(Hey, hey, hey) (Hey, hey, hey) I'm holdin' on your rope Got me ten feet off the ground And I'm hearin' what you say But I just can't make a sound (hey, hey, hey) You tell me that you need me Then you go and cut me down, but wait You tell me that you're sorry Didn't think I'd turn around and say That it's too late to apologize It's too late (hey, hey, hey) I said it's too late to apologize It's too late (hey, hey, hey) Oh, oh (hey, hey, hey) I'd take another chance Take a fall, take a shot for you Oh, I need you like a heart needs a beat But it's nothing new, yeah, yeah I loved you with a fire red Now it's turnin' blue, and you say Sorry like the angel Heaven let me think was you But I'm afraid It's too late to apologize It's too late (hey, hey, hey) I said it's too late to apologize It's too late (hey, hey, hey) Woah, woah (Hey, hey, hey) (Hey, hey, hey) It's too late to apologize It's too late (hey, hey, hey) I said it's too late to apologize It's too late (hey, hey, hey) I said it's too late to apologize, yeah (too late) (hey, hey, hey) I said it's too late to apologize, yeah (too late) I'm holdin' on your rope Got me ten feet off the ground
(Hey, hey, hey) (Hey, hey, hey) I'm holdin' on your rope Got me ten feet off the ground And I'm hearin' what you say But I just can't make a sound (hey, hey, hey) You tell me that you need me Then you go and cut me down, but wait You tell me that you're sorry Didn't think I'd turn around and say That it's too late to apologize It's too late (hey, hey, hey) I said it's too late to apologize It's too late (hey, hey, hey) Oh, oh (hey, hey, hey) I'd take another chance Take a fall, take a shot for you Oh, I need you like a heart needs a beat But it's nothing new, yeah, yeah I loved you with a fire red Now it's turnin' blue, and you say Sorry like the angel Heaven let me think was you But I'm afraid It's too late to apologize It's too late (hey, hey, hey) I said it's too late to apologize It's too late (hey, hey, hey) Woah, woah (Hey, hey, hey) (Hey, hey, hey) It's too late to apologize It's too late (hey, hey, hey) I said it's too late to apologize It's too late (hey, hey, hey) I said it's too late to apologize, yeah (too late) (hey, hey, hey) I said it's too late to apologize, yeah (too late) I'm holdin' on your rope Got me ten feet off the ground
O trecho do solo de guitarra que aparece após o segundo verso na versão original de OneRepublic foi removido na gravação de Timbaland, que também adicionou uma linha de percussão extra, novos backing vocals e samples de som.
Em uma semana, “Apologize” recebeu 10.394 plays de rádio nos Estados Unidos, tornando-se o maior sucesso de airplay na história da Mainstream Top 40 até ser superado por “Bleeding Love”, também co-escrita por Ryan Tedder.
A canção dominou a Billboard Pop 100, permanecendo no topo por oito semanas consecutivas, enquanto na Billboard Hot 100 ficou no top‑10 por 25 semanas – a estadia mais longa de qualquer faixa desde “Smooth” de Santana com Rob Thomas.
“Apologize” foi indicada ao Grammy na categoria Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals e chegou à 50ª posição na lista All‑Time Top Songs da Billboard Hot 100, além de ser a 10ª faixa mais popular do decênio segundo o mesmo órgão.
A música chegou ao número 1 em 16 países, incluindo Austrália, Alemanha, Itália e Turquia, e permaneceu na primeira posição por 13 semanas no Canadá, evidenciando seu alcance global.
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