Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word

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Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin. It was recorded by Elton John and released in 1976, both as a single and as part of the Blue Moves album. It was his second single on Rocket Records. The song is a mournful ballad about unrequited love. It was also one of the rare instances where Elton John himself wrote much of the lyric. Whereas most of the John-Taupin songs began with Taupin's lyrics, this one began with John's melody, with some lyrics included. Taupin simply finished them.

The song also appeared the following year on Greatest Hits Volume 2, though for copyright reasons it no longer appears on the current version of that album. It now appears on Greatest Hits 1976-1986, and in Greatest Hits 1970-2002, as well as a number of other compilations. (Blue version)

In 2002 Blue covered this song but also had help from Sir Elton John who was the Featured Artists. In 2006 this song was covered by Clay Aiken on his CD A Thousand Different Ways.

Preceded by "Lose Yourself" by Eminem

UK number one single December 15, 2002

Succeeded by "Sound of the Underground" by Girls Aloud