"I Love You, I'm Sorry" | ||||
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from the album The Secret of Us | ||||
Released | October 11, 2024 | |||
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Length | 2:37 | |||
Label | Interscope | |||
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"I Love You, I'm Sorry" on YouTube |
"I Love You, I'm Sorry" is a song by the American singer-songwriter Gracie Abrams from her second studio album, The Secret of Us (2024). The song was written by Abrams, Aaron Dessner, and Audrey Hobert, with production handled by Abrams and Dessner. It was recorded at Dessner's Long Pond Studio in the Hudson Valley, in Los Angeles, and at Smilo Sound in Brooklyn. The track is a continuation of her 2020 song "I Miss You, I'm Sorry", and provides a new outlook on the relationship first presented in the song. Though both tracks are sonically similar, "I Love You, I'm Sorry" is a more chaotic track.
Interscope Records released it as the third single from The Secret of Us on October 11, 2024. Also during October, Vevo released a live performance of the track and Abrams performed the song at a rally for then-United States presidential candidate Kamala Harris. She performed the song with Taylor Swift during select shows of the Eras Tour and included it in the set list of the Secret of Us Tour throughout 2024 and 2025. In December 2024, she performed the song during her Saturday Night Live debut. The song was deemed the album's best track by The Sydney Morning Herald and Rolling Stone considered it one of the best songs of the year. It peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Global 200 and reached the national charts of numerous countries. The track received gold certifications in Belgium, Greece, Poland, Spain, the United Kingdom, and the United States; platinum in New Zealand and Portugal; and two-times platinum in Canada.
Gracie Abrams produced every song on her second studio album, The Secret of Us (2024) with Aaron Dessner also produced every track; Abrams wrote every track while Dessner and Audrey Hobert provided songwriting to certain tracks. [1] [a] Abrams began working on the album while touring with Taylor Swift on the Eras Tour; [2] Abrams said the tour "informed so much about how [she] went about writing [The Secret of Us]". [3]
"I Love You, I'm Sorry" was recorded by Bella Blasko at Dessner's Long Pond Studio in the Hudson Valley, in Los Angeles by James McAlister, and at Smilo Sound in Brooklyn by Rob Moose. It was mixed by Serban Ghenea with assistance from Bryce Bordone at MixStar Studios in Virginia Beach, Virginia. Randy Merrill handled its mastering at Sterling Sound in Edgewater, New Jersey. The track was written and produced by Abrams and Dessner, while Hobert provided additional songwriting. [1]
"I Love You, I'm Sorry" is 2 minutes and 37 seconds long. [4] The story in "I Love You, I'm Sorry" is a continuation of Abrams' 2020 song "I Miss You, I'm Sorry". [5] Abrams described the former as "the book end that goes to the story", providing a new outlook on the relationship that was first written about in the latter. [6] Sonically, the two tracks are similar, though "I Love You, I'm Sorry" is more chaotic. Her vocals mix between sounding guilty and nonchalant, and she is written as the song's villain; though, her use of self-awareness keeps the listener "on her side". [5] During the track's climax, she intensifies her soft vocals, creating unresolved tension. [7] Clash's Igor Bannikov observed similarities between the song and the music of the American musician Phoebe Bridgers. He also believed the lyric "I push my luck, it shows / Thankful you don’t send someone to kill me" showcases Abrams' talent for storytelling, thanks to the influence of her father. [8]
"I Love You, I'm Sorry" is the fourth track on The Secret of Us, which was released on June 21, 2024, by Interscope Records. [9] On October 2, Vevo released a live version of song as a part of their performance series, Extended Play. [10] The song was released as the third single from the album on October 11. [11] [12] [13] She performed "I Love You, I'm Sorry" and the album song "Free Now" at a rally for then-United States presidential candidate Kamala Harris on October 30, in Madison, Wisconsin. [14] During the Eras Tour on November 16, Abrams and Swift performed a mashup of "I Love You, I'm Sorry" and Swift's song "Out of the Woods" (2016). [15] The two also performed a mashup of "I Love You, I'm Sorry" and Swift's song "Last Kiss" (2010) during the final two shows in December. [15] On December 14, Abrams made her Saturday Night Live debut, performing "I Love You, I'm Sorry" alongside "That's So True" (2024). [16] She included the song in the set list of the Secret of Us Tour throughout 2024 and 2025. [17]
Hobert, Abrams' best friend, directed by the music video for "I Love You, I'm Sorry", [18] which premiered on July 17, 2024. [19] The video depicts Abrams riding a bicycle on the beach, drinking with friends, leaning out of a car's window with wind blowing through her hair, and reading a book in bed. [19] [20] It then shows her entering an award ceremony late, and receiving an award titled "Asshole of the Year". [19] She opens the award to reveal a microphone and continues singing the song into the microphone as she crowd surfs. [19] [20] Writing for Dazed , Habi Diallo opined the video shows "a new playful side of Abrams", calling it "satirical and cinematic". [18]
Upon its release, "I Love You, I'm Sorry" was met with positive reviews. In a review of The Secret of Us for The Sydney Morning Herald, Tom W. Clarke deemed it the album's best song; he called it "a gorgeously constructed masterclass in pop storytelling" and lauded Abrams' vocals and lyricism. [21] Rolling Stone included the track at number 60 in their list of the best songs of 2024. Larisha Paul mentioned Abrams' "architectural gift for crafting a great bridge", and described the one in "I Love You, I'm Sorry" as a "career best". [5]
In North America, it debuted at number 83 on the Billboard Hot 100 for the week ending August 17, 2024, marking Abrams' fifth entry to the chart, following "Everywhere, Everything", "Close to You", "Risk", and "Us". Later, it rose to its current peak position of 19. [22] At the time, it was her highest charting song on the Hot 100, [11] until "That's So True" surpassed it in November. [23] In Canada, the song reached number 14 on the Canadian Hot 100 for the week ending October 26, 2024. [24] It peaked at number 4 on the UK Singles Chart. [25] Elsewhere, the song reached number-one in Ireland [26] and charted in the top 20 in several countries, including Lebanon, [27] New Zealand, [28] and Australia. [29] The song debuted at number 141 on the Billboard Global 200 chart for the week of August 17, and later climbed to its peak position of 14 on the week ending October 26. [30] It was certified gold in the United States by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on October 11. [12] It peaked at number 4 on the TikTok Billboard Top 50 chart dated October 17. [31]
Credits are adapted from the liner notes of The Secret of Us. [1]
Weekly charts
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Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
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Belgium (BEA) [51] | Gold | 20,000‡ |
Canada (Music Canada) [52] | 2× Platinum | 160,000‡ |
New Zealand (RMNZ) [53] | Platinum | 30,000‡ |
Poland (ZPAV) [54] | Gold | 25,000‡ |
Portugal (AFP) [55] | Platinum | 10,000‡ |
Spain (PROMUSICAE) [56] | Gold | 30,000‡ |
United Kingdom (BPI) [57] | Gold | 400,000‡ |
United States (RIAA) [12] | Gold | 500,000‡ |
Streaming | ||
Greece (IFPI Greece) [58] | Gold | 1,000,000† |
‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone. |
Region | Date | Format | Version | Label | Ref. |
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Various | June 21, 2024 | Original | Interscope | [59] | |
October 11, 2024 | Live from Vevo | [60] |
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