She's So Sorry

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"She's So Sorry"
Single by Hedley
from the album Famous Last Words
ReleasedAugust 21, 2007 (2007-08-21)
Studio Rock Beach Recording (White Rock)
Hipposonic Studios (Vancouver)
The Warehouse Studio (Vancouver)
Genre Rock [1]
Length3:36
Label Universal Canada
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Hedley singles chronology
"Street Fight"
(2006)
"She's So Sorry"
(2007)
"For the Nights I Can't Remember"
(2007)
Music video
"She's So Sorry" on YouTube

"She's So Sorry" is a song by Canadian pop rock band Hedley. It was released on August 21, 2007, as the lead single from their second studio album, Famous Last Words . [2] A music video for the song was released in 2007, and topped the MuchMusic Countdown chart. [3]

Contents

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. [4] The track is about sending a "piss-off send-off to an ex." [1]

The music video for "She's So Sorry" premiered in 2007 and was directed by Kevin De Freitas. [5] The video was shot in August 2007. [6] 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. [7]

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations for "She's So Sorry"
YearOrganizationAwardResultRef(s)
2008 MuchMusic Video Awards Best Cinematography Nominated [8]
Best Rock Video Won

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for "She's So Sorry"
Chart (2007–08)Peak
position
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [9] 50
Canada CHR/Top 40 ( Billboard ) [10] 48

Release history

Release history for "She's So Sorry"
RegionDateFormatLabelRef.
CanadaAugust 21, 2007 Contemporary hit radio Universal Canada [2]
2008 CD [11]

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