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"Fuck Apologies" is an up-tempo pop and R&B song that infuses twangy guitar rhythms, with a running duration of three minutes and 15 seconds. It was written by Joanna Levesque, Taylor Parks, Cameron Thomaz, Jason Dean, Oscar Holter, Matt Friedman and Joseph Kirkland while the song's production was handled by Matt Friedman and Oscar Holter for Wolf Cousins Productions. [1] Noah "Mailbox" Passovoy handled the song's vocal production along with Levesque, [1] which were recorded by Ryan Gladieux and Noah "Mailbox" Passovoy at Atlantic Studios and EastWest Studios in Hollywood, California. [1] The track was engineered for mix by John Hanes, [1] and mixed by Serban Ghenea at Mixstar Studios in Virginia Beach, VA. [1] It was mastered by Tom Coyne at Sterling Sound in New York. [1]

Critical reception

Idolator gave the song a positive review in which Rachel Sonis called the track a "smash" with an "infectious" chorus. [2] Bradley Stern of PopCrush praised the song for being "equal parts grown and gritty" and reminding fans why JoJo first rose to popularity. [3] Noting the authenticity with which JoJo expresses the song's anger, David Watt of UK music blog All Noise wrote that "Fuck Apologies" allows the singer to "realize her full potential." [4]

Music video

The official music video for "Fuck Apologies" was released on July 28, 2016, through JoJo's YouTube channel. [5]

Promotion

On June 6, 2016, prior to any official announcements for release of JoJo's third album. It was announced that JoJo would be joining Fifth Harmony on their 7/27 Tour as a special guest opener in promotion for their second studio album. The North American leg of the tour begun on July 27 in Manchester, New Hampshire before concluding on September 17 in Las Vegas. [6]

On July 26, 2016, JoJo debuted a short YouTube video that delivered a preview of new material to come from her forthcoming album. In it, scenes flash in and out, from present day to her past, showing what an impact music has had on her throughout the years. The video included a preview of a new emotional piano ballad titled "Music.". A more upbeat snippet of a song appeared at the end of the video later revealed to be the single. [7]

The following day, JoJo announced the release of her new album through a shot of a pregnancy test and announced the first official lead single "Fuck Apologies", through her official Facebook page. That same day, the song was released to all digital retailers for purchase. Following the release, the song's accompanying music video debuted on JoJo's official website the next day. [8]

Live performance

JoJo performed "Fuck Apologies" for the first time live during her first stop on the 7/27 Tour closing her set with the song. She also performed a clean acoustic version of the song on the Elvis Duran and the Morning Show on August 1, 2016, along with a cover of Shawn Mendes' "Treat You Better". On September 30, 2016, JoJo made her first televised performance of the song along with Wiz Khalifa on MTV's newest music show Wonderland, where she also performed albums cuts for the first time including "FAB." and "Mad Love.". On October 14, 2016, she performed the song live on the Today show.

Track listing

"Fuck Apologies"
JoJo - Fuck Apologies.jpg
Single by JoJo featuring Wiz Khalifa
from the album Mad Love
ReleasedJuly 28, 2016 (2016-07-28)
Recorded2016
Genre
Length3:15
Label Atlantic
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
  • Holter
  • Friedman
JoJo singles chronology
"When Love Hurts"
(2015)
"Fuck Apologies"
(2016)
"FAB"
(2016)
Wiz Khalifa singles chronology
"Sucker for Pain"
(2016)
"Fuck Apologies"
(2016)
"Ain't Nothing"
(2017)
Explicit digital download [9]
No.TitleLength
1."Fuck Apologies" (featuring Wiz Khalifa)3:15
Clean digital download [10]
No.TitleLength
1."No Apologies" (featuring Wiz Khalifa)3:15
The Remixes (EP) [11]
No.TitleLength
1."Fuck Apologies" (featuring Wiz Khalifa) (YesYou Remix)3:54
2."Fuck Apologies" (featuring Wiz Khalifa) (Onda Remix)3:29
3."Fuck Apologies" (featuring Wiz Khalifa) (Anevo Remix)3:50
4."Fuck Apologies" (featuring Wiz Khalifa) (Hellberg Remix)3:54
5."Fuck Apologies" (featuring Wiz Kalifa) (Jump Smokers Remix)4:56
Unplugged [12]
No.TitleLength
1."No Apologies (Unplugged)"3:23
No Apologies. - Tropical Remix [13]
No.TitleLength
1."No Apologies" (featuring Wiz Khalifa & Nyanda) (The Kemist Remix)3:12
2."No Apologies" (featuring Wiz Khalifa) (The Wixard Remix)3:40

Credits and personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Mad Love. , Atlantic Records. [14]

Recording
Personnel

Charts

Chart (2016)Peak
position
Scotland (OCC) [15] 56
UK Hip Hop/R&B (OCC) [16] 18
UK Singles (OCC) [17] 104
US Pop Digital Songs (Billboard) [18] 40

Release history

List of releases, showing region, date, format, explicitness, and record label
RegionDateFormatVersionLabelRef.
United StatesJuly 28, 2016 Digital download
  • Clean
  • Explicit
WorldwideJuly 29, 2016 [9]
United StatesAugust 16, 2016 Contemporary hit radio Clean
  • Atlantic
  • 300
  • RRP
[19]
August 26, 2016Digital download – Remixes EPExplicitAtlantic [11]
WorldwideNovember 18, 2016Digital download – (Unplugged)Clean [12] [20]
December 16, 2016Digital download – Tropical remixes [13]

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