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Primary artist

Justin Bieber

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Album

Purpose

Release date

October 23, 2015

Duration

3:20

Genres

Pop

Label

Def Jam Recordings

Chart performance

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Producers

BloodPop®, Skrillex

Songwriters / credits

Justin Bieber, BloodPop®, Julia Michaels, Skrillex, Justin Tranter

Sourced context

"Sorry" is a song recorded by Canadian singer Justin Bieber for his fourth studio album, Purpose (2015). Written by Bieber, Julia Michaels, Justin Tranter, Skrillex, and BloodPop; the song was produced by the latter two. It was released on October 23, 2015, as the second single from the album. A dancehall pop, tropical house and moombahton song, "Sorry" contains in its instrumentation "brassy horn bleats", warm island rhythms and a bouncy dembow riddim drum 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. Bieber has since said that the lover was Selena Gomez.

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