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"Sorry, Blame It on Me"
Song

"Sorry, Blame It On Me" is an R&B song written by Akon for the re-release of his second studio album Konvicted, which will be available August 28, 2007. It was co-produced by Clinton Sparks and released as the album's fifth single in 2007. The song leaked on June 13, 2007 a few days before it became available on Akon's Myspace. The song was put on iTunes on July 17, 2007. [1] The song attained the number one postion of iTunes on July 21, 2007 and July 23, 2007 on separate occasions. The song was released to radio on July 24, 2007. The song debuted on the August 4, 2007 issue of the Billboard Hot 100 at number seven.[2]

Background

Further information: [[:Controversy]]

The song is an apology written by Akon to Gwen Stefani, among others. The apology is regarding the fact that in early June 2007 Verizon dropped support for Gwen's The Sweet Escape Tour[3], due to a problem with Akon dancing with an underage, 15-year-old girl at a club in Trinidad in April 2007, even though the club was only for people 21 and up.[4] Because Akon is touring with Gwen, this resulted in Verizon dropping support for her entire tour. In mid-June 2007 Akon apologized to Gwen, and she allegedly accepted it.[5] However, that apparently wasn't enough for Akon, and he wrote a song to support the authenticity of his apology to Gwen Stefani. There will be a video coming out soon[citation needed].

People that Akon apologizes to in the song:

  • His wife, Tomeka
  • His sons, JahJah and Mohammed
  • His mother
  • Dayna Alleyne (Underage girl)
  • The underage girl's father
  • The club the incident happened at (Club Zen)
  • Gwen Stefani

Music Video

Music video will be premiered August 8 on Yahoo! Music. Upcoming Premieres

Charts

Chart (2007) Peak
position
United World Chart 26 [6]
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 7 [6]

References

  1. ^ http://www.tmz.com/2007/06/13/akon-humpty-dumping/
  2. ^ Jonathan Cohen, "Plain White T's Hold Atop Hot 100 Amid High Debuts", Billboard.com, July 26, 2007.
  3. ^ http://www.tmz.com/2007/05/04/akon-axed-by-verizon-over-alleged-fake-rape/
  4. ^ http://www.tmz.com/2007/05/09/akon-apologizes-i-didnt-know-she-was-underage/
  5. ^ http://www.tmz.com/2007/06/13/akon-humpty-dumping/
  6. ^ a b "Akon - Sorry, Blame It On Me global chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved July 31 2007.
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