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.
The legal dispute over the sample license resulted in ABKCO Records acquiring all rights to the composition, which was initially owned by Richard Ashcroft, the Verve's lead singer, and assigning the songwriting credit to Jagger and Richards.