Sorry (Justin Bieber song)
"Sorry" | ||||
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Single by Justin Bieber | ||||
from the album Purpose | ||||
Released | October 22, 2015 | |||
Recorded | 2014–2015 | |||
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Length | 3:20 | |||
Label | Def Jam | |||
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Producer(s) | ||||
Justin Bieber singles chronology | ||||
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Music video | ||||
"Sorry" on YouTube |
"Sorry" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Justin Bieber for his fourth studio album, Purpose (2015). Written by Bieber, Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter, Skrillex, and BloodPop; the song was produced by the latter two. It was released on October 22, 2015, as the second single from the album. A dancehall pop, tropical house and moombahton song, "Sorry" contains in its instrumentation "brassy horn bleats", warm island rhythms and a bouncy dembow riddim drum beat. Lyrically, "Sorry" is a plea for a chance to apologize to a lover, with Bieber asking forgiveness and a second chance to redeem himself. Bieber has since said that the lover was Selena Gomez.[1]
Commercially, the song topped the charts of thirteen countries. It spent seven weeks at number one on the
Background
While working on his then-upcoming fourth studio album, Justin Bieber enlisted American DJ Skrillex to produce songs for the record after successfully working with him on "Where Are Ü Now", which he sent to Skrillex and Diplo for their project Jack Ü and that became a worldwide hit and helped to revamp his career.[3] Regarding his will to work with the producer, Bieber commented: "Skrillex is a genius. He’s super futuristic and I just love his sounds. I think being able to incorporate that sound with what I’m doing has been super cool because it’s like new and fresh, and I feel like no one’s done it before."[4] Skrillex, on other hand, commented about his involvement on the album, saying: "I heard some well-written songs that were really good that they wanted me to do production on and from there, we wrote some new songs. It was an opportunity to try some stuff that I had never done before and we ended up making something really unique."[5] Skrillex also invited Michael Tucker, under his producer name BloodPop, to help him produce some tracks for the album.[6] The producer wrote "Sorry" with other songwriters and immediately felt it was a relatable song. Later, he needed to convince Bieber's team that "Sorry" was "the song".[7]
Release
On October 18, 2015, Bieber announced the release of "Sorry", and a day later, the song was promoted through a Vine video that played the song in the background and featured King Bach and Michelle Obama.[8] On October 21, 2015, Bieber posted an acoustic 13-second sample of the song,[9] while on October 22, 2015, the song was officially released as Purpose second single.[10] In the same day, Bieber posted a video on his Instagram, where he appeared in the studio with BloodPop and Skrillex, listening to the song and riding around on hoverboards.[11] A "Latino remix" of the song, featuring Colombian singer J Balvin, was released worldwide on November 6, 2015.[12][13]
Recording and writing
"Sorry" is the result of a studio collaboration between Michael Tucker, under his producer moniker BloodPop, with songwriters Justin Tranter and Julia Michaels.[7][14] Tucker was responsible for writing the music,[11] while Tranter and Michaels contributed to the song's lyrics.[14] Michaels and Tranter, who had already worked together in a handful of tracks and became songwriting partners, were asked to go write with Tucker in a session.[14] Tucker created the song's melody with Bieber in mind,[11] while Michaels was in a vocal booth with Tranter and the word "sorry" "popped out" of her head, as she recalled. After that, they came up with the lyrics, inspired by a personal event Michaels had,[15] sent the demo to Bieber's team, and Bieber himself loved the track and "changed a couple things to make it feel more like him."[14] Skrillex was responsible for the beat and claimed that he also acted as a support "for what Justin was saying and help[ed] keep it simple, and record good, memorable songs."[16] Initially, Bieber thought the song was too safe and simple, but Skrillex told him it has a very refined simplicity about it.[16]
BloodPop commented in an interview about the song, stating: "From the perspective of the producer, I find the muffled vocal chops to represent the people or situations in which Justin or the listener could be apologetic towards. The vocal manipulations make an ambiguous sound and a moment later Justin replies, Sorry. I love that narrative. Justin's vocal delivery and the triumphant key of the song gave the narrative a warm color. I am most excited by music that allows the beat to tell a story as much as the vocal and in 'Sorry,' the beat is saying moving forward, and apologizing, can be exciting and fun."[11] Bieber, on the other hand, opined that "the more he listened to it the more he fell in love with it." He continued: "The melodies are really catchy and some people would misinterpret that for being safe but it's like The Beatles' 'Let It Be', simple melodies but it's so effective "music right now is missing those effective real songs."[17]
Composition and lyrical interpretation
According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by
Lyrically, the song is a plea "for a chance to apologize to an unidentified lover",[32] with Bieber asking forgiveness, "saying that he misses more than just her body and "hoping they can 'both say the words and forget this.[24] During the song, he sings: "I know you know that I made those mistakes maybe once or twice By once or twice I mean maybe a couple of hundred times. So let me, so let me redeem myself tonight Because I just need one more shot, a second chance."[24] Andrew Unterbgerger of Spin noted that on the track, "Bieber's still a little too proud to beg he undercuts the penitence of his verses by deflecting 'You know there are no innocents in this game for two,' and never actually delivering the titular apology, merely asking if doing so would still be productive."[33]
Regarding its lyrics, Sheldon Pearce of
Critical reception
The song received critical acclaim. Leah Greenblatt of
Michelle Geslani of
Year-end lists
Billboard ranked "Sorry" at number 9 on its year-end list for 2015, writing: "Justin Bieber should try apologizing more often. From the bright opening notes to the manipulated vocal loop in the chorus, the Biebs brought EDM to his pop palette and made fans out of haters with an unforgivably good single."[44]
Critic/Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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Billboard | 25 Best Songs of 2015 | 9 | [44] |
Complex
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The Best Songs of 2015 | 15 | [45] |
The New York Times | The Best Songs of 2015 (by Jon Caramanica) | 11 | [46] |
USA Today | The 50 best songs of 2015 | - | [47] |
Village Voice
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Pazz & Jop | 39 | [48] |
Chart performance
North America
In the United States, "Sorry" debuted at number two on the
For the chart dated December 12, 2015, after Bieber's performance on the
Europe and Oceania
In the United Kingdom, the song entered at number two on the
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.[68] In New Zealand, "Sorry" became Bieber's second consecutive number-one single.[69]
Music videos
Purpose: The Movement
A dance video for "Sorry" was released on October 22, 2015.[70] The video, which features the New Zealand dancers of ReQuest Dance Crew and The Royal Family dance crew, was directed and choreographed by New Zealander Parris Goebel, who also appears as a dancer.[71] The video was initially intended to be a lyric video and was eventually kept as a dance video. As of April 2022, the music video has received 3.5 billion views on YouTube, making it the seventeenth most viewed video on the site, the 22nd to reach 1 billion views, the fifth fastest to reach 1 billion views, the fourth fastest to reach 2 billion views and the seventh fastest to reach 3 billion views.
Lyric video
The lyric video for "Sorry" was released on October 29, 2015. The video features a girl (played by dancer Lauren Hudson Petrilli) 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.[72]
Live performances
Bieber performed the song on
Plagiarism allegation
In May 2016,
Charts
Weekly charts
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Year-end charts
Decade-end charts
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Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Australia (ARIA)[187] | 13× Platinum | 910,000‡ |
Belgium (BEA)[188] | 2× Platinum | 40,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada)[189] | 7× Platinum | 560,000‡ |
Denmark (IFPI Danmark)[190] | 5× Platinum | 450,000‡ |
France ( SNEP)[191]
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Diamond | 233,333‡ |
Germany (BVMI)[192] | 3× Gold | 900,000‡ |
Italy (FIMI)[193] | 6× Platinum | 300,000‡ |
Japan (RIAJ)[194] | Gold | 100,000* |
Mexico (AMPROFON)[195] | Diamond+4× Platinum+Gold | 570,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ)[196] | 5× Platinum | 75,000* |
Norway (IFPI Norway)[197] | 5× Platinum | 300,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV)[198] | Diamond | 100,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP)[199] | 3× Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE)[200] | 6× Platinum | 240,000‡ |
Sweden (GLF)[201] | 8× Platinum | 320,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[202] | 5× Platinum | 3,000,000‡ |
United States (RIAA)[203] | 11× Platinum | 11,000,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Japan (RIAJ)[204] | Platinum | 100,000,000† |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. |
Release history
Country | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Various | October 23, 2015 | Digital download | Def Jam | [10] |
November 6, 2015 | Digital download (Latino Remix featuring J Balvin) |
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Italy | December 21, 2015 | Contemporary hit radio | Universal | [205] |
See also
- List of best-selling singles in Australia
- List of Billboard Hot 100 number-one singles of 2016
- List of Canadian Hot 100 number-one singles of 2016
- List of number-one hits of 2015 (Denmark)
- List of number-one singles of 2015 (Ireland)
- List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2015
- List of number-one singles from the 2010s (New Zealand)
- Scottish Singles and Albums Charts
- List of number-one singles of 2015 (Spain)
- List of number-one singles of 2016 (Spain)
- List of number-one singles of the 2010s (Sweden)
- List of number-one singles of 2016 (South Africa)
- List of UK Singles Chart number ones of the 2010s
- List of most-viewed YouTube videos
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