- Sorry (Madonna song)
Infobox Single
Name = Sorry
Artist = Madonna
from Album =Confessions on a Dance Floor
B-side = "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 = Pop,Dance-pop ,Electronica , House
Length = 4:43 (Album Version)
3:58 (Single Edit)
Label = Warner Bros.
Writer = Madonna,Stuart Price
Producer = Madonna, Stuart Price
NoReviews =
Last single = "Hung Up "
(2005)
This single = "Sorry"
(2006)
Next single = "Get Together"
(2006)
Misc = Audiosample
Upper caption = Audio sample
Audio file= SorrySample.ogg"Sorry" is a pop–dance
song written and produced by Madonna andStuart Price for Madonna's tenth album "Confessions on a Dance Floor " (2005). It was released as the album's second single in early 2006.ong information
It was released as the album's second single on
February 17 2006 inthe Netherlands ,Italy ,Brazil andIreland , and onFebruary 20 2006 in theUnited Kingdom and other European territories. InGermany it was released onFebruary 24 2006 . In theUnited States andCanada , the single was released on February 28, but in the U.S. "Sorry" was released to pop radio onFebruary 7 . InAustralia 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 byPet Shop Boys , Man With Guitar (Stuart Price),Paul Oakenfold andGreen Velvet . The Pet Shop Boys remix has added lyrics sung by band memberNeil Tennant and was subsequently slotted inDisco Four ."Sorry" was performed on her 2006
Confessions Tour .Lumines Live
A version of "Sorry" for the game "
Lumines Live " has been rated E10+ by theESRB and was released on October 18th 2006 for theXbox 360 .ingle cover
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 'sG-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 ["Sorry cover uses fan picture". [http://www.mad-eyes.net/news/2006/06_01b.htm Mad-eyes.net] (March 13, 2006)] .Languages
A notable fact about the song is that Madonna says "I'm sorry" in different languages during the intro as well as the bridge of the song. These languages are :
; During intro:
* French : "Je suis desolée" ("I'm sorry")
* Spanish : "Lo siento" ("I'm sorry")
* Dutch : "Ik ben droevig" ("I am sad")
* Italian : "Sono spiacente" ("I'm sorry")
* Spanish : "Perdóname" ("Forgive me"); During bridge:
* Japanese : "ごめんなさい/gomen nasai/" ("I'm sorry")
*Urdu : "Mujhe maaf karo" ("Please forgive me")
* Polish : "Przepraszam" ("Sorry")
* Hebrew : סליחה" /slicha/" ("Sorry")
* English : "Forgive me""Sono spiacente" is correct Italian, but quite formal and not used in every context. The Dutch translation is completely different in comparison to the other language translations. It is not known who or what made that translation mistake. In Dutch one would say "het spijt me" instead of "ik ben droevig" (which actually means "I am sad"). It could be that Babelfish translation was used, since that website also translates "I am sorry" to the Dutch "ik ben droevig". During her
Confessions Tour , Madonna cut out the Dutch "ik ben droevig" of the intro of the song "Sorry" (as well as the Italian part).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.
Chart performance
"Sorry" reached number one in
Greece ,Italy ,Spain ,Norway ,Romania and theUnited Kingdom . It reached the top ten inAustralia ,France ,Germany ,The Netherlands andIreland . In theUnited States "Sorry" was a success on the "Billboard" dance charts, where it reached the top position on theHot Dance Airplay chart and the Dance Club chart. It was Madonna's first single not to enter theCanadian Singles Chart and peaked at number fifty-three.In the
United Kingdom , it reached number one onFebruary 26 ,2006 , becoming Madonna's twelfth number one single in the UK. The song topped the UK airplay chart for four weeks. The single had sold 178,963 copies in the UK to date and is Madonna's lowest selling UK number 1 single. Madonna broke another record with 'Sorry'. She became the first female songwriter to write 12 UK #1 singles. She surpassed former record-holderMel C ofSpice Girls fame."Sorry" has been a hit on radio stations, reaching the top ten on multiple airplay charts in
Europe . The song has reached number one inItaly (while "Hung up" was still at n°3),Turkey ,Greece ,Finland ,Poland ,Spain ,Romania ,Ireland and theUnited Kingdom . It has gone top five inAustralia ,Austria ,Belgium ,Croatia ,Germany ,Latvia , The Netherlands,Norway ,Russia ,South Africa ,Sweden andSwitzerland .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 andYugoslavia 's Top 40 Dance Chart. The song has also reached the top ten on dance charts inDenmark and theCzech 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 theBillboard Hot 100 and has become Madonna's thirty-fifth number-one on theHot Dance Music/Club Play chart.In
Russia , "Sorry" reached #7 in the spring airplay chart and became the most airplayed song of spring 2006 inMoscow . The song spend 3 non consecutive weeks on the top spot in Romanian Top 100 and was ranked #11 on the year end chart.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. [http://www.mediatraffic.de/greatest-tracks.htm.]Music video
The
music video was directed by Madonna's longtime choreographerJamie 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 onJanuary 17 -18,2006 at Bagleys Film Studios inLondon, England and premiered worldwide onFebruary 8 ,2006 . After four days on theMTV 's "Total Request Live " countdown, the video reached number one onFebruary 23 ,2006 . The video has also reached number one on MTVItaly 's Top 10 and has been retired on MTVPoland '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. ["Directors cut of Sorry – too rude for TV?". The alternate video was first made available for viewing on production designer Marco Puig's website [http://www.marcopuig.com/ marcopuig.com] . [http://www.madonnalicious.com/ Madonnalicious] (March 13, 2006)]
A remix video was also put together as an
interlude during theConfessions Tour . In it, images of Madonna against the disco background are interspersed with footage of prominent world leaders, as well as visions ofpoverty ,deforestation , and war. Madonna's spoken vocals emphasize the words "lies" and "talk is cheap".*Director: Jamie King
*Producer: Nicola Doring
*Director of Photography: Tim Maurice-Jones
*Editor: Johan Söderberg
*Production Company: HSI LondonTrack listings and formats
;US 2 x 12" vinyl (0-42892) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/630713 Madonna - Sorry ] ]
*A1 "Sorry" (Album Version) — 4:42
*A2 "Sorry" (Man With Guitar Mix) — 7:25
*B "Sorry" (PSB Maxi Mix) — 8:36
*C1 "Sorry" (Paul Oakenfold Remix) — 7:15
*C2 "Sorry" (Green Velvet Remix) — 6:06
*D "Let It Will Be" (Paper Faces Remix) — 7:28;US Maxi-CD (42892-2) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/630673 Madonna - Sorry ] ] ;AU Maxi-CD (9362-42892-2) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/712507 Madonna - Sorry ] ]
# "Sorry" (Single Edit) — 3:58
# "Sorry" (Man With Guitar Edit) — 6:04
# "Sorry" (PSB Maxi-Mix) — 8:36
# "Sorry" (Paul Oakenfold Remix) — 7:22
# "Sorry" (Green Velvet Remix) — 6:07
# "Let It Will Be" (Paper Faces Vocal Edit) — 5:24;EU CD single (9362 42885-2) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/625009 Madonna - Sorry ] ]
# "Sorry" (Single Edit) — 3:58
# "Let It Will Be" (Paper Faces Remix) — 7:28
# "Sorry" (Man With Guitar Mix) — 7:25;EU Maxi-CD (9362 42892-2)) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/635487 Madonna - Sorry ] ] ;CA Maxi-CD (CDW 42892) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/946128 Madonna - Sorry ] ]
# "Sorry" (Single Edit) — 3:58 1
# "Sorry" (Man With Guitar Mix) — 7:25
# "Sorry" (PSB Maxi Mix) — 8:36
# "Sorry" (Paul Oakenfold Remix) — 7:15
# "Sorry" (Green Velvet Remix) — 6:06
# "Let It Will Be" (Paper Faces Vocal Edit) — 5:24;JP CD single (WPCR-12225) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/677091 Madonna - Sorry ] ]
# "Sorry" (Radio Version) — 3:57
# "Let It Will Be" (Paper Faces Remix) — 7:28
# "Sorry" (Man With Guitar Mix) — 7:25;UK 12" vinyl (Limited edition)(W703T, 9362 42914-0) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/632459 Madonna - Sorry ] ]
*A1 "Sorry" (Album Version) — 4:42
*A2 "Sorry" (PSB Maxi Mix) — 8:36
*B1 "Sorry" (Paul Oakenfold Remix) — 7:15
*B2 "Sorry" (Green Velvet Extended Remix) — 6:07;UK CD single 1(W703CD1) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/626563 Madonna - Sorry ] ]
# "Sorry" (Single Edit) — 3:58
# "Let It Will Be" (Paper Faces Vocal Edit) — 5:24;UK CD single 2 (W703CD2) [ [http://www.discogs.com/release/626571 Madonna - Sorry ] ]
# "Sorry" (Radio Version) — 3:57
# "Sorry" (Man With Guitar Mix) — 7:25 (This track is misprinted as playing the 6:00 Man With Guitar edit.)
# "Sorry" (PSB Maxi Mix) — 8:34
# "Sorry" (Paul Oakenfold Remix) — 7:12
# "Sorry" (Green Velvet Remix) — 6:05;Promo Only MPE Digital Download and US 1 track PROMOTIONAL CD
# "Sorry" (Radio Version) – 3:37Official versions
* Album Version (Mixed) (4:43)
* Album Version (Unmixed) (4:42) (Download Only)
* Single Edit (3:58)
* Radio Version (3:37)
* Confessions Tour Interlude Version (3:45)
*Pet Shop Boys Maxi-Mix (8:34)
*Pet Shop Boys Max-Mix Edit (4:32) (Download Only)
*Pet Shop Boys Minimal Dub (5:24) (Unreleased. Leaked in late October 2007)
*Pet Shop Boys Minimal Mix (6:54) (Unreleased. Leaked from www.petshopboys.co.uk)
* Man With Guitar Remix (7:24)
* Man With Guitar Vocal Edit (6:02)
*Green Velvet Remix (6:05)
*Green Velvet Remix Edit (4:33) (Download Only)
*Paul Oakenfold Remix (7:12)
*Paul Oakenfold Remix Edit (5:06) (Download Only)Awards
On May 24 2007, "Sorry" won the prestigious Ivor Novello award for International Hit of the Year. The Ivor Novello awards celebrate songwriting, and the award was won by the writers Madonna and
Stuart Price . [ [http://www.theivors.britishacademy.com/awards.html The Ivor Novello Awards - Nominees ] ]Charts
Notes
References
* "Madonna.com". [http://www.madonna.com link] . Last accessed on Jan. 16, 2006. - Release information.
* [http://www.madonnaonline.com.br/ MadonnaOnline Brasil]
* "MoCaW: Madonna on Charts around the World". [http://justzheng.com/Madonna/CHTCOADF.htm link] . Last accessed on Feb. 25, 2006. - Worldwide chart information.
* "Madonna Tribe News". [http://www.madonnatribe.com/news/modules.php?name=News&new_topic=7 link] . Last accessed on Feb. 25, 2006. - Worldwide chart information.
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