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"Sorry"
Song

"Sorry" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Justin Bieber for his fourth studio album Purpose. Written by Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter and Bieber, the song was released on October 22, 2015, as the second single from the album.[1]

"Sorry" reached the top-five in sixteen countries, including Australia, Canada, Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States.

Release and composition

On October 18, 2015, Bieber announced the release of "Sorry" produced by Skrillex, with whom he made the song "Where Are U Now", and Blood Diamonds. On October 19, "Sorry" was promoted through a Vine video that played the song in the background and featured King Bach and Michelle Obama.[2] On October 21, 2015, Bieber posted an acoustic 13-second sample of the song.[3]

"Sorry" is a tropical house song.[1][4] The song contains a "smooth but electrifying EDM beat and incorportates horns.[5] Gracie Bianca of Idolator drew parallels between "Sorry" and previous single "What Do You Mean" for sharing "a similar tropical pop route" and found there were "a few more spritz of sweet, beachy and dancehall-inspired notes".[6] Lyrically, the song is a plea "for a chance to apologize to an unidentified lover".[7]

On November 6, 2015, the remix of his single "Sorry Latino" with J Balvin was released.[8]

Critical reception

"Sorry" received highly positive reviews from music critics. Jezebel's Bobby Finger stated Bieber released the three best singles of 2015 including "Where Are Ü Now", What Do You Mean?" and "Sorry". He described the song as "the cold fusion of pop songs, a track that will keep its listeners moving in sonic ecstasy long after the sun goes cold."[9] Consequence of Sound applauded the collaboration with Skrillex and Blood Diamonds, saying "the results are beyond promising. It’s a chill number marked by warm island rhythms."[10] Brennan Carley of Spin wrote that the song "starts with a tropical drum-n-bass situation before exploding into a glorious, neatly wound chorus."[11] USA Today's Maeve McDermott wrote: "'Sorry' is just as much of an earworm as his previous single 'What Do You Mean?', with the same summery neon-hued electronic production."[12] Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times called it "airy tropical-house banger that makes the singer's first big hit, the puppyish 'Baby', seem like an artifact from a different era (which it pretty much is)."[4]Time's Nolan Feeney also appreciated the song saying: "With a beat this breezy, though, that’s nothing to be sorry about."[13] Dee Lockett of Vulture.com wrote: "it's a Caribbean-flavored house beat over which Bieber flexes his best falsetto."[14]

Commercial performance

In the United States, "Sorry" debuted at number two on the Billboard Hot 100 on the issue dated November 14, 2015 with 277,000 downloads sold and 23.1 million US streams in its first week, becoming Bieber's second consecutive top-10 debut (after "What Do You Mean?" which debuted at number one) and his eighth top-10 Billboard single overall. The song was beaten to the top by Adele's "Hello", which debuted at number one with 1.11 million downloads sold its first week on sale. With having debuted at number one and number two with prior single '"What Do You Mean?" and "Sorry", respectively, Bieber's Purpose became only the third album in Billboard's history to have yielded multiple songs that entered the Hot 100 so high (The others being Mariah Carey's Daydream in 1995/96 and Butterfly in 1997/98, and Eminem's Recovery in 2010). Additionally, with "Sorry" at number two and "What Do You Mean" at number five, Justin Bieber became only the 20th solo male artist to have two songs inside the top 10.[15] The following week, the song sold 129,000 downloads, descending to number four and number three on the Hot 100 and Digital Songs charts, respectively. However, it moved from 37 to 27 on the Radio Songs chart, with 46 million all-format audience impressions.[16]

In the United Kingdom, the song entered at number two on the UK Singles Chart, once again behind Adele's "Hello", which debuted at number one on October 30, 2015. However, it moved 102,000 combined sales, including a massive 4.48 million streams, according to the Official Charts Company.[17] In Australia, "Sorry" entered at number two on the ARIA Singles Chart, becoming Bieber's third top-ten hit in 2015 and his fourth overall.[18]

Music video

A dance video for "Sorry" was released on October 22, 2015.[1] The video, which features dancers of ReQuest Dance Crew and The Royal Family dance crew, was directed and choreographed by Parris Goebel. The video was initially intended to be a lyrics video and was eventually kept as a dance video. Describing it as "colorful, fun, and upbeat", Goebel said: " [We wanted to] just bring more life to it. We were going for a vintage '90s vibe. Me and two of my friends pretty much styled everyone. We all did our own makeup and were spontaneous… Most of it was my wardrobe, actually. We just kind of put together what we had." As of November 11, the video has over 100 million views.[19]

The lyric video for ''Sorry'' was eventually released on October 29, 2015. The video features a girl who goes through a day of her life, with the words of the song appearing in random places as she wanders around inside and outside her house, alongside the use of special effects. The video was directed by Zach King and Aaron Benitez.

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[20] 2
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40)[21] 2
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)[22] 5
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Wallonia)[23] 16
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[24] 2
Denmark (Tracklisten)[25] 1
Finland (Suomen virallinen lista)[26] 2
France (SNEP)[27] 4
songid field is MANDATORY FOR GERMAN CHARTS 3
Hungary (Single Top 40)[28] 5
Ireland (IRMA)[29] 2
Italy (FIMI)[30] 6
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)[31] 2
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[32] 2
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[33] 2
Norway (VG-lista)[34] 2
South Korea International (Gaon Digital Chart)[35] 13
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[36] 4
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[37] 1
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[38] 2
UK Singles (OCC)[39] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[40] 2

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[41] Gold 35,000^
New Zealand (RMNZ)[42] Platinum 0*
South Korea (Gaon) — 7,443[43]

References

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  2. ^ Bacle, Ariana (October 20, 2015). "Michelle Obama stars in a new preview for Justin Bieber's 'Sorry'". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  3. ^ Garibaldi, Christina (October 21, 2015). "Justin Bieber Teases His New Single 'Sorry' With Acoustic Performance". MTV. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Wood, Mikael (October 22, 2015). "Justin Bieber's 'Sorry': How many more hipsters can the kid corral?". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  5. ^ Garibaldi, Christina (October 22, 2015). "Justin Bieber's 'Sorry' Just Slayed ALL The Beliebers — And The Haters". MTV. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  6. ^ Gracie, Bianca (October 22, 2015). "Justin Bieber's "Sorry" Single Arrives A Day Early: Listen". Idolator. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  7. ^ Malara, Marilyn (October 23, 2015). "Justin Bieber releases dance video for latest single 'Sorry'". United Press International. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  8. ^ "Justin Bieber & J Balvin Team Up for 'Sorry' Latino Remix". Billboard. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  9. ^ Finger, Bobby (October 23, 2015). "Calling It: Justin Bieber Has Released the Three Best Singles of 2015". Jezebel. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  10. ^ Geslani, Michelle (October 22, 2015). "Justin Bieber premieres new song "Sorry", co-produced by Skrillex". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  11. ^ Carley, Brennan (October 22, 2015). "Justin Bieber's 'Sorry' Is a Springy New Skrillex Collaboration". Spin. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  12. ^ McDermott, Maeve (October 22, 2015). "Justin Bieber says 'Sorry' on new single". USA Today. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  13. ^ Feeney, Nolan (October 22, 2015). "Justin Bieber Is Very, Very, Very 'Sorry' in His New Song". Time. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
  14. ^ Lockett, Dee (October 22, 2015). "You Don't Have to Apologize for Dancing Like an Idiot to Justin Bieber's New Song, 'Sorry'". Vulture.com. Retrieved October 25, 2015.
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  18. ^ Gavin, Ryan (October 31, 2015). "Adele says 'Hello' to the #1 spot". ARIA Charts. Retrieved November 2, 2015.
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  41. ^ Ryan, Gavin (November 7, 2015). "ARIA Singles: Adele Earns Platinum Status with 'Hello' at No 1". Noise11. Retrieved November 7, 2015.
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