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"Apologize" (also spelled "Apologise" internationally) is a song written by
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, which first appeared on
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's second studio album ''
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''. It was then released as the third single from that album (fourth in Australia), along with the original recording by
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. It accordingly also served as the lead single for OneRepublic's debut album ''
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'', produced by
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. Timbaland's version omits the guitar solo after the second verse in the original, and includes an extra line of percussion, new backing vocals, and added sound samples, in addition to sound mixing and a few other minor changes. The song was the biggest radio airplay hit in the history of the
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chart in the United States, with 10,394 plays in one week, until its record was broken by
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", which was also co-written by Tedder. The song was a major hit internationally, reaching number one in 16 countries, including Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, Italy, New Zealand, Sweden, Turkey, and the Netherlands, as well as staying at number one for eight consecutive weeks on the ''Billboard'' Pop 100 chart. The song peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100, staying in the top-10 for 25 weeks, and spent 13 weeks at number one in Canada. "Apologize" earned the band a
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nomination for Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals and was ranked number 50 on the list of the ''Billboard'' Hot 100's All-Time Top Songs list from the chart's first 50 years. It spent 25 consecutive weeks in the top 10, the longest stay there for any song since "
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featuring Rob Thomas, which spent 30 weeks in 1999. It was also ranked number 10 on ''Billboard'''s Hot 100 Songs of the Decade.


Music video

An official video associated with the remix was filmed on September 19, 2007, and released in early October. The video premiered on
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's Top 20 Countdown on October 27, 2007. The video was directed by
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and was shot in a recording studio showing OneRepublic performing the song. The video also includes scenes from a
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countdown party, starring actor Brian A. Pollack. In a third version of the video, also directed by Robert Hales and associated with the remix, Timbaland is portrayed remixing the song himself. A European version of the video features clips of the film ''
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'', starring
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. A Japanese version of the video was also made available for a short time. It features the same footage as the original but has more scenes from different camera angles. It also features footage of people falling and floating in the air in slow motion. The music video currently has 502 million views.


Chart performance

"Apologize" was OneRepublic's breakout hit. In the United States, "Apologize" peaked at number two on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 for four non-consecutive weeks, first blocked from the top spot for two weeks by
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" and then for two weeks by
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' " No One". It spent 11 weeks at number three and 25 weeks inside the top 10 and peaked at number three for 10 weeks on the
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. It also topped the ''Billboard'' Pop 100 and became the third single from ''Shock Value'' to have topped the chart. It also became the album's first number-one single on the ''Billboard''
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. It is also the second consecutive single from ''Shock Value'' to reach number one on the US
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radio. It became only the tenth song to sell over 5 million by May 2011 in the US. As of February 2014, it had sold 5,819,000 copies. In late 2009, the song was ranked in tenth place on the Billboard Hot 100 Decade-End chart, making it the highest-ranking song and the only top-10 ranking song on there to not top the weekly Billboard Hot 100 chart. In the UK, "Apologize" climbed to number 32 on the strength of digital downloads alone, and peaked at number three. The song spent 28 consecutive weeks in the top 40 and 13 weeks in the top 10. The song ended 2007 as the year's sixteenth biggest selling single in Britain. In Australia, the single debuted at number 10 on the
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. The song reached number one on both the Canadian Hot 100 and New Zealand RIANZ Chart. It is the most downloaded single of all time in Australia and New Zealand. On ''Billboard'' official
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chart, the song debuted at number 16, making it the highest debut chart position of any new act in the history of the chart. It later entered the top 10. The song went gold in Russia with 100,000 copies sold. In Germany, the song was downloaded 437,000 times, making it the third best-selling download single of all time behind
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Track listing

*European CD single #"Apologize" (Timbaland presents OneRepublic) — 3:04 #"Apologize" (OneRepublic version) — 3:25 *European enhanced CD single #"Apologize" (Timbaland presents OneRepublic) — 3:04 #"Apologize" (OneRepublic version) — 3:25 #"
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" (OneRepublic remix) — 3:31 #"Apologize" (video) *UK CD single #"Apologize" (Album) — 3:04 #" Give It to Me (Laugh at Em)" (remix featuring Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z)
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— 3:16 *UK 12" single #"Apologize" (Album) — 3:04 #"Apologize" (Instrumental) — 3:04 #"Give It to Me (Laugh at Em)" (remix featuring Justin Timberlake and Jay-Z) xplicit— 3:20 #"Give It to Me (Laugh at Em)" (remix instrumental) — 3:17


Personnel

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 – lead vocals, background vocals, piano *
Zach Filkins Zachary Douglas Filkins (born September 15, 1978) is an American musician, actor and songwriter. He is a guitarist for the pop rock band OneRepublic. Biography Early life A significant part of Filkins's childhood was spent intensely studying ...
 – lead guitar, viola, backing vocals * Drew Brown – keyboards, rhythm guitar,
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 – drums, percussion *
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 – cello, bass


Covers

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covered "Apologize" on ''
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covered "Apologize" on the eighth season of ''
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covered the song as part of their weekly radio promos for their 15-year anniversary show, ''Elements''. The song is also featured on their cover album ''
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''. * Swedish alternative metal band
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covered the song on their album ''All Ends''. * Canadian post-hardcore band Silverstein covered the song on the ''
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'' compilation album. * On February 2, 2010, Soomo Publishing uploaded a parody version of this song, titled "Too Late to Apologize: A Declaration" to
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, which has more than 12.5 million views as of July 13, 2022. * Actor and singer
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released a parody cover in 2013 titled "RuPaulogize" where she discussed her experiences and disqualification on the fourth season of ''
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''. The season winner
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plays
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. * Female country singer
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and
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have also covered "Apologize".


Charts


Weekly charts


Year-end charts


Decade-end charts


All-time charts


Certifications and sales


Release history


See also

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List of number-one singles in Australia in 2007 The ARIA Singles Chart ranks the best-performing singles in Australia. Its data, published by the Australian Recording Industry Association, is based collectively on each single's weekly physical and digital sales. In 2007, 14 singles claime ...
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List of number-one hits of 2007 (Austria) This is a list of the Austrian Singles Chart number-one hits of 2007. See also *2007 in music References {{AustrianNumber1s 2007 in Austria Austria Singles 2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: Steve Jobs unveils A ...
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List of Hot 100 number-one singles of 2007 (Canada) From January 2007 to May 2007, the number-one singles in Canada were compiled by the American-based music sales tracking company, Nielsen SoundScan. The chart is compiled every Wednesday, and is published by Jam! Canadian Online Explorer, Canoe on ...
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List of European number-one hits of 2007 This is a list of the European Hot 100 Singles and European Top 100 Albums number ones of 2007, as published by ''Billboard (magazine), Billboard'' magazine. Chart history References

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List of number-one hits of 2007 (Germany) This is a list of the German ''Media Control'' Top100 Singles Chart number-ones of 2007. Number-one hits by week Notes See also * List of number-one hits (Germany) * List of German airplay number-one songs References External links ...
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List of number-one hits of 2008 (Italy) This is a list of the number-one hits of 2008 on FIMI's Italian Download and Albums Charts. See also *2008 in music * List of number-one hits in Italy External linksFIMI archives
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List of Dutch Top 40 number-one singles of 2007 These hits topped the Dutch Top 40 in 2007. Number-one artists See also * 2007 in music * List of number-one hits (Netherlands) References {{Dutch Top 40 2007 in the Netherlands Netherlands 2007 File:2007 Events Collage.png, From to ...
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List of number-one singles from the 2000s (New Zealand) In New Zealand, the Recording Industry Association of New Zealand (RIANZ) compiles the top forty singles chart each week. Sales of songs determined 75% of the sorting information, and radio airplay figures were responsible for 25%. From 18 April ...
* List of number-one hits of 2007 (Sweden) *
List of number-one hits of 2007 (Switzerland) This is a list of singles that reached number one on the Swiss Hitparade from the years 2000 to 2009 by week each reached the top of the chart. Number-one singles See also *2000s in music References {{SwissNumber1s Number-one singles S ...


References

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