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He further found its chorus similar to Top 40 music, but with a "glassy-eyed distance to the song, a purposeful malaise". The Atlantic writer Spencer Kornhaber likened the electronic layers of "Sorry" to the 2015 eponymous song by Justin Bieber. It is instrumentally complete with shattering drum beats, synthesizers and bells, the latter instruments prominent throughout the chorus. The 405's Samantha O'Connor described it as an "electro-infused" track.
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Drowned in Sound writer Giuseppe Zevolli called it an emulation of early 2000s R&B. "Sorry" is an up-tempo electro- R&B track with a thumping and bleeping beat. It was also serviced to contemporary hit radio stations in Italy and the United States on May 6 and respectively. "Sorry" was sent to rhythmic contemporary radio in the United States on as the album's second single. MeLo-X further pointed out that "Sorry" was a "vital point" on the record due to "all these different emotions and different sounds and different layers". Later, Hit-Boy contributed to the song, adding various sounds and layers. He described the idea behind "Sorry" as "pretty simple": "It was just some cool keys, drum patterns, and we started putting down vocal ideas and lyric ideas". While conceiving the track, MeLo-X tried to incorporate dancehall influences, something that was part of his culture as a Jamaican. During an interview with Pitchfork, he elaborated about his work on "Sorry", recalling that it was written in mid-2015. The following year, MeLo-X was invited to work with the singer during the sessions for her sixth studio album, Lemonade two of the tracks he worked on, "Hold Up" and "Sorry" were included on its final track listing. She invited him to collaborate on various projects, including On the Run, her co-headliner tour with Jay-Z. īeyoncé first heard of MeLo-X after he had released an EP titled Yoncé-X (2014) consisting of unauthorized remixes of songs from her fifth self-titled studio album. Crissy Collins provides backing vocals throughout the song. The mastering of "Sorry" was finished by Dave Kutch at two studios: The Mastering Palace NYC and Pacifique Recording Studios located in North Hollywood. White also handled the song's audio mixing and mix engineering. It was recorded with the guidance of Stuart White at the Beehive Studios in Los Angeles. Hit-Boy served as the track's co-producer, Stuart White handled the additional production and Beyoncé was responsible for the vocal production. "Sorry" was written and produced by Diana Gordon, MeLo-X, and Beyoncé. Beyoncé performed "Sorry" live during The Formation World Tour (2016), at the 2018 Coachella festival and as part of the set list of her co-headlining tour with Jay Z, the On the Run II Tour. It features a spoken word poetry by Somali-English poet Warsan Shire, Beyoncé dancing along with a group of female dancers with painted bodies and a cameo appearance by tennis player Serena Williams. It was later released to Vevo on Jas the first standalone clip from the album. The song's music video is part of a one-hour film with the same title as its parent album, Lemonade, which originally aired on HBO on April 23, 2016. It was certified triple platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America for selling over three million copies in the country. "Sorry" debuted and peaked at number eleven on the US Billboard Hot 100. Upon the release of Lemonade, "Sorry" was deemed the "most unapologetic" song on the album critics praised the "self-empowering attitude" adopted by the singer and praised its "catchy lines". The song's lyrics revolve around the protagonist dealing with the betrayal of a partner with another woman.ĭue to the numerous allegations featured in the song, media linked it to the singer and her husband, Jay-Z. "Sorry" is an electro- R&B song with a thumping rhythm created by drum beats, synthesizers and bells. Columbia Records serviced the song to radio stations as the album's second single on May 3, 2016. It was written and produced by Diana Gordon, MeLo-X, and Beyoncé, with Hit-Boy serving as a co-producer and Stuart White as an additional producer. " Sorry" is a song by American singer Beyoncé from her sixth studio album, Lemonade (2016).