“Bitter Sweet Symphony” by the Verve was one of the most enduring alt-rock tracks of the late ’90s. It propelled the Wigan, U.K.-based band—fronted by vocalist/songwriter Richard Ashcroft—everywhere.

The Rolling Stones have given the royalties and rights from the song “Bitter Sweet Symphony” back to Richard Ashcroft, frontman of the ‘90s British band the Verve. In doing so, they bring an end to a ...

The song, a global hit in 1997, samples a segment of an orchestral version of the Jagger-Richards 1965 composition “The Last Time” from an album by erstwhile Stones manager and producer Andrew Loog ...

The Verve is most known for “Bitter Sweet Symphony”, but two studio albums and a break-up preceded the timeless anthem. You’ll see below why the title of The Verve’s biggest hit in many ways sums up ...

The Verve’s “Bittersweet Symphony” is undoubtedly the biggest hit the band ever had, and thanks largely to Cruel Intensions, it is a truly iconic work for children of the 1990s. But for the past 22 ...

After more than 20 years, the Rolling Stones and The Verve have resolved a sour dispute over the authorship of the song "Bitter Sweet Symphony." The Verve's frontman and co-founder, Richard Ashcroft, ...

It's one of the biggest indie rock songs of all time -- and for 20 years British band The Verve didn't make a cent off "Bitter Sweet Symphony." It's one of the biggest indie rock songs of all time -- ...

The Verve’s Richard Ashcroft recreated the “Bittersweet Symphony” music video for a Sky Sports F1 promo. Ashcroft filmed the video a couple days before the British Grand Prix 2023, which took place ...

Former Verve singer Richard Ashcroft is still incredibly bitter over “Bittersweet Symphony”. If you recall, the juggernaut single off 1997’s Urban Hymns was part of a lawsuit involving the late Allen ...

22 years after the original release of the song, The Verve‘s Richard Ashcroft has finally received publishing credit and songwriting rights for “Bitter Sweet Symphony” (which, apparently, is not ...

On his recent single released in August 2025, “Lovin’ You”, Richard Ashcroft continues to think big. To catch you up to speed on what I mean by thinking big, here are a few song titles from Ashcroft’s ...