“Blurred Lines” by Robin Thicke

Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines" was the lead single and title song of his sixth studio album in 2013, with T.I. and Pharrell Williams riding along and Williams producing it alone. It's a slick blend of disco, funk and R&B built on keyboards, bass, drums and percussion, and Thicke has said he had his then-wife, Paula Patton, in mind.

Nobody could escape it: 12 straight weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100, the longest run of any single that year in America, and a chart-topper in 25 countries. Critics mostly hated it, some arguing it glorified rape culture. Marvin Gaye's family and Bridgeport Music claimed in court that it infringed on Gaye's 1977 single "Got to Give It Up"; in March 2015 a federal jury found Williams and Thicke liable for copyright infringement, and Gaye was awarded a posthumous writing credit.

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