Sorry (T.I. song)

"Sorry"
Single by T.I. featuring André 3000
from the album Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head
Released	November 27, 2012
Format	Digital download
Recorded	2012
Genre	Hip hop
Length	5:48
Label	Grand Hustle, Atlantic
Writer(s)	Clifford Harris, Jr., André Benjamin, Phalon Alexander, Stacy Barthe, Derel Haynes, Aldric Johns
Producer(s)	Jazze Pha, Sir Clef, Po Johns
T.I. singles chronology
"Trap Back Jumpin" (2012) "Sorry" (2012) "We Still in This Bitch" (2013) André 3000 singles chronology "DoYaThing" (2012) "Sorry" (2012)

"Sorry" is a song by American hip hop recording artist T.I.. The song was released on November 27, 2012, as the fourth official single from his eighth studio album Trouble Man: Heavy Is the Head (2012). The single, which was produced by American record producer Jazze Pha, features a guest verse from fellow Atlanta-based rapper André 3000, of Southern hip hop group OutKast.

Background

On November 19, 2012, T.I. announced the next two singles for the album would be "Sorry", featuring André 3000, followed by "Hello" featuring vocals from Cee Lo Green and production from Pharrell. "Sorry" was released as a single via iTunes on November 27, 2012.^[1] "Sorry" subsequently debuted at #36 on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs. On January 2, 2013 Andre 3000's Outkast cohort, Big Boi, took to his Twitter account to reveal he would be adding a verse to "Sorry", the song in which 3000 apologizes to him for past mistakes.^[2] T.I. had always wanted to work with Andre 3000; in an interview T.I. revealed the collaboration had finally come into fruition: “I got a record with 3000,” he told DJ Whoo Kid on Shade 45. “That’s a proud moment for me.”^[3][4]

Charts

Chart (2012-2013)	Peak position
scope="row"	US Bubbling Under Hot 100 Singles (Billboard)[5]	16
scope="row"	US Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs (Billboard)[6]	36
scope="row"	US Hot Rap Songs (Billboard)[7]	14

Release history

Country	Date	Format	Label
United States[1]	November 20, 2013	Digital download	Grand Hustle, Atlantic

References

1. "Sorry (feat. André 3000) – Single by T.I.". iTunes Store. Apple. Retrieved May 23, 2013.
2. "Big Boi To Appear Alongside Andre 3000 On New Version Of Frank Ocean's "Pink Matter" & T.I.'s "Sorry" | Get The Latest Hip Hop News, Rap News & Hip Hop Album Sales". Steven J. Horowitz. HipHop DX. Retrieved 3 January 2013.
3. "T.I. Still Wants to Work With André 3000". BET.com. 28 October 2011.
4. "T.I. Calls André 3000 Collaboration a 'Proud Moment'". Rap-Up.
5. "T.I. – Chart history" Billboard Bubbling Under Hot 100 for T.I.. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
6. "T.I. – Chart history" Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs for T.I.. Retrieved November 20, 2013.
7. "T.I. – Chart history" Billboard Hot Rap Songs for T.I.. Retrieved November 20, 2013.