Sorry (I Didn't Know) Explained

Sorry (I Didn't Know)
Type:	single
Artist:	Monsta Boy featuring Denzie
Released:	25 September 2000
Recorded:	1999
Genre:	UK garage
Label:	Locked On XL
Producer:	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]

Joel Corry version

Sorry
Cover:	Joel Corry - Sorry.png
Type:	single
Artist:	Joel Corry
Album:	Another Friday Night
Genre:	Tropical house
Label:	Perfect Havoc Asylum
Producer:	Joel Corry Lewis Thompson
Prev Title:	Fallen
Prev Year:	2018
Next Title:	Lonely
Next Year:	2020

"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.^[4] The song broke the record for the most Shazamed track in one day, with 41,000 Shazams on 24 July.^[4] It further ascended the UK Singles Chart after being featured on British reality TV series Love Island, reaching the top 10 in August 2019.^[4]

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".^[5]

Commercial performance

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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2019–2020)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)	40
Mexico Airplay (Billboard)^[6]	38

Year-end charts

Chart (2019)	Position
Ireland (IRMA)^[7]	34
UK Singles (Official Charts Company)^[8]	41

Certifications

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)".^[9] "I'm Sorry" reached No. 14 on the Dutch Single Top 100.^[10]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Monsta Boy feat. Denzie full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company. 20 September 2019.
2. Web site: Official Dance Singles Chart Top 40. Official Charts Company. 20 September 2019.
3. Web site: The Best Old-School Garage Anthems Of All Time. Capital XTRA.
4. Web site: Who is Joel Corry? The man behind the record-breaking Love Island anthem Sorry. Official Charts Company. Myers. Justin. 31 July 2019. 5 August 2019.
5. Web site: Joel Corry 'Sorry' Enters The Top 40 Charts At #38. Perfect Havoc. 26 July 2019. 5 August 2019.
6. Web site: Joel Corry Chart History (Mexico Airplay). Billboard. 3 July 2021.
7. Web site: Ireland's Official Top 50 biggest songs of 2019. Official Charts Company. White. Jack. 9 January 2020. 11 January 2020.
8. Web site: End of Year Singles Chart Top 100 – 2019. Official Charts Company. 4 January 2020.
9. Web site: The PartySquad feat. Gio and RMXCRW's 'I'm Sorry' - Discover the Sample Source.
10. Web site: The Partysquad vs. RMXCRW feat. Gio - I'm Sorry. Dutchcharts.nl.