actually preferred the clothed version and didn t even want to use the naked version until his wife and her friends said he should put out that video 89 Thicke told Digital Spy the critics needed to come up with something more original when calling it sexist 90 In February 2021 Thicke said to the New York Post that he was never going to make a video like Blurred Lines ever again 91 Ratajkowski at first defended the video saying she didn t think it was sexist and was made with a sarcastic attitude She said that they were being playful and having a good time with their body The model thought it was important for young women to have that confidence and that it is actually celebrating women and their bodies 92 In an interview with InStyle in September 2015 Ratajkowski stated the video is the bane of my existence 93 The visual was nominated for Video of the Year and Best Male Video at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards 41 It was also nominated for Best Video at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards 42 Controversy and criticism editOne of the most controversial pop songs in history Blurred Lines was criticized upon release for trivializing sexual violence objectifying women and reinforcing rape myths 94 Katie Russell a spokeswoman for Rape Crisis a charity that raises awareness and understanding of sexual violence said the lyrics glamorized violence against women and reinforced rape myths They thought the lyrics and the video seemed to objectify and degrade women using misogynistic language and imagery that many people would find not only distasteful or offensive but also really quite old fashioned They concluded saying certain lyrics are explicitly sexually violent and appear to reinforce victim blaming rape myths 94 In the United Kingdom more than 20 universities banned the song from use at student events At the University of Edinburgh students association officials stated that the song violates its policy against rape culture and lad banter and promotes an unhealthy attitude towards sex and consent 95 It was also banned at other British institutions including Plymouth University Leeds Trinity University Leeds Beckett University Leeds University University of Derby Queen Mary University of London Kingston University University of Bolton Queen s University Belfast University of Birmingham University of East Anglia University of the West of Scotland and a number of Oxford and Durham colleges 96 97 Students at the University of Exeter voted for a condemnation of the lyrics to be issued by the Students Guild 98 In Marshfield Wisconsin Lisa Joling head coach of the Marshfield High School dance team was fired in August 2013 three days after a halftime performance by her dance class to the song 99 Williams initially defended Blurred Lines The singer told NPR there was nothing misogynistic about it and that he was grateful to everybody that supported the song 100 Further defending the song Williams mentioned to Pitchfork that there was nothing controversial about the song and appreciated how Blurred Lines helped Thicke to a place where he deserves to be vocally 101 In October 2019 Williams told GQ he didn t get it because he thought women enjoyed the song and connected to its energetic spirit 102 The singer later stated we live in a chauvinist culture in our country Hadn t realized that Didn t realize that some of my songs catered to that 103 104 Accusations of sexual harassment editOn October 3 2021 Ratajkowski published an excerpt from her memoir My Body in the British magazine The Sunday Times in which she recounts that she was sexually harassed by Thicke during filming of the music video for Blurred Lines 105 Suddenly out of nowhere I felt the coolness and foreignness of a stranger s hands cupping my bare breasts from behind I instinctively moved away looking back at Robin Thicke He smiled a goofy grin and stumbled backward his eyes concealed behind his sunglasses My head turned to the darkness beyond the set The director Diane Martel s voice cracked as she yelled out to me Are you okay The video director Diane Martel supported Ratajkowski by stating that she yelled at the singer asking for an explanation and immediately shutting down the shoot getting a sheepish apology from Thicke as if he knew it was wrong without understanding how it might have felt for Emily 106 Lawsuit editMain article Pharrell Williams v Bridgeport Music Further information List of songs that have been the subject of plagiarism disputes In August 2013 Thicke Williams and T I sued Marvin Gaye s family and Bridgeport Music for a declaratory judgment that Blurred Lines did not infringe copyrights of the defendants Gaye s family accused the song s authors of copying the feel and sound of Got to Give It Up 107 In the lawsuit Gaye s family was accused of making an invalid copyright claim since only expressions not individual ideas can be protected 108 In September 2014 The Hollywood Reporter released files relating to a deposition from the case 109 Within the deposition Thicke stated that he was inebriated on Vicodin and alcohol when he showed up to record the song in the studio and that Williams had the beat and wrote the vast majority of the song 110 Within Williams respective deposition file the producer noted that he was in the driver s seat during the song s creation and agreed that Thicke in past interviews embellished his contributions to the songwriting process 109 111 On October 30 2014 United States District Court for the Central District of California Judge John A Kronstadt ruled the Gaye family s lawsuit against Thicke and Williams could proceed stating the plaintiffs have made a sufficient showing that elements of Blurred Lines may be substantially similar to protected original elements of Got to Give It Up The trial was set to begin on February 10 2015 112 Williams and Thicke filed a successful motion in limine to prevent a recording of Got to Give it Up from being played during the trial 113 The motion was granted because the family s copyright covered the sheet music and not necessarily other musical elements from Gaye s recording of the song 113 On March 10 2015 a jury found Thicke and Williams but not T I liable for copyright infringement 114 The unanimous jury awarded Gaye s family US 7 4 million in damages for copyright infringement and credited Marvin Gaye as a songwriter for Blurred Lines 3 115 116 In July 2015 the judge rejected a new trial and the verdict was lowered from US 7 4 million to US 5 3 million 117 In August 2016 Thicke Williams and T I appealed the judgment to the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals 118 119 A few days later more than 200 musicians including Rivers Cuomo of Weezer John Oates of Hall amp Oates R Kelly Hans Zimmer Jennifer Hudson as well as members of Train Earth Wind amp Fire the Black Crowes Fall Out Boy the Go Go s and Tears for Fears filed an amicus curiae brief authored by attorney Ed McPherson in support of the appeal stating that the verdict in this case threatens to punish songwriters for creating new music that is inspired by prior works 120 In December 2018 the Ninth Circuit affirmed the district court s finding of infringement against Williams and Thicke 121 Both singers still had to pay Gaye s family US 5 3 million 122 Thicke was also ordered to pay more than US 1 7 million and Williams and his publishing company had to pay US 357 631 in separate awards to Gaye s estate 123 In December 2019 Gaye s family opened the lawsuit back up again accusing Williams of lying under oath during the trial 124 125 The plaintiffs cited a GQ interview from November of that same year in which Williams said he reverse engineered Got to Give It Up 126 saying that it countered his statement during a deposition that he did not go in the studio with the intention of making anything feel like or to sound like Marvin Gaye 127 In February 2021 Kronstadt ruled that Williams did not commit perjury saying The statements by Williams during the November 2019 Interview were cryptic and amenable to multiple interpretations 127 128 Live performances editOn May 14 2013 Thicke performed the song for the first time live on NBC s The Voice alongside Williams and T I 129 130 Thicke also performed the song on The Ellen DeGeneres Show on May 16 with Pharrell and three models doing backup 131 In June 2013 Thicke performed the song alongside Williams with American actress Hayden Panettiere dancing to the song on the British television chat show The Graham Norton Show 132 Thicke Williams and T I performed the song on the 2013 BET Awards on June 30 2013 They performed against a backdrop of Thicke s name in giant red block letters 133 Thicke also performed the track solo on BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge on July 8 2013 134 as well as This Morning on July 10 2013 135 Thicke also performed the song complete with dancers in studio on The Howard Stern Show on Sirius XM Radio on July 29 2013 136 He also performed the song on The Colbert Report on August 6 2013 after French duo Daft Punk canceled 137 138 On September 20 he performed Blurred Lines at the 2013 iHeartRadio Music Festival 139 140 On November 10 Thicke performed the song with Iggy Azalea at the 2013 MTV Europe Music Awards 141 In December he performed the song at Jingle Ball 2013 concerts 142 143 In May 2014 Williams performed the song as part of a medley at the iHeartRadio Awards where he received the iHeartRadio Innovator Award 144 In May 2017 Thicke performed the song at the 4th Indonesian Choice Awards 145 MTV Video Music Awards edit Thicke performed Blurred Lines as a duet with American singer Miley Cyrus at the 2013 MTV Video Music Awards medleyed with Cyrus We Can t Stop and Give It 2 U featuring 2 Chainz 146 The performance began with Cyrus performing We Can t Stop in bear themed attire 147 Following this Thicke entered the stage and Cyrus stripped down to a small skin colored two piece outfit 147 Cyrus subsequently touched Thicke s crotch area with a giant foam finger and twerked against his crotch 148 The performance drew extensive reactions and became the most tweeted about event in history with Twitter users generating 360 000 tweets about the event per minute breaking the previous record held by Beyonce s Super Bowl XLVII halftime show performance six months earlier 149 150 Critics universally panned the performance Shirley Halperin for The Hollywood Reporter described the performance as crass and reminiscent of a bad acid trip 151 Writing for the American news program Today Anna Chan called the performance embarrassingly raunchy 152 while Katy Kroll of Rolling Stone labeled it a hot mess 153 The performance was described by XXL critic B J Steiner as a trainwreck in the classic sense of the word as the audience reaction seemed to be a mix of confusion dismay and horror in a cocktail of embarrassment 154 Louisa Peacock and Isabelle Kerr of Telegraph described Cyrus actions as her going into overdrive trying to kill off her Disney millstone Hannah Montana 155 In July 2017 Cyrus said she felt sexualized while twerking during the performance 156 Parodies edit On the June 12 2013 episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live in which Thicke and Pharrell were both guests they aired a parody version of the Blurred Lines video in which host Jimmy Kimmel and his sidekick Guillermo attempt to join Thicke Pharrell and the dancers but keep getting rebuffed 157 On August 2 2013 Bart Baker released a parody of Blurred Lines on his YouTube channel 158 On September 11 2013 the drag queen group DWV Detox Willam Belli and Vicky Vox released a parody called Blurred Bynes The song is about Amanda Bynes and her behavior in the previous months 159 On September 17 2013 a parody music video featuring then AKB48 members Yuko Oshima and Haruna Kojima was released on YouTube as a collaboration between Thicke and AKB48 to promote the song in Japan 160 On November 5 2013 Dave Callan as part of his review of Just Dance 2014 on the ABC show Good Game performed a parody of the music video in response to the incorrect choreography of the song in the game 161 162 On December 19 2013 the Canadian sketch comedy group Royal Canadian Air Farce released a parody of the music video called Rob Ford s Blurred Lines highlighting the recent admissions by Toronto mayor Rob Ford of public drunkenness and using crack cocaine 163 On July 15 2014 Weird Al Yankovic released a parody of the song entitled Word Crimes from his album Mandatory Fun A music video for the song was released the same day 164 Track listing editDigital download and streaming 46 Blurred Lines featuring Pharrell Williams and T I 4 22Colombia single 49 Blurred Lines featuring Pharrell Williams and J Balvin 4 22UK single 48 Blurred Lines featuring Pharrell Williams and T I Clean 4 22 Blurred Lines featuring Pharrell amp T I Laidback Luke Remix 4 39No Rap single 50 Blurred Lines featuring Pharrell Williams No Rap Version 3 50 Blurred Lines featuring Pharrell and T I Laidback Luke Remix 4 40 Blurred Lines featuring Pharrell Williams and T I Music Video 4 33 Blurred Lines featuring Pharrell Williams and T I Music Video Clean 4 33The Remixes 51 Blurred Lines featuring Pharrell and T I Laidback Luke Remix 4 40 Blurred Lines featuring Pharrell and T I Will Sparks Remix 5 08 Blurred Lines featuring Pharrell and T I DallasK Remix 5 00EP 52 Blurred Lines featuring Pharrell Williams and T I 4 23 Blurred Lines featuring Pharrell amp T I Laidback Luke Remix 4 40 When I Get You Alone 3 36 Lost Without U 4 14 Magic 3 53 Sex Therapy 4 35Credits and personnel editCredits and personnel adapted from Blurred Lines album liner notes 165 Robin Thicke writer vocals Pharrell Williams writer vocals producer instruments T I writer vocals Marvin Gaye writer a Andrew Coleman recording digital editing arrangement Todd Hurt recording assistant Tony Maserati mixing at Mirrorball Studios North Hollywood Justin Hergett mixing assistant James Krausse mixing assistant Chris Gehringer masteringCharts editWeekly charts edit Chart 2013 14 PeakpositionAustralia ARIA 166 1Austria O3 Austria Top 40 167 1Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 168 1Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 169 2Brazil Billboard Brasil Hot 100 170 42Brazil Hot Pop Songs 170 12Canada Canadian Hot 100 171 1CIS TopHit 172 17Colombia National Report 173 featuring J Balvin 7Czech Republic Radio Top 100 174 10Czech Republic Singles Digital Top 100 175 67Denmark Tracklisten 176 2Euro Digital Song Sales Billboard 177 1Finland Suomen virallinen lista 178 9France SNEP 179 1Germany Official German Charts 180 1Greece IFPI 181 1Greece Digital Songs Billboard 182 2Hungary Dance Top 40 183 2Hungary Radios Top 40 184 1Hungary Single Top 40 185 2Ireland IRMA 186 1Israel Media Forest 187 1Italy FIMI 188 2Japan Japan Hot 100 189 22Luxembourg Digital Song Sales Billboard 190 1Mexico Top Anglo Monitor Latino 191 1Mexico Ingles Airplay Billboard 192 1Netherlands Dutch Top 40 193 1Netherlands Single Top 100 194 1New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 195 1Norway VG lista 196 2Philippines Over All Top 20 197 11Poland Polish Airplay Top 100 198 1Poland Dance Top 50 199 1Portugal Digital Song Sales Billboard 200 1Romania Airplay 100 201 6Russia Airplay TopHit 202 14Scotland OCC 203 1Slovakia Radio Top 100 204 2Slovenia SloTop50 205 2South Africa EMA 206 1Spain PROMUSICAE 207 1Sweden Sverigetopplistan 208 6Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 209 1UK Singles OCC 210 1Ukraine Airplay TopHit 211 40US Billboard Hot 100 212 1US Adult Contemporary Billboard 213 7US Adult Top 40 Billboard 62 1US Dance Club Songs Billboard 214 3US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 215 1US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 63 1US Rhythmic Billboard 64 1Venezuela Pop Rock General Record Report 216 1 Year end charts edit Chart 2013 PositionAustralia ARIA 217 2Austria O3 Austria Top 40 218 2Belgium Ultratop 50 Flanders 219 3Belgium Ultratop Flanders Urban 220 2Belgium Ultratop 50 Wallonia 221 6Canada Canadian Hot 100 222 1Colombia National Report 223 39Denmark Tracklisten 224 3France SNEP 225 2Germany Media Control 226 2Hungary Dance Top 40 227 17Hungary Radios Top 40 228 5Ireland IRMA 229 1Israel Media Forest 230 3Italy FIMI 231 4Japan Japan Hot 100 232 60Moldova Media Forest 233 21Netherlands Dutch Top 40 234 1Netherlands Mega Single Top 100 235 2New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 236 1Philippines Over All Top 20 237 19Russia Airplay TopHit 238 62Slovenia SloTop50 239 3Spain PROMUSICAE 240 4Sweden Sverigetopplistan 241 23Switzerland Schweizer Hitparade 242 2Ukraine Airplay TopHit 243 169UK Singles Official Charts Company 244 1US Billboard Hot 100 245 2US Adult Contemporary Billboard 246 24US Adult Top 40 Billboard 247 9US Dance Club Songs Billboard 248 45US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 249 2US Hot Ringtones Billboard 250 5US Mainstream Top 40 Billboard 251 1US Radio Songs Billboard 252 1US Rhythmic Billboard 253 1IFPI 254 1Chart 2014 PositionAustralia Urban ARIA 255 27Belgium Urban Ultratop Flanders 256 22Canada Canadian Hot 100 257 76Hungary Dance Top 40 258 29Slovenia SloTop50 259 16US Billboard Hot 100 260 83US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 261 36Decade end charts edit Chart 2010 2019 PositionAustralia ARIA 262 36Germany Official German Charts 263 18UK Singles Official Charts Company 264 32US Billboard Hot 100 265 14US Hot R amp B Hip Hop Songs Billboard 266 3All time charts edit Chart PositionUK Singles Official Charts Company 267 23US Billboard Hot 100 268 51Certifications and sales editRegion Certification Certified units salesAustralia ARIA 269 9 Platinum 630 000 Austria IFPI Austria 270 Platinum 30 000 Belgium BEA 271 Platinum 30 000 Canada Music Canada 273 9 Platinum 706 000 272 Denmark IFPI Danmark 274 Platinum 30 000 France SNEP 275 Diamond 311 000 276 Germany BVMI 277 Diamond 1 000 000 Italy FIMI 278 4 Platinum 120 000 Mexico AMPROFON 279 3 Platinum 180 000 Netherlands NVPI 280 Platinum 20 000 New Zealand RMNZ 281 5 Platinum 75 000 Norway IFPI Norway 282 2 Platinum 20 000 South Korea Gaon Chart Single version 86 552 283 South Korea Gaon Chart Album version 101 293 283 Spain PROMUSICAE 284 Gold 20 000 Sweden GLF 285 2 Platinum 80 000 Switzerland IFPI Switzerland 286 3 Platinum 90 000 United Kingdom BPI 288 4 Platinum 1 630 000 287 United States RIAA 61 Diamond 10 000 000 StreamingDenmark IFPI Danmark 289 4 Platinum 7 200 000 Sales figures based on certification alone Shipments figures based on certification alone Sales streaming figures based on certification alone Streaming only figures based on certification alone See also edit2013 in American music List of best selling singles List of best selling singles in the United States List of best selling singles in Australia List of million selling singles in the United Kingdom List of Billboard Hot 100 number one singles of 2013 List of Billboard Hot 100 top 10 singles in 2013 List of number one R amp B hip hop songs of 2013 U S List of Hot 100 number one singles of 2013 Canada List of number one singles of 2013 Australia List of number one singles of 2013 South Africa Word Crimes the Weird Al parody of the song Notes edit a b A court case determined that Blurred Lines plagiarized Gaye s song Got to Give It Up he was posthumously added to the credits and awarded 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