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| Single by OneRepublic from the album Dreaming out Loud |
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| Released | 2006 (original release) November, 2007 (digital re-release) |
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| Recorded | 2006 | ||||
| Genre | Alternative rock, pop rock | ||||
| Length | 3:28 | ||||
| Label | Fueled By Ramen | ||||
| Writer | Ryan Tedder | ||||
| Producer | Greg Wells, Ryan Tedder | ||||
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"Apologize" is a pop song by OneRepublic found on their debut album Dreaming out Loud. The song has charted well around the world, reaching number one in Australia, Austria, Canada, Germany, New Zealand, Sweden, Turkey, Holland and the United World Chart. The song has reached the U.S. and UK Top 5.
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Background
The song "Apologize" was originally released by alternative rock group OneRepublic in 2006. The vocalist and writer of the song is Ryan Tedder, the lead singer of the band. According to the band's MySpace site, the song "explores the personal pain of multiple relationships gone awry and the necessity of moving on".
Music video
The original music video for the song, posted on the Band's MySpace page, features sepia-toned, grainy footage of Tedder playing the piano and singing. A new video associated with the remix was filmed on September 14, 2007 and released in early October.[1] The video had its premiere on UK music channel 'B4'. This version was shot in a recording studio where it shows Ryan Tedder singing in the studio and the other band members playing instruments to the music and scenes from a New Year's countdown party. In a third version of the video, also associated with the remix, Timbaland is shown remixing the song while the camera circles OneRepublic. Timbaland mimes singing and conducting, even though he does not sing on the song and the track was recorded by the band a few months earlier. [2] The European version features clips of the film KeinOhrHasen, which stars Til Schweiger. The video made its broadcast debut on VH1's Top 20 Countdown on October 27, 2007. A third version done by a fan is also popular which uses the remix of the song. It entails a woman reading a letter from her lover, which can be seen in shadows singing into the phone. The letter contains the lyrics to the song. Throughout the video, multiple objects relating to love and relationship spin around then near the end of the song they all burst into flames. The video was completed by Aaron Platt and is on his website, aaronplatt.com [3]
Tracks listing
- CD Single[4]
- "Apologize (Remix)" (Radio edit)
- "Apologize (Remix)" (Album version)
- "Give It to Me" (Laugh at 'Em Remix) (Radio edit)
- "Give It to Me" (Laugh at 'Em Remix)
- UK CD Single[5]
- "Apologize (Remix)" (Album version)
- "Give It to Me" (Laugh at 'Em Remix) (Radio edit)
- Australian CD Single[6]
- "Apologize (Remix)"
- "Apologize"
Chart performance
"Apologize" has become a worldwide success, making it OneRepublic's breakout hit, and first #1. In the United States' Billboard Pop 100, it has so far reached number one, like the previous single from Shock Value, "The Way I Are". It is the third consecutive single from Shock Value to top the Billboard Pop 100, and is already the album's most successful single on the Billboard Adult Top 40, so far reaching #6. It is also the second consecutive single from Shock Value to reach number one on U.S. Mainstream Top 40 radio. The song is also on its way to being a top 10 on the US Rhythmic Radio chart, which would make OneRepublic one of the first "Rock" bands in history to have a Rhythmic top 10 hit. In the United Kingdom, even though it hadn't been officially released, it climbed to number 32 based on digital downloads alone, and has since risen to number three. The song ended 2007 as the years 16th biggest-selling single in the UK[7] In Australia the single debuted at #10 on the ARIA Singles Chart, while the previous single "The Way I Are" was still at #1, and has since peaked at #1 to become Timbaland's second #1 single. In that same week, "The Way I Are" was still at #2, making Timbaland one of the very few artists to have occupied the top two positions on this chart in a single week. The song has reached #1 on both the Canadian Hot 100 and New Zealand RIANZ Chart. It is the first #1 from Shock Value in New Zealand's RIANZ Chart and has been certified platinum, It has been running 7 weeks consecutively. Fourth consecutive #1 in the Canadian Hot 100, where it spent an impressive 10 consecutive weeks atop the chart. In addition it is the first number one from Shock Value on the United World Chart. On Billboard's official European Hot 100 chart the song "debuted" at #16, making it the highest debut chart position of any new act in the history of the chart. In the 2nd week on the European Hot 100 it had entered the top 10. The song was #4 on VH1e Top 10 Biggest Hits of 2007.
Remix version
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| Single by Timbaland presents OneRepublic from the album Shock Value and Dreaming out Loud |
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| Released |  September 17, 2007 October 29, 2007 November 19, 2007[8] |
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| Recorded | 2006/2007 | ||||
| Genre | Pop, R&B | ||||
| Length | 3:04 | ||||
| Label | Interscope | ||||
| Writer | Ryan Tedder | ||||
| Producer | Greg Wells, Ryan Tedder, Timbaland | ||||
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A version of the song was featured on the Timbaland album Shock Value. This version contains a slightly different beat, using a sampled drum machine, and a sampled backing vocal. This remixed version received a good deal of radio play, and contributed to the song's overall popularity. It is sometimes credited to "Timbaland feat. OneRepublic"[9], though "OneRepublic feat. Timbaland" is the preferred credit.[10] Australian Idol 2007 winner Natalie Gauci sang the song during the final 2, she was named winner of this years Idol series on November 25 beating Matt Corby for the title. After the performance, she received positive feedback of her rendition of the song and recorded her version for her debut album The Winner's Journey. "Apologize" also became the first single to deny an Australian Idol winner an ARIA #1 single debut.
Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Australian ARIA Singles Chart[11] | 1 |
| Luxembourg Chartbreaker Top 50 [12] | 1 |
| Ö3 Austria Top 40[13] | 1 |
| Billboard Hot 100[11] | 2 |
| Billboard Pop 100[11] | 1 |
| Billboard Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Songs[11] | 118 |
| Belgium Singles Chart[11] | 3 |
| Brazilian Top 30 Dance Club Play[14] | 17 |
| Brazilian Hot 100[15] | 21 |
| Canadian Hot 100[11] | 1 |
| Danish Singles Chart[11] | 2 |
| Dutch Top 40[11] | 1 |
| Euro 200[16] | 1 |
| Polish Top 50[17] | 1 |
| New Zealand RIANZ Singles Chart[11] | 1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart[11] | 1 |
| Germany[11] | 1 |
| United World Chart[11] | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart[11] | 3 |
| European Hot 100[11] | 1 |
| Norwegian Singles Chart[11] | 2 |
| Irish Singles Chart[11] | 2 |
| Israeli Singles Chart[11] | 2 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[11] | 1 |
| Finnish Singles Chart[11] | 6 |
| Portuguese Airplay Chart[11] | 4 |
| Bulgarian Top 40 National Chart[11] | 1 |
Precession and Succession
References
- ^ http://www.myspace.com/onerepublic
- ^ Video
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ UK Single. Read section called Editorial Reviews.
- ^ Australian CD Single
- ^ BBC Music. "Top 40 Singles of the Year 2007 ". Retrieved 2007-12-30
- ^ Australian Release Dates
- ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ePyRrb2-fzs
- ^ http://www.timbalandmusic.com/
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u "One Republic - Apologize worldwide chart positions and trajectories". aCharts.us. Retrieved October 20 2007.
- ^ http://www.eldoradio.lu/music/chartbreaker/
- ^ [3]. oe3.com. Retrieved November 28 2007.
- ^ Hot100Brasil
- ^ Hot100Brasil
- ^ Euro 200
- ^ Poland Top 50
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| Ryan Tedder • Zach Filkins • Eddie Fisher • Brent Kutzle • Drew Brown | |
| Studio albums | Dreaming out Loud |
| Singles | "Apologize (Remix)" · "Apologize" · "Stop & Stare" |
| Other songs | "Mercy" · "Say (All I Need)" |
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| Studio albums | Tim's Bio: Life from da Bassment · Shock Value · Shock Value II |
| With Magoo | Welcome to Our World · Indecent Proposal · Under Construction, Part II |
| Singles | "Pony (remix)" · Are You That Somebody?" · "Here We Come" · "Lobster and Shrimp" · "Get on the Bus" · "Try Again" · "We Need a Resolution" · "Ching Ching" · "Cry Me a River" · "Promiscuous" · "My Love" · "SexyBack" · "Say It Right" · "Wait a Minute" · "Give It to Me" · "Anonymous" · "Throw It on Me" · "The Way I Are" · "Ayo Technology" · "Apologize" · "Scream" · "One and Only" · "Release" |
| Related articles | Discography · Production discography |
