Sorry (Madness song)

2007 single by Madness

"Sorry"

The sleeve is printed as if it was a very old second hand release, it has fake tear and wear, a Music and Goods Exchange price tag and moist stains.

Single by Madness
Released| 5 March 2007 (2007-03-05)
Recorded| 2006
Genre| Ska, pop
Length| 3:02 (Radio edit)
3:36 (featuring Sway & Baby Blue)
2:32 (Original)
Label| Lucky 7
Songwriter(s)| Malone/Liken/Madness
Producer(s)| Clive Langer/ Alan Winstanley/ Liken
Madness singles chronology
| "Girl Why Don't You"
(2005)  | "Sorry"
(2007)  | "NW5"
(2008)

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"Sorry" is a single by the English ska 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 #3 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

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7" vinyl single

Side oneNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Sorry" (Featuring Sway & Baby Blue)|

Side twoNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "Sorry"|

CD single

No.| Title| Length

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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

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The version featuring Sway and Baby Blue has featured in FIFA 08.

## Chart performance

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Chart (2007)  | Peak
position  | Total
weeks

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UK Singles Chart[2] | 23  | 1
UK Indie Chart[3] | 3  | 4

## References

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1. ^ "The Official Charts Company - Madness - Sorry". Retrieved 15 June 2009.
2. ^ Madness at  Official Charts Company Retrieved 21 June 2013
3. ^ UK Indie Chart at  Official Charts Company Retrieved 15 September 2024

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* 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
* Can't Touch Us Now
* Theatre of the Absurd Presents C'est la Vie

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
* A Guided Tour of Madness

Extended plays|

* Work Rest and Play
* The Peel Sessions

Singles|

* "The Prince"
* "One Step Beyond"
* "My Girl"
* "Night Boat to Cairo" (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"
* "The Harder They Come"
* "Night Boat to Cairo"
* "Lovestruck"
* "Johnny the Horse"
* "Drip Fed Fred"
* "Shame and Scandal in the Family"
* "Girl Why Don't You"
* "Sorry"
* "NW5"
* "Dust Devil"
* "Sugar and Spice"
* "Forever Young"

Related articles|

* Discography
* Lucky 7 Records
* Dikran Tulaine
* Our House the Musical
* 2 tone
* Zarjazz Records
* "Starvation/Tam Tam Pour L'Ethiopie"
* The Madness
* Take It or Leave It
* The Lee Thompson Ska Orchestra
* Boring (The Young Ones)
* Sick (The Young Ones)
* Unreleased album

Authority control databases |

* MusicBrainz release group

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