Sorry (I Didn't Know)

For the panel show, see Sorry, I Didn't Know.
"Sorry (I Didn't Know)"
Single by Monsta Boy featuring Denzie
Released25 September 2000
Recorded1999
GenreUK garage
Length5:50
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • Nicholas Reid
  • David Edwards
  • Steve Heyliger
Producer(s)David Edwards

"Sorry (I Didn't Know)" is a song by UK garage duo Monsta Boy featuring Denzie on vocals. It was first released in 1999 on white label, then officially released as a single the following year via Locked On Records and XL Recordings. The song reached number 25 on the UK Singles Chart,[1] and number one on the UK Dance Singles Chart in October 2000.[2]

Capital Xtra included the song in their list of "The Best Old-School Garage Anthems of All Time".[3]

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[4] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Joel Corry version

"Sorry"
Single by Joel Corry
from the album Another Friday Night
Released5 April 2019 (2019-04-05)
GenreTropical house[5]
Length3:08
Label
Songwriter(s)
  • David Alan Edwards
  • Dean Josiah Mundle
  • Nicholas James Reid
  • Steve Edmond Heyliger
Producer(s)
  • Joel Corry
  • Lewis Thompson
Joel Corry singles chronology
"Fallen"
(2018) 		"Sorry"
(2019) 		"Lonely"
(2020)
Music video
"Sorry" on YouTube

"Sorry (I Didn't Know)" was covered by English DJ and producer Joel Corry, retitled "Sorry", and was released on 4 April 2019 through Perfect Havoc and Asylum Records. It features uncredited vocals by Hayley May.[5] The song broke the record for the most Shazamed track in one day, with 41,000 Shazams on 24 July.[5] It further ascended the UK Singles Chart after being featured on British reality TV series Love Island, reaching the top 10 in August 2019.[5]

Background

Corry stated that he was influenced by UK garage growing up, and that it played a "huge role in [his] development as a DJ and a producer".[6]

Commercial performance

"Sorry" reached number six on the UK Singles Chart in August 2019.[7]

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019–2020) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[8] 40
Ireland (IRMA)[9] 3
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)[10] 38
Scotland (OCC)[11] 5
Slovakia (Rádio Top 100)[12] 42
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 6
UK Dance (OCC)[13] 1
US Hot Dance/Electronic Songs (Billboard)[14] 44

Year-end charts

Chart (2019) Position
Ireland (IRMA)[15] 34
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)[16] 41

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
Australia (ARIA)[8] Gold 35,000‡
United Kingdom (BPI)[17] 2× Platinum 1,200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Other versions

In 2006, Dutch group the Partysquad with RMXCRW and Gio released their version titled "I'm Sorry", from the album De Bazen Van De Club, which also contains samples from the David Howard remix of Monsta Boy's "Sorry (I Didn't Know)".[18] "I'm Sorry" reached No. 14 on the Dutch Single Top 100.[19]

In 2018, the House & Garage Orchestra together with Denzee recorded an orchestral version of the song for the UK garage covers album Garage Classics.

References

  1. ^ "Monsta Boy feat. Denzie | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 20 September 2019.
  3. ^ "The Best Old-School Garage Anthems Of All Time". Capital XTRA.
  4. ^ "British single certifications – Monsta Boy Ft Denzie – Sorry (I Didn't Know)". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 12 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b c d Myers, Justin (31 July 2019). "Who is Joel Corry? The man behind the record-breaking Love Island anthem Sorry". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  6. ^ "Joel Corry 'Sorry' Enters The Top 40 Charts At #38". Perfect Havoc. 26 July 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  7. ^ a b "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  8. ^ a b "ARIA Australian Top 50 Singles". Australian Recording Industry Association. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  9. ^ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Joel Corry". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  10. ^ "Joel Corry Chart History (Mexico Airplay)". Billboard. Retrieved 3 July 2021.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 31 August 2019.
  12. ^ "ČNS IFPI" (in Slovak). Hitparáda – Radio Top 100 Oficiálna. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: Select 40. týden 2019 in the date selector. Retrieved 8 October 2019.
  13. ^ "Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 September 2019.
  14. ^ "Joel Corry Chart History (Hot Dance/Electronic Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  15. ^ White, Jack (9 January 2020). "Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest songs of 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  16. ^ "End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2019". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
  17. ^ "British single certifications – Joel Corry – Sorry". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
  18. ^ "The PartySquad feat. Gio and RMXCRW's 'I'm Sorry' - Discover the Sample Source".
  19. ^ "The Partysquad vs. RMXCRW feat. Gio - I'm Sorry". Dutchcharts.nl.