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In “Sorry Seems to lớn be the Hardest Word”, Elton John tries lớn save his dying relationship yet finds it difficult to lớn simply apologize so they can move on.

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The singer perceives himself as the one who has wronged his lover and questions them on what he can bởi to mend their broken bond. Elton suggests that his partner has already given up và left when he mentions that they are not there when he wakes up. Feeling that the relationship is already over is probably the reason why he finds it hard to say sorry. 

John expresses his agony while mentioning that the situation is so unfortunate. The strange thing about the tuy nhiên is that a reconciliation seems impossible. And why? Because both parties, especially the narrator finds it hard lớn apologize for his actions.

Release Date of “Sorry Seems khổng lồ Be The Hardest Word”

MCA Records & the Rocket Record Company released “Sorry Seems khổng lồ Be the Hardest Word” on 1 November 1976.

The tuy nhiên originally appeared on Elton John’s album “Blue Moves”. And since then it has been featured on a few of his projects.

Chart Performance

“Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word” reached number one on Billboard’s Easy Listening & RPM vị trí cao nhất Singles charts, being respectively certified gold in the United States & Canada.

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The tune also charted in Australia, Ireland, the Netherlands & New Zealand. In Elton John’s trang chủ country of the United Kingdom, it peaked at number 11.

And a 2002 cover of this song by English boy band Blue, which featured Elton John, performed even better intentionally.

Ray Charles’ Cover of “Sorry Seems khổng lồ Be The Hardest Word”

Elton John was also featured on a Ray Charles’ (1930-2004) cover of this tuy nhiên in 2004. In fact Mr. Charles’ rendition is believed lớn be the last tuy nhiên he recorded before passing away in June of that year.

Writing Credits for “Sorry Seems lớn Be The Hardest Word”

This tuy nhiên was written by Elton John & his renowned collaborator, Bernie Taupin. And it marked one of the few instances where Elton created the melody và actually wrote most of the lyrics. He wrote this tuy nhiên somewhere in 1975.

And another of Elton’s trusty partners, Gus Dudgeon, produced the track. The first tuy nhiên Dudgeon & Elton worked on together was the 1970 classic “Your Song“.