The band The Verve paid royalties to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards for their sample of `` The Last Time '' .
Even thought the group had secured permission to sample 4 bars of `` The Last Time '' by The Rolling Stones , they were forced to surrender copyright and royalties to Mick Jagger and Keith Richards.  In August , the band began playing their first gigs in two years , beginning the Urban Hymns Tour .
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