The threat of litigation over the licence for the sample led to the entire copyright to the composition, belonging to Richard Ashcroft, the Verve's frontman, being taken by ABKCO Records, and the assignation of the songwriting credit to Jagger and Richards.
Because of a lawsuit regarding the use of the sample, ABKCO Records gained control over the copyright for the composition, which had been Richard Ashcroft's, the Verve's frontman, and assigned the songwriting credits to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.