Sorry (Madonna song)

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"Sorry"
Single by Madonna
from the album Confessions on a Dance Floor
B-side(s)	"Let It Will Be"
Released	February 20, 2006 (Europe) February 28, 2006 (North America)
Format	Digital download CD maxi single CD single DVD single (cancelled)
Recorded	2005; Shirland Road, London
Genre	Dance
Length	4:43
Label	Warner Bros. Records WEA International
Writer(s)	Madonna Stuart Price
Producer(s)	Madonna Stuart Price
Chart positions
#1 (Argentina, Greece, Italy, Turkey, Poland, Colombia, Peru, Spain, UK, China, Japan) #2 (The Netherlands) #4 (Australia, Russia, Switzerland) #5 (France, Germany, Ireland, Latvia) #9 (Brazil) #53(Canada) #58 (United States)
Madonna singles chronology
"Hung Up" (2005)	"Sorry" (2006)	"Get Together" (2006)
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"Sorry" is a pop-dance song written and produced by Madonna and Stuart Price for Madonna's tenth album Confessions on a Dance Floor (2005). It was released as the album's second single in early 2006 (see 2006 in music) and reached number one in Greece, Italy, Spain, Norway and the United Kingdom. It reached the top ten in Australia, France, Germany, The Netherlands 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. It was Madonna's first single not to enter the Canadian Singles Chart (due to very limited availability) and peaked at number fifty-three.

Contents 1 Background information 2 Music video 3 Cover Versions 4 Formats and track listings 5 Trivia 6 Official versions 7 Chart performance 7.1 Charts 8 Notes 9 References

[edit] Background information

It was released as the album's second single on February 17, 2006 (see 2006 in music) in the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Brazil 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. "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. The Pet Shop Boys remix has added lyrics sung by band member Neil Tennant.

[edit] Music video

The music video was directed by Madonna's longtime choreographer Jamie King. Many of the performers featured in Madonna's "Hung Up" video are in that of "Sorry." King co-conceptualized her videos for "Human Nature" and "Don't Tell Me", and directed her Drowned World, Re-Invention and Confessions 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 Italy's Top 10 and has been retired on MTV Poland's TRL after spending 50 days in the top 10.

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 men, making them dance and eventually kicking them out of the van; a dance competition in a cage which features 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, one of them most noticeably being Madonna giving 'the finger' to the camera.^[1]

A remix video was also put together as an interlude during the Confessions Tour. In it, images of Madonna against the disco background are interspersed with footage of prominent world leaders, as well as visions of poverty, deforestation, and war. Madonna's spoken vocals emphasize the words "lies" and "talk is cheap".

[edit] Cover Versions

Prior to Madonna's appearance at the Coachella music festival in 2006, fellow festival performers Swivel recorded an acoustic version of the song and released it via their My Space page.

[edit] Formats and track listings

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

1. "Sorry" (Single Edit) — 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" (Single Edit) — 3:58
2. "Let It Will Be" (Paper Faces Vocal Edit) — 5:24

European CD single (9362 42885 2)

1. "Sorry" (Single Edit) — 3:58
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" (Single Edit) — 3:58 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

UK Maxi-CD single (W703CD2)

1. "Sorry" (Single Edit) — 3:57 ¹
2. "Sorry" (Man With Guitar Mix) — 7:25 (This track is misprinted as playing the 6:00 Man With Guitar edit.)
3. "Sorry" (PSB Maxi Mix) — 8:34
4. "Sorry" (Paul Oakenfold Remix) — 7:12
5. "Sorry" (Green Velvet Remix) — 6:05

European 12" single (W703T)

1. "Sorry" (Album Version) — 4:41
2. "Sorry" (PSB Maxi Mix) — 8:36
3. "Sorry" (Paul Oakenfold Remix) — 7:15
4. "Sorry" (Green Velvet Extended Remix) — 6:07

Promo Only MPE Digital Download

1. "Sorry" (Radio Version) – 3:37

[edit] Trivia

• The languages used in order as they appear in the song:
  • Intro
    • French: Je suis desolée (I'm sorry ~ literally "I am desolate")
    • Spanish: Lo siento (I'm sorry ~ literally "I feel it")
    • Dutch: Ik ben droevig (I am sad) (It should be noted that the sentence is not correct, the Dutch equivalent of "I'm sorry" would be "Het spijt me" ~ literally "It regrets me")
    • Italian: Sono spiacente (I'm sorry in a formal way)
    • Spanish: Perdóname (Forgive me)
  • Bridge
    • Japanese: ごめんなさい　/gomen nasai/ (I'm sorry)
    • Hindi: Mujhe maaf karo (Forgive me)
    • Polish: Przepraszam (I'm sorry)
    • Hebrew: "סליחה" /Sleechah/ (Excuse me)
    • English: Forgive me

• The van was "pimped" by the UK edition of MTV's Pimp My Ride (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 bassline used for the chorus and the intro is slightly reminiscent of the Jackson 5 song "Can You Feel It?"

[edit] Official versions

1. Album Version #1 (Continuous CD version) 4:43
2. Album Version #2 (Unmixed version) 4:41
3. Single Edit 3:58
4. Radio Version 3:37
5. MySpace Edit 3:43
6. Pet Shop Boys Remix (PSB Maxi Mix) 8:36
7. Pet Shop Boys Remix Edit (PSB Radio Edit) 4:32
8. Man With Guitar Mix 7:24
9. Man With Guitar Mix Edit 6:01
10. Paul Oakenfold Remix 7:22
11. Paul Oakenfold Remix Edit 5:06
12. Green Velvet Remix 6:07
13. Green Velvet Remix Edit 4:33
14. Confessions Tour Interlude 3:33 (Unreleased)

[edit] Chart performance

"Sorry" reached number one in the United Kingdom on February 26, 2006, becoming Madonna's twelfth number one single in the UK. The song topped the UK airplay chart for four weeks. At the end of 2006, the single had sold 136,000 copies in the UK.

"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 Greece, Finland, Poland, Ireland and the United Kingdom. It has gone top five in Australia Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany, Italy, Latvia, The Netherlands, Norway, Russia, 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.

In Russia, "Sorry" reached #7 in the spring airplay chart and became the most airplayed song of spring 2006 in Moscow.

While "Hung Up" proved to be popular in Canada, "Sorry" was unable to enter the singles chart, largely due to a lack of promotion. Although the song charted at number seven on the BDS Airplay chart, the CD single received a limited release because of the chart success "Hung Up" had experienced. "Sorry" climbed to a peak position of number fifty-three on the Canadian Singles Chart, but it became one of Madonna's few singles to not enter the top-fifty. It charted beneath the singles chart for eight weeks.

"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.The United World Chart ranked "Sorry" as the 57th most successful single since 1999 with sales/airplay of around 5.18 million points.^[3]

[edit] Charts

Chart (2006) Peak position U.S. Billboard Hot 100 58 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Airplay 1 U.S. Billboard Hot Dance Club Play 1 U.S. Billboard Adult Top 40 36 U.S. Billboard Pop 100 46 Argentina Top 40 Singles 1[4] Colombian Singles Chart 1 Greek Singles Chart 1 Hungarian Singles Chart 1 United World Chart 1 UK Singles Chart 1

Chart (2006) Peak position Dutch Singles Chart 2 Czech IFPI Chart 2 Finnish Singles Chart 3 Australian ARIA Singles Chart 4 Peru Top 15 1 Russian Airplay Chart 4 Spain Top 20 Singles Sales Chart 1 Swiss Singles Chart 4 Turkish Radio Charts 1 German Singles Chart 5 Irish Singles Chart 5 Latvian Airplay Top 50 5 Beneath the Canadian Singles Chart 53 Brazilian Top 40 Singles 9

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

• Madonna.com. link. Last accessed on Jan. 16, 2006. - Release information.
• MadonnaOnline Brasil
• 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.

Preceded by "Thunder in My Heart Again" by Meck featuring Leo Sayer	UK Singles Chart Number 1 single February 19, 2006 - February 26, 2006	Succeeded by "It's Chico Time" by Chico
Preceded by "Hung Up" by Madonna	United World Chart number one single March 11, 2006 - April 22, 2006	Succeeded by "Stupid Girls" by Pink