Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word

"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
Single by Blue featuring Elton John
from the album One Love
B-side	"Sweet Thing"
Released	9 December 2002
Length	3:41 (album version); 3:31 (radio edit);
Label	Virgin, Innocent
Composer(s)	Elton John
Lyricist(s)	Bernie Taupin
Producer(s)	StarGate
Blue singles chronology
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Music video
	Blue featuring Elton John – "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" at YouTube

"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word"
Single by Elton John
from the album Blue Moves
B-side	"Shoulder Holster"
Released	1 November 1976
Recorded	22 March 1976
Studio	Eastern Sound, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Length	3:48
Label	Rocket (UK); MCA (US)
Songwriter(s)	Elton John; Bernie Taupin;
Producer(s)	Gus Dudgeon
Elton John singles chronology
Music video
	"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" at YouTube

"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" is a 1976 song by Elton John and was taken from his 11th studio album Blue Moves. It went to number 6 in the United States, number 3 in Canada and Ireland, number 11 in the United Kingdom and Australia and number 7 in New Zealand.

Blue version[change | change source]

In 2002 British band Blue covered Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word for their second studio album One Love. It also featured Elton John for this duet. It went to number 1 in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Hungary and Scotland and made the top 10 in 16 additional countries except for Australia where it made only number 43.

Track listings[change | change source]

UK CD1^[1]

"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (radio edit) – 3:31
"Lonely This Christmas" – 2:08
"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (Ruffin Ready Soul Mix) – 3:51
Video interactive element – 3:30

UK CD2^[2]

"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (radio edit) – 3:31
"Album Medley" – 5:44
"Sweet Thing" – 3:38
Video interactive element – 3:30

UK cassette single^[3]

"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (radio edit) – 3:31
"Album Medley" – 5:44
"Sweet Thing" – 3:38

Other websites[change | change source]

↑ Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (UK CD1 liner notes). Blue. Virgin Records, Innocent Records. 2002. SINDX43, 7243 5 46914 0 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (UK CD2 liner notes). Blue. Virgin Records, Innocent Records. 2002. SINCD 43, 7243 5 46913 0 0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
↑ Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (UK cassette single sleeve). Blue. Virgin Records, Innocent Records. 2002. SINC43, 7243 5 46913 4 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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[ukcd1-1] Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (UK CD1 liner notes). Blue. Virgin Records, Innocent Records. 2002. SINDX43, 7243 5 46914 0 9.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[2] Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (UK CD2 liner notes). Blue. Virgin Records, Innocent Records. 2002. SINCD 43, 7243 5 46913 0 0.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[3] Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (UK cassette single sleeve). Blue. Virgin Records, Innocent Records. 2002. SINC43, 7243 5 46913 4 8.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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1960s	"I've Been Loving You" (1968) "Skyline Pigeon" (1968) "Lady Samantha" (1969) "It's Me That You Need" (1969)
1970s	"Border Song" (1970) "Rock and Roll Madonna" (1970) "From Denver to L.A." (1970) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1970) "Your Song" (1970) "Ballad of a Well-Known Gun" (1970) "Come Down in Time" (1970) "Son of Your Father" (1970) "My Father's Gun" (1970) "Where to Now St. Peter?" (1970) "Amoreena" (1970) "Talking Old Soldiers" (1970) "Burn Down the Mission" (1970) "Friends" (1971) "Levon" (1971) "Indian Sunset" (1971) "Tiny Dancer" (1972) "Rocket Man" (1972) "Honky Cat" (1972) "I Think I'm Going to Kill Myself" (1972) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters" (1972) "Crocodile Rock" (1972) "Elderberry Wine" (1972) "Daniel" (1972) "Have Mercy on the Criminal" (1972) "Teacher I Need You" (1973) "Funeral for a Friend/Love Lies Bleeding" (1973) "Saturday Night's Alright for Fighting" (1973) "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" (1973) "Step into Christmas" (1973) "Candle in the Wind" (1974) "Bennie and the Jets" (1974) "Harmony" (1974) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1974) "The Bitch Is Back" (1974) "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" (1974) "Philadelphia Freedom" (1975) "I Saw Her Standing There" (1975) "Someone Saved My Life Tonight" (1975) "We All Fall in Love Sometimes" (1975) "Island Girl" (1975) "Grow Some Funk of Your Own" (1976) "I Feel Like a Bullet (In the Gun of Robert Ford)" (1976) "Pinball Wizard" (1976) "Don't Go Breaking My Heart" (1976) "One Horse Town" (1976) "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" (1976) "Bite Your Lip (Get Up and Dance!)" (1977) "Crazy Water" (1977) "The Goaldiggers Song" (1977) "Ego" (1978) "Part-Time Love" (1978) "I Don't Care" (1978) "Song for Guy" (1978) "Are You Ready for Love" (1979) "Mama Can't Buy You Love" (1979) "Johnny B. Goode" (1979)
1980s	"Little Jeannie" (1980) "Sartorial Eloquence (Don't Ya Wanna Play This Game No More?)" (1980) "Dear God" (1980) "Whatever Gets You Thru the Night" (1981) "Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever" (1981) "Blue Eyes" (1982) "Empty Garden (Hey Hey Johnny)" (1982) "Ball and Chain" (1982) "All Quiet on the Western Front" (1982) "I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" (1983) "I'm Still Standing" (1983) "Kiss the Bride" (1983) "Sad Songs (Say So Much)" (1984) "Passengers" (1984) "Nikita" (1985) "That's What Friends Are For" (1985) "Wrap Her Up" (1985) "Heartache All Over the World" (1986) "Slow Rivers" (1986) "Take Me to the Pilot" (1988) "I Don't Wanna Go On with You Like That" (1988) "Town of Plenty" (1988) "Mona Lisas and Mad Hatters (Part Two)" (1988) "Healing Hands" (1989) "Sacrifice" (1989)
1990s	"Club at the End of the Street" (1990) "You Gotta Love Someone" (1990) "Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" (1991) "The One" (1992) "Runaway Train" (1992) "The Last Song" (1992) "Simple Life" (1993) "True Love" (1993) "Shakey Ground" (1994) "Ain't Nothing Like the Real Thing" (1994) "Can You Feel the Love Tonight" (1994) "Circle of Life" (1994) "Believe" (1995) "Made in England" (1995) "When the Money's Gone" (1995) "You Can Make History (Young Again)" (1996) "Live Like Horses" (1996) "The Madness of King Scar" (1997) "Something About the Way You Look Tonight" (1997) "Candle in the Wind 1997" (1997) "Written in the Stars" (1999)
2000s	"I Want Love" (2001) "This Train Don't Stop There Anymore" (2002) "Original Sin" (2002) "Are You Ready for Love" (2003) "Ghetto Gospel" (2005) "Electricity" (2005) "The Bridge" (2006) "Joseph, Better You than Me" (2008) "Tiny Dancer (Hold Me Closer)" (2009)
2010s	"Good Morning to the Night" (2012) "Sad" (2012) "Looking Up" (2015) "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again" (2019)
2020s	"Ordinary Man" (2020) "Sine from Above" (2020) "Learn to Fly" (2020) "The Pink Phantom" (2020) "It's a Sin" (2021) "Cold Heart" (2021) "Merry Christmas" (2021) "Sausage Rolls for Everyone" (2021) "Hold Me Closer" (2022)
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Studio albums	All Rise One Love Guilty Roulette Colours Heart & Soul
Compilation albums	The Remixes Best of Blue 4ever Blue The Platinum Collection Ultimate Blue
Singles	"All Rise" "Too Close" "If You Come Back" "Fly By II" "Best in Me" "One Love" "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" "U Make Me Wanna" "Guilty" "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" "Breathe Easy" "Bubblin'" "Curtain Falls" "Get Down on It" "Only Words I Know" "I Can" "Hurt Lovers" "Without You" "Haven't Found You Yet"
Other singles	"I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday"
Tours	The Big Reunion Roulette Tour
Related articles	Discography Eurovision: Your Country Needs Blue United Kingdom in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011