Sorry, Blame It on Me

"Sorry, Blame It on Me"
Single by Akon
from the album Konvicted
Released	July 17, 2007
Format	Digital download, CD single
Genre	R&B
Length	4:57
Label	Konvict Muzik, Mowtown Records, Interscope
Writer(s)	Aliaune Thiam, Clinton Sparks
Producer(s)	Clinton Sparks
Akon singles chronology
"9mm/Speaker" (2007) "Sorry, Blame It on Me" (2007) "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" (2007)

"Sorry, Blame It on Me" is the fifth single from R&B singer/songwriter Akon's second studio album, Konvicted (Deluxe Edition). The song was co-written and produced by Clinton Sparks. This song was made after the nightclub incident in which Akon did a sexual dance with an underage girl. A demo of the song was leaked in February 2007, several months before the official version became available on Akon's Myspace. The song was put on iTunes on July 17, 2007. The song attained the number one position on iTunes on July 21, 2007 and July 23, 2007. The song was released to radio on July 24, 2007. The song debuted on the August 4, 2007 issue of the Billboard Hot 100 at number seven.^[1] A music video directed by Chris Robinson was produced to promote the single.

Track listing

1. "Sorry, Blame It on Me" - 4:57
2. "Viva la Pedro, vaminos!" - 5:32

Charts

Chart (2007)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)[2]	27
Canada (Canadian Hot 100)[3]	17
Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100)[4]	11
Denmark (Tracklisten)[5]	16
Europe (European Hot 100 Singles)[6]	17
France (SNEP)[7]	10
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[8]	15
Hungary (Dance Top 40)[9]	29
Ireland (IRMA)[10]	9
Netherlands (Single Top 100)[11]	34
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)[12]	2
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[13]	39
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[14]	6
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[15]	46
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16]	22
US Billboard Hot 100[17]	7
US Mainstream Top 40 (Billboard)[18]	37
US Rhythmic (Billboard)[19]	11

Certifications

Country	Provider	Certification	Sales
Brazil	ABPD	Platinum[20]	100,000+
United States	RIAA	Platinum[21]	1,000,000+

References

1. "Plain White T's Hold Atop Hot 100 Amid High Debuts". Billboard.com. July 26, 2007. Retrieved August 13, 2012.
2. "Australian-charts.com – Akon – Sorry, Blame It On Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles.
3. "Akon – Chart history" Canadian Hot 100 for Akon.
4. "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200749 into search.
5. "Danishcharts.com – Akon – Sorry, Blame It On Me". Tracklisten.
6. "Akon – Chart history" European Hot 100 for Akon.
7. "Lescharts.com – Akon – Sorry, Blame It On Me" (in French). Les classement single.
8. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Rádiós Top 40 játszási lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
9. "Archívum – Slágerlisták – MAHASZ" (in Hungarian). Dance Top 40 lista. Magyar Hanglemezkiadók Szövetsége.
10. "Chart Track: Week 45, 2007". Irish Singles Chart.
11. "Dutchcharts.nl – Akon – Sorry, Blame It On Me" (in Dutch). Single Top 100.
12. "Charts.org.nz – Akon – Sorry, Blame It On Me". Top 40 Singles.
13. "SNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 200737 into search.
14. "Swedishcharts.com – Akon – Sorry, Blame It On Me". Singles Top 100.
15. "Swisscharts.com – Akon – Sorry, Blame It On Me". Swiss Singles Chart.
16. "Archive Chart: 2007-11-10" UK Singles Chart.
17. "Akon – Chart history" Billboard Hot 100 for Akon.
18. "Akon – Chart history" Billboard Pop Songs for Akon.
19. "Akon – Chart history" Billboard Rhythmic Songs for Akon.
20. http://abpd.org.br/certificados_interna.asp
21. "Gold & Platinum: Akon". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved May 22, 2012.

External links

• Sorry, Blame It on Me on YouTube
• Lyrics of this song at MetroLyrics