Sorry (Justin Bieber song)

"Sorry"
Single by Justin Bieber
from the album Purpose
Released	October 22, 2015 (2015-10-22)
Recorded	2014-2015
Genre	Dancehall pop tropical house moombahton
Length	3:20
Label	Def Jam
Songwriter(s)	Justin Bieber Michael Tucker Sonny Moore Justin Tranter Julia Michaels
Producer(s)	BloodPop Skrillex
Justin Bieber singles chronology
"What Do You Mean?" (2015) "Sorry" (2015) "Love Yourself" (2015)
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 Canadian Hot 100 and three weeks at number one on the US Billboard Hot 100; "Sorry" was replaced by third single "Love Yourself" on the chart dated February 13, 2016, making Bieber the 12th act in the Hot 100's history to succeed himself at number one. He also accomplished the same feat in the United Kingdom, becoming the third act ever to self-replace at the top of the UK Singles Chart. Globally, the song became one of the best selling digital music releases with over 10 million in sales in 2016 alone.^[2]