"Sorry" is a song by American
hip hop recording artist
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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
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by American record producer
Jazze Pha, features a guest
verse
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from fellow
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-based
rapper André 3000, of
Southern hip hop group
OutKast. The track also features uncredited vocals by
Stacy Barthe.
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
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and production from
Pharrell. "Sorry" was released as a single via iTunes on November 27, 2012.
"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
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account to reveal he would be adding a verse to "Sorry", the song in which 3000 apologizes to him for past mistakes. 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.”
Charts
Release history
References
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Grand Hustle Records singles
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