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"Sorry"
Song

"Sorry" is a pop–dance song written by American singer-songwriter Madonna and Stuart Price for Madonna's eleventh studio album Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005). It is produced by Madonna and Price and it received a positive reception from music critics. The song was released in 2006 as the second single from the album and it reached number one in Greece, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom, where it became Madonna's twelfth number one hit single. It reached the top ten in Australia, France, Germany and Ireland. In the United States, "Sorry" was a success on the Billboard dance charts, where it reached the top position on the Hot Dance Airplay chart and the Dance Club chart. However, due to a lack of radio support, the track peaked only at fifty-eight on Billboard's Hot 100 chart.

Song information

It was released as the album's second single on February 17 2006 (see 2006 in music) in the Netherlands, Germany, Italy and Ireland, and on February 20 2006 in the United Kingdom and other European territories. In the United States and Canada, the single was released on February 28, but in the U.S. it "Sorry" was released to pop radio on February 7. In Australia it was released on the sixth of March.

"Sorry" was released to major radio stations for radio play worldwide in early to mid January, and it posted the highest debut on the U.S. Billboard dance airplay chart for the week of January 21. The single has also charted on multiple download and airplay charts in countries such as France, Greece, the Netherlands, Slovenia and the UK. In January, Madonna's official fanclub, Icon, confirmed that "Sorry" had been remixed by Pet Shop Boys, Man With Guitar (Stuart Price), Paul Oakenfold and Green Velvet.

Music video

File:Madonna in Sorry.jpg
Madonna in the music video for "Sorry".

The single's video was directed by Madonna's longtime choreographer, Jamie King. Many of the performers featured in Madonna's "Hung Up" video are in her "Sorry" one. King co-conceptualized her videos for "Human Nature" and "Don't Tell Me", and directed her Drowned World and Re-Invention world tours. The video was shot on January 17 & January 18 2006 in London, and premiered on February 8, 2006. After four days on the MTV's Total Request Live countdown, the video reached number one on February 23, 2006. The video has also reached number one on MTV Germany's Top 10. Sorry also reached #1 in the [1] Countdown on March 31, 2006

The music video begins where "Hung Up" left off with Madonna and her dancers leaving the club. The video features four sequences; Madonna and her dancers in a disco-style van picking up all kinds of guys, making them dance and eventually kicking them out of the van; a dance competition in a cage which feature’s Madonna in a white leotard outfit; a roller rink where Madonna and her dancers perform a group dance which features some elements of the choreography used in "Hung Up"; during the 'spoken words,' and during parts of the chorus, Madonna is featured on her own, singing in front of a neon background.

An alternate version of the video exists, but with few differences. The alternate video runs of one minute and 30 seconds, and features Madonna giving 'the finger' to the camera.[1]

Formats and track listings

These are the formats and track listings of major single releases of "Sorry".


US/Canadian, Argentinian, Australian Maxi-CD single (42892-2)

  1. "Sorry" (Radio Version) — 3:58
  2. "Sorry" (Man With Guitar Edit) — 6:04
  3. "Sorry" (PSB Maxi-Mix) — 8:36
  4. "Sorry" (Paul Oakenfold Remix) — 7:22
  5. "Sorry" (Green Velvet Remix) — 6:07
  6. "Let It Will Be" (Paper Faces Vocal Edit) — 5:24

UK CD single (W703CD1)

  1. "Sorry" (Radio Version) — 3:59
  2. "Let It Will Be" (Paper Faces Vocal Edit) — 5:24

European CD single (9362 42885 2)

  1. "Sorry" (Radio Version) — 3:59
  2. "Let It Will Be" (Paper Faces Remix) — 7:28
  3. "Sorry" (Man With Guitar Mix) — 7:25

European Maxi-CD single (W703CD2)

  1. "Sorry" (Radio Version) — 4:01 1
  2. "Sorry" (Man With Guitar Mix) — 7:25
  3. "Sorry" (PSB Maxi Mix) — 8:36
  4. "Sorry" (Paul Oakenfold Remix) — 7:15
  5. "Sorry" (Green Velvet Remix) — 6:06
  6. "Let It Will Be" (Paper Faces Vocal Edit) — 5:24

European 12" single (W703T)

  1. "Sorry" (Album Version) — 4:43
  2. "Sorry" (PSB Maxi Mix) — 8:36
  3. "Sorry" (Paul Oakenfold Remix) — 7:15
  4. "Sorry" (Green Velvet Extended Remix) — 6:07
  1. The timings are printed as different on both versions, but run times are the same.

Trivia

  • The languages used in order as they appear in the song:
    • Intro
    • French: Je suis desolée ("I am sorry". Literally: "I am desolate")
    • Spanish: Lo siento ("I'm sorry")
    • Dutch: Ik ben droevig ("I am sad")
    • Italian: Sono spiacente ("I am sorry" in a formal way)
    • Spanish: Perdóname ("Forgive me")
    • Bridge
    • Japanese: ごめんなさい　/gomen nasai/ ("I am sorry")
    • Hindi: Mujhe maaf karo ("Please forgive me")
    • Polish: Przepraszam ("I'm Sorry")
    • Hebrew: "סליחה" /Sleechah/ ("Sorry". Literally: "Forgiveness")
    • English: Forgive me
  • The Dutch translation in the song is "ik ben droevig" which translates to "I am sad". The correct Dutch translation of "I am sorry" is "Het spijt me". Strangely Altavista's babelfish makes the same English-to-Dutch translation error (the Dutch-to-English translations are correct).
  • The van was "pimped" by the UK edition of MTV's Pimp My Ride (to be broadcast on MTV UK on Sunday 19th February 2006)
  • The single cover for "Sorry" marks the first time that a picture taken by a Madonna fan is being used as the cover image for one of her singles. Members of the Mad-Eyes Madonna fansite were contacted by Madonna's management in December 2005 after they saw pictures of Madonna's November show in London's G.A.Y nightclub, taken by Mad-Eyes photographer Marcin Kokowski. Designer Giovanni Bianco changed the colour of Madonna's hair to red, like he did for the album cover.[2]
  • The "Let It Will Be (Paper Faces Mix)" will also be available on the single. The mix, produced by Stuart Price, was recently performed on her promo tour, most memorably at KOKO club, in London and has become a favourite among fans.

Official versions

  1. Album version #1 (Continuous CD version) 4:43
  2. Album version #2 (Unmixed version) 4:41
  3. Single version 3:58
  4. Pet Shop Boys Remix (PSB Maxi Mix) 8:36
  5. Pet Shop Boys Remix Edit (PSB Radio Edit) 4:32
  6. Man With Guitar Mix 7:24
  7. Man With Guitar Mix Edit 6:01
  8. Paul Oakenfold Remix 7:22
  9. Paul Oakenfold Remix Edit 5:06
  10. Green Velvet Remix 6:07
  11. Green Velvet Remix Edit 4:33

Chart performance

"Sorry" reached number one in the United Kingdom on February 26, 2006, becoming Madonna's twelfth number one single in the U.K. The song also hit number one on the U.K. airplay chart, remaining there for four weeks.

"Sorry" has been a hit on radio stations, reaching the top ten on multiple airplay charts in Europe. The song has reached number one in Finland, Poland, Ireland and the United Kingdom. It has gone top five in Australia Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Latvia, The Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland.

The song has performed well on dance charts worldwide. In its fifth week on the Billboard Dance Radio Airplay chart in the U.S., the song reached number one. After debuting at number forty on the Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart, the song entered the top ten in its third week. "Sorry" has reached number one on the Top 40 Dance Play chart in Finland, Germany's Media Control ODC Dance Top 40 chart, Ireland's Top 10 Dance Sales charts, Norway's Top 40 Dance Play chart, Sweden's Top 40 Dance Play chart and Yugoslavia's Top 40 Dance Chart. The song has also reached the top ten on dance charts in Denmark and the Czech Republic. The single's digital download performed well in Canada and several European countries such as the United Kingdom and France. In the U.S., the track has so-far peaked at number fifty-eight on the Billboard Hot 100 and has become Madonna's thirty-fifth number-one on the Hot Dance Music/Club Play chart.

"Sorry" reached the top spot on the United World Chart, ending the fifteen week reign of "Hung Up" on the chart, bumping it to number two. Madonna is the first artist, since the creation of the chart, to have two singles sitting at the top two positions on the chart in one week.

Charts

Chart (2006) Peak
position
Australia ARIA Top 40 singles 4
Austria Top 75 Singles Sales 8
Belgium Flanders Top 50 Singles Sales 10
Belgium Wallony Top 50 Singles Sales 6
Canadian BDS Airplay Chart 7
Colombia Singles Chart 1
Chilean Top 100 Singles Airplay 25
Denmark Top 40 Singles 4
Finland Top 20 Singles Sales 3
France Top 100 Singles Sales 5
Germany Top 100 Singles Sales 5
Greece Top 50 Singles Sales 1
Ireland IRMA Top 50 Singles 5
Hungary Top 10 Singles Sales 1
Italy Top 50 Singles Sales 1
Japanese Singles Chart 10
Mexico Top 40 Singles 16
The Netherlands Top 100 Single Sales 2
The Netherlands Mega Top 50 2
Norway Top 20 Singles & Downloads 3
Spain Singles Sales 1
Spain Top 40 Singles 1
Sweden Top 60 Singles Sales 7
Switzerland Top 100 Singles Sales 4
U.K. Top 75 Singles 1
United World Chart 1
U.S. Billboard Hot 100 58
U.S. Billboard Single Sales 1
U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Music/Club Play 1
U.S. Billboard Dance Radio Airplay 1
U.S. Billboard Dance Singles Sales 1
U.S. Pop 100 46
U.S. Billboard Hot Digital Songs 56
U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 36
Total Request Live (MTV) 1 (8 days)


Dutch Top 40 Singles Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
23
20
8
2
2
2
9
9
13


French Singles Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
5
9
12
11
15
15
UK Singles Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
1
4
7
9
14
20
18
US Billboard Hot 100
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
70
58
77
77
82
91
United World Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
33
18
13
7
1
1
1
1
1
1
ARIA Singles Chart
Week 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
Position
4
8
10
11
13

Notes

  1. ^ "Directors cut of Sorry - too rude for TV?". The alternate video was first made available for viewing on production designer Marco Puig's website marcopuig.com. Madonnalicious (March 13, 2006)
  2. ^ "Sorry cover uses fan picture". Mad-eyes.net (March 13, 2006)

References

  • Madonna.com. link. Last accessed on Jan. 16, 2006. - Release information.
  • MoCaW: Madonna on Charts around the World. link. Last accessed on Feb. 25, 2006. - Worldwide chart information.
  • Madonna Tribe News. link. Last accessed on Feb. 25, 2006. - Worldwide chart information.


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