I'm So Sorry Explained

I'm So Sorry
Type:promo
Artist:Imagine Dragons
Album:Smoke + Mirrors
Cover:Imagine Dragons - I'm So Sorry.jpg
Recorded:2014
Studio:Imagine Dragons Studio, Las Vegas, Nevada
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Producer:Imagine Dragons
Chronology:Imagine Dragons promotional singles
Prev Title:Smoke and Mirrors
Prev Year:2015
Next Title:Walking the Wire
Next Year:2017

"I'm So Sorry" is a song by American rock band Imagine Dragons. The song serves as the second promotional single and fourth track from the band's second studio album Smoke + Mirrors. Along with the songs "Hopeless Opus" and "Gold" on Smoke + Mirrors, the song touches upon lead-singer Dan Reynolds' depression struggles.[1] The song has peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart.

Critical reception

The song has been compared to the work of the Black Keys by music critics, with Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times comparing the song to the Black Keys' "fuzzy garage blues" sound,[2] Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone describing the song as a "Black Keys-indebted garage-blues grinder",[3] and Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic calling the song "a Black Keys number stripped of any sense of R&B groove".[4]

Re-recordings and media usage

The song was sampled for the tracks "The Arrival of Kai", "The Hall of Heroes", "The Legend of Kai", "Po Belongs", "Kai is Closer", "The Battle of Legends", and "The Spirit Realm" in the Kung Fu Panda 3 (soundtrack).

It was also featured in video game NBA 2K16 on DJ Mustard's Playlist.

Chart performance

Year-end charts

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Independent. Imagine Dragons interview: 'Lyrically it is the most raw, I feel very timid about a lot of the material'. June 25, 2015. independent.co.uk. 8 May 2015 .
  2. Web site: Review: Imagine Dragons' 'Smoke + Mirrors' a blast of strong emotions . . February 17, 2015 . June 25, 2015 . Wood, Mikael.
  3. Album Review: Imagine Dragons, Smoke + Mirrors . Dolan, Jon . 17 February 2015 . . June 25, 2015 . 18 February 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150218113512/http://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/imagine-dragons-smoke-mirrors-20150217 . dead .
  4. Web site: Smoke + Mirrors – Imagine Dragons . Erlewine, Stephen Thomas . Stephen Thomas Erlewine . . June 25, 2015.
  5. Hot Rock Songs : Dec 31, 2015 Billboard Chart Archive. Billboard. billboard.com. January 3, 2016.