Sorry (Madness song)

"Sorry" is a single by the band Madness, released in March 2007 as a stand-alone single, not included on any album. Unusually for Madness, it is a song that was written for them by outside writers -- all previous Madness singles had been either original compositions by the band, or covers of previously existing tunes. "Sorry" was given to them by their new management group to fill the gap between The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 and The Liberty of Norton Folgate; Madness themselves worked on the song enough to gain a co-writer credit on the finished track.

In an attempt to gain more air play from a variety of radio stations, two different versions of the song were issued. One version featured just the band, while a second featured an interlude from UK rap artists Sway DaSafo and Baby Blue.

The band brought it out via their own label Lucky 7 Records, entering the UK chart at #23 on Sunday 11 March 2007,^[1] their highest UK chart single entry since "Lovestruck" in 1999. The single also went to #1 on the UK Indie Chart. At the time, guitarist Chris Foreman had left Madness, and does not feature on the single or the video. This is the only Madness track Foreman does not appear on.

Track listing

7" vinyl single

Side one
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sorry" (Featuring Sway & Baby Blue)

Side two
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sorry"

CD single

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Sorry" (Radio Edit)	3:02
2.	"Sorry" (Featuring Sway & Baby Blue)	3:36
3.	"Sorry" (Original)	2:32
4.	"Sorry" (Live In Manchester 13.12.06)	2:35

Use in popular culture

This song has featured in FIFA 08.

Chart performance

Chart (2007)	Peak position	Total weeks
UK Singles Chart^[2]	23	1

References

↑ "Chart Stats - Madness - Sorry". Retrieved 15 June 2009.
↑ Madness at Official Charts Company Retrieved 21 June 2013

Madness

Chris Foreman Mike Barson Lee Thompson Suggs Dan Woodgate Mark Bedford Chas Smash

Studio albums	One Step Beyond... Absolutely 7 The Rise & Fall Keep Moving Mad Not Mad The Madness Wonderful The Dangermen Sessions Vol. 1 The Liberty of Norton Folgate Oui Oui Si Si Ja Ja Da Da

Compilation albums	Complete Madness Madness Utter Madness It's... Madness It's... Madness Too Divine Madness The Business Total Madness (1997) Our House Total Madness (2009) Ultimate Madness A Guided Tour of Madness Forever Young The Ska Collection

Live albums	Madstock! Universal Madness Madness Live: To the Edge of the Universe and Beyond

Box sets	The Business The Lot The Singles Box: Vol. 1 A Guided Tour of Madness

Singles	"The Prince" "One Step Beyond" "My Girl" "Work Rest and Play EP" "Baggy Trousers" "Embarrassment" "The Return of the Los Palmas 7" "Grey Day" "Shut Up" "It Must Be Love" "Cardiac Arrest" "House of Fun" "Driving in My Car" "Our House" "Tomorrow's (Just Another Day)" / "Madness (Is All in the Mind)" "Wings of a Dove" "The Sun and the Rain" "Michael Caine" "One Better Day" "Yesterday's Men" "Uncle Sam" "Sweetest Girl" "(Waiting For) The Ghost Train" "Night Boat to Cairo" "The Harder They Come" "Lovestruck" "Johnny the Horse" "Drip Fed Fred" "Shame & Scandal" "Girl Why Don't You" "Sorry" "NW5" "Dust Devil" "Sugar and Spice" "Forever Young" "My Girl 2" "Never Knew Your Name"

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