She's So Sorry

{{Infobox song

| name = She's So Sorry

| cover =

| alt =

| type = single

| artist = Hedley

| album = Famous Last Words

| released = {{start date|2007|08|21}}

| recorded =

| studio = Rock Beach Recording (White Rock)
Hipposonic Studios (Vancouver)
The Warehouse Studio (Vancouver)

| venue =

| genre = Rock{{cite book|last=Bliss |first=Karen|title=Hedley Fan Lowdown|year=2008|publisher=Inside Music Books|isbn=978-1-894917-75-9|page=3}}

| length = {{duration|m=3|s=36}}

| label = Universal Canada

| writer = {{hlist|Jacob Hoggard|Dave Rosin|Tommy Mac|Chris Crippin|Brian Howes}}

| producer = {{hlist|Greig Nori|Dave Genn}}

| prev_title = Street Fight

| prev_year = 2006

| next_title = For the Nights I Can't Remember

| next_year = 2007

| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|3kBbun8xdDQ|"She's So Sorry"}}}}

}}

"She's So Sorry" is a song by the Canadian pop rock band Hedley. It was released on August 21, 2007, as the lead single from their second studio album, Famous Last Words.{{cite web|url=https://www.podomatic.com/podcasts/turned-on-with-tina/episodes/2009-06-10T19_20_34-07_00|title=Interview with Chris Crippin of Hedley|website=Podomatic|date=June 10, 2009|access-date=December 22, 2023}} A music video for the song was released in 2007, and topped the MuchMusic Countdown chart.{{cite web|url=http://www.confrontmagazine.com/2009/03/hedley-answers-fan-questions/|title=Hedley Answers Fan Questions|website=Confront Magazine|author=Angel Karmazenuk|date=March 25, 2009|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20161028084044/http://www.confrontmagazine.com/2009/03/hedley-answers-fan-questions/|archivedate=October 28, 2016|access-date=December 22, 2023}}

Background

"She's So Sorry" was written by Jacob Hoggard, Dave Rosin, Tommy Mac, Chris Crippin and Brian Howes while production was handled by Greig Nori and Dave Genn.{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/song/shes-so-sorry-mt0017758075|title=Hedley - She's So Sorry|website=AllMusic|access-date=December 22, 2023}} The track is about sending a "piss-off send-off to an ex."

The music video for "She's So Sorry" premiered in 2007 and was directed by Kevin De Freitas.{{cite web|url=https://imvdb.com/video/hedley/shes-so-sorry|title=She's So Sorry (2007) by Hedley|website=IMVDb.com|access-date=December 22, 2023}} The video was shot in August 2007.{{cite web|url=http://hedleyonline.com/web/news/2007_08_01_archive.php|title=Be in Our Video!|website=Hedleyonline.com|date=August 27, 2007|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070915164321/http://hedleyonline.com/web/news/2007_08_01_archive.php#8040197787746065590|archivedate=September 15, 2007|access-date=December 22, 2023}} The video was nominated for the MuchMusic Video Award for Best Cinematography, but lost to "For the Nights I Can't Remember" and won the Best Rock Video award.{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2008/film/awards/hedley-nets-4-muchmusic-awards-1117987568/|title=Hedley nets 4 MuchMusic awards|magazine=Variety|author=Jennie Punter|date=June 16, 2008|access-date=December 22, 2023}}

Awards and nominations

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|+Awards and nominations for "She's So Sorry"

align=center

! scope="col"| Year

! scope="col"| Organization

! scope="col"| Award

! scope="col"| Result

! scope="col"| Ref(s)

rowspan="2" | 2008

|rowspan="2" | MuchMusic Video Awards

| Best Cinematography

| {{nom}}

| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2" | {{cite web|url=http://www.muchmusic.com/events/mmva08/nominees/|title=MuchMusic Awards 2008 - Nominees|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081230005305/http://www.muchmusic.com/events/mmva08/nominees/|archivedate=December 30, 2008|access-date=December 22, 2023}}

Best Rock Video

| {{won}}

Personnel

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{{col-2}}

;Hedley

{{col-2}}

;Production

{{col-end}}

Charts

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|+Chart performance for "She's So Sorry"

! scope="col"| Chart (2007–08)

! scope="col"| Peak
position

scope="row" |Canada (Canadian Hot 100){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/hedley/chart-history/can/|title=Hedley Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118011934/https://www.billboard.com/artist/hedley/chart-history/can/|archivedate=November 18, 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 22, 2023}}

| 50

scope="row" |Canada CHR/Top 40 (Billboard){{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/hedley/chart-history/ctf/|title=Hedley History (Canada CHR/Top 40)|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20211117215749/https://www.billboard.com/artist/hedley/chart-history/ctf/|archivedate=November 17, 2021|magazine=Billboard|access-date=December 22, 2023}}

| 48

Release history

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|+ Release history for "She's So Sorry"

! scope="col"| Region

! scope="col"| Date

! scope="col"| Format

! scope="col"| Label

! scope="col"| {{abbr|Ref.|Reference}}

scope="row" rowspan="2"| Canada

| August 21, 2007

| Contemporary hit radio

| rowspan="2"| Universal Canada

| align="center"|

2008

| CD

| align="center"| {{cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/release/8294644-Hedley-Shes-So-Sorry|title=Hedley – She's So Sorry|website=Discogs|access-date=December 22, 2023}}

References