both he and Williams were in the recording studio, and suddenly Thicke told Pharrell "Damn, we should make something like that, something with that groove" and they wrote the song in less than an hour. However, Thicke later claimed this was all a lie, and the song was written entirely by Pharrell. Thicke stated "I was high on Vicodin and alcohol when I showed up at the studio." On March 10, 2015, a federal jury found "Blurred Lines" infringed on "Got to Give It Up" and awarded nearly $7.4 million to Gaye's children. Jurors found against Williams and Thicke, but held harmless the record company and T.I. While damages were reduced to $5.3 million, the jury's decision was upheld on appeal. As an additional remedy, Gaye was credited as a songwriter for "Blurred Lines". This in turn affected "Weird Al" Yankovic's parody of "Blurred Lines", titled "Word Crimes", where Gaye has been added as a songwriter. Personnel Written and composed by Marvin Gaye Produced and engineered by Art Stewart Mixing by Art Stewart and Marvin Gaye Marvin Gaye: Lead Vocals, RMI synthesizer bass, keyboards, percussion, bottle Johnny McGhee: guitar Gordon Banks: guitar (Part II) Fernando Harkness: saxophone Bugsy Wilcox: drums Jack Ashford: tambourine Frankie Gaye: background vocals (Part I) Janis Gaye: background vocals (Part I) Vocal, rhythm and synthesizer arrangement by Marvin Gaye Background vocals by Marvin Gaye (Part II) Charts Certifications Aaliyah version American singer Aaliyah recorded a cover version of the song for her second studio album One in a Million (1996). It featured a guest appearance from rapper Slick Rick, and was released as the album's second single outside North America on November 4, 1996. Recording and production Aaliyah decided to record "Got to Give It Up" because she wanted to have party songs on the album. In an interview Aaliyah stated "I wanted some real party songs, so when my uncle played me that [original track], I thought of how I could make it different. Slick Rick [who had been in jail] was on work release at the time, so Vincent got him on the song". Producer Craig King recalls that when Aaliyah was recording "Got to Give It Up" she was dancing the entire time. During the recording process of the song the producers sat for hours writing down the lyrics because they did not know them. King stated: "To me, the funniest part was