Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else

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"Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else"
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Single by Benson Boone
ReleasedFebruary 27, 2025
Genre Pop rock
Length2:36
Label
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s) Evigan
Benson Boone singles chronology
"Pretty Slowly"
(2024)		"Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else"
(2025)

"Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else" is a song by American singer Benson Boone, released on February 27, 2025.

Contents

Background

On Apple Music 1, Benson Boone described the day he composed the song to Zane Lowe:

Honestly, the day that we wrote this song, I was having a pretty weird day. I was in my head a little bit and emotional and I just walked in and I wrote it with Jack LaFrantz and the producer Jason Evigan and I was just kind of talking him through my mood and I was feeling weird and I didn't want to bring that into the studio, like I didn't want to just have a day where we're all just kind of sulking and sad and so I was like "Let's make something out of it," and when we when I first started writing that chorus like, "I'm sorry I'm here for someone else," on the piano it was really soft and slow, it was very slow down. Jason, he's got like a bunch of synths and piano and keyboards everywhere and he's like, "Dude, this is going to be a sad day," and I remember he said that and after that I was like, "No, no, no, no," and I walked over to a synth and I started playing it on the synth and I did it double time and Jack was like, "Okay, that's sick, try singing it over that," and we sung it over that a couple times and then we just moved on to the verse and like just started riffing. Writing everything on a piano definitely takes things a little slower and softer and sadder and it ended up being a really fun day at the end of it where we were all just like throwing in ad-libs and messing around and just throwing lyrics at the wall and enjoying ourselves. It just really turned the day around, so for me like that that song definitely kind of did a little 180 and turned into something that, in my opinion, is really like fun energy and a good vibe. [1]

Composition

"Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else" is a pop rock song. [2] It features pulsating synths [2] [3] and a drum loop of driving rhythm. [3] [4] [5] Lyrically, the song revolves around moving on from a relationship and bearing no ill will toward one's past love, [4] as Benson Boone describes an encounter with his old lover while waiting for his current partner at a diner and being forced to apologize. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He is hesitant to break her heart but explains "It's not personal". [3]

Critical reception

Danielle Holian of Atwood Magazine gave a positive review, praising the lyricism ("Boone's lyrical simplicity is its greatest strength here – he doesn't overcomplicate the narrative, but instead speaks directly to the heart of anyone who's experienced the awkwardness of seeing an ex when you're no longer on the same page."), production ("The blend of electronic elements with traditional instrumentation lends itself to a sound that feels both modern and timeless, a delicate balance that speaks to Boone’s versatility as an artist.") and the song's "ability to be both personal and universally relatable." [5]

Charts

Chart performance for "Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else"
Chart (2025)Peak
position
Australia (ARIA) [7] 60
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 40) [8] 51
Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders) [9] 20
Canada (Canadian Hot 100) [10] 39
CIS Airplay (TopHit) [11] 56
Estonia Airplay (TopHit) [11] 165
Germany (GfK) [12] 89
Global 200 ( Billboard ) [13] 64
Ireland (IRMA) [14] 44
Lithuania Airplay (TopHit) [15] 24
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40) [16] 25
Netherlands (Single Top 100) [17] 92
New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ) [18] 2
Norway (VG-lista) [19] 24
Romania Airplay (TopHit) [20] 82
Russia Airplay (TopHit) [11] 147
San Marino (SMRTV Top 50) [21] 35
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [22] 66
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade) [23] 51
UK Singles (OCC) [24] 25
US Billboard Hot 100 [25] 44
US Adult Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [26] 11
US Pop Airplay ( Billboard ) [27] 19

Release history

Release dates and formats for "Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else"
RegionDateFormatLabel(s)Ref.
United StatesFebruary 28, 2025 Contemporary hit radio [28]

References

  1. ↑ "Benson Boone: "Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else" & GRAMMYs Performance | New Music Daily". YouTube . February 27, 2025. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  2. 1 2 3 Mier, Tomás (February 27, 2025). "Benson Boone Bumps Into an Ex Before a Date on Catchy 'Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else'". Rolling Stone . Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Pareles, Jon; Zoladz, Lindsay (February 28, 2025). "Lizzo Returns With a Throwback-Rock Bop, and 11 More New Songs". The New York Times . Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 Gonzalez, Alex (February 28, 2025). "Benson Boone Bumps Into an Old Flame in New Song "Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else"". Collider . Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 Holian, Danielle (March 10, 2025). "Today's Song: Benson Boone Moves on With Melody in "Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else"". Atwood Magazine. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  6. ↑ Gehlich, Clare (March 4, 2025). "Benson Boone moves on and says, "Sorry I'm Here For Someone Else"". Melodic . Retrieved 13 March 2025.
  7. ↑ "The ARIA Report: Week Commencing 17 March 2025". The ARIA Report. No. 1828. Australian Recording Industry Association. March 17, 2025. p. 4.
  8. ↑ "Benson Boone – Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Benson Boone – Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else" (in Dutch). Ultratop 50. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  10. ↑ "Benson Boone Chart History (Canadian Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  11. 1 2 3 Benson Boone — Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else. TopHit. Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  12. ↑ "Benson Boone – Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  13. ↑ "Benson Boone Chart History (Global 200)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  14. ↑ "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  15. ↑ "Top Radio Hits Lithuania Weekly Chart: Mar 20, 2025". TopHit . Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  16. ↑ "Nederlandse Top 40 – week 12, 2025" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  17. ↑ "Benson Boone – Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else" (in Dutch). Single Top 100. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  18. ↑ "NZ Hot Singles Chart". Recorded Music NZ. March 7, 2025. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  19. ↑ "Singel 2025 uke 10". VG-lista . Retrieved March 8, 2025.
  20. ↑ "Top Radio Hits Romania Weekly Chart: Mar 20, 2025". TopHit . Retrieved March 21, 2025.
  21. ↑ "Top 50 – Radio San Marino RTV – 19/03/2025" (in Italian). San Marino RTV. March 19, 2025. Archived from the original on March 19, 2025. Retrieved March 19, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 10, 2025". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  23. ↑ "Benson Boone – Sorry I'm Here for Someone Else". Swiss Singles Chart. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  24. ↑ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved March 14, 2025.
  25. ↑ "Benson Boone Chart History (Hot 100)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  26. ↑ "Benson Boone Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 22, 2025.
  27. ↑ "Benson Boone Chart History (Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
  28. ↑ "Hot New Releases". Hits Daily Double . February 28, 2025. Archived from the original on March 1, 2025. Retrieved March 1, 2025.
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