Justin Bieber – Sorry (Remix Stems)
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“Sorry” is a song recorded by Canadian singer Justin Bieber for his fourth studio album, Purpose (2015). Written by Bieber, Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter, Sonny Moore, and Michael Tucker; the song was produced by Skrillex and BloodPop. It was released on October 23, 2015, as the second single from the album. A dancehall-pop and tropical house song, “Sorry” contains in its instrumentation “brassy horn bleats”, warm island rhythms and a dembow riddim 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. The song allegedly samples “Ring The Bell” by White Hinterland.
Commercially, the song topped the charts of thirteen countries. It spent 7 weeks at number one on the Canadian Hot 100 and 3 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.
According to the sheet music published at Musicnotes.com by Universal Music Publishing Group, the song is composed in the key of E ♭ major with a moderately fast tempo of 100 beats per minute. Bieber’s vocals range from the note of Eb3 to Bb4. “Sorry” is a dancehall-pop and tropical house song. It contains a “smooth but electrifying EDM beat, incorporating “brassy horn bleats”,a reggaeton rhythm,warm island rhythmsand a dembow riddim beat.It starts with a lone piano note before a distinct motif, most precisely a high-pitched coo, takes over.Bieber uses a smooth falsetto during the track. Bianca Gracie of Idolator drew parallels between “Sorry” and previous single “What Do You Mean?” for sharing “a similar tropical pop route” and found there were “a few more spritz of sweet, beachy and dancehall-inspired notes”. Many critics also found sonic similarities between both songs.