For Thicke it was $5.66 million, while Pharrell Williams took home $5.15 million and T.I. pocketed $704,774, according to The Hollywood Reporter. But what about how much it takes to make a hit single? That answer is $6.9 million in the case of "Blurred Lines," which a Universal Music Group executive revealed during the trial.

If that figure seems astounding, which it should, you might be surprised to see how quickly $6.9 million adds up when you look at the individual costs of "Blurred Lines" via Forbes, which talked to a handful of industry executives that pieced together an itemized bill.