Sorry, Blame It on Me

Infobox Single
Name = Sorry, Blame It On Me


Artist = Akon
from Album = Konvicted (Deluxe Edition)
Released = flag|US July 17, 2007 [Digital]
flag|US July 24, 2007 [Radio]
flag|UK October 8, 2007 [Digital]
flag|UK October 29, 2007 [CD]
Format = Digital download, CD single
Genre = R&B
Pop Ballad
Length = 4:57
Label = Universal
Writer = Aliaune Thiam
Clinton Sparks
Producer = Clinton Sparks
Certification =
Last single = "Speaker" (2007)
This single = "Sorry, Blame It on Me" (2007)
Next single = "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" (2007)

"Sorry, Blame It on Me" is an R&B song written by Akon for the re-release of his second studio album "Konvicted". The song was co-written and produced by Clinton Sparks and released as the album's fifth single in 2007. A demo of the song leaked in February, 2007, several months before the official version became available on Akon's Myspace. The song was put on iTunes on July 17, 2007. [ [http://www.tmz.com/2007/06/13/akon-humpty-dumping/ Akon: Humpty Dumping - TMZ.com - Entertainment News, Celebrity Gossip and Hollywood Rumors ] ] The song attained the number one position of iTunes on July 21, 2007 and July 23, 2007 on separate occasions. The song was released to radio on July 24, 2007. The song debuted on the August 4, 2007 issue of the Billboard Hot 100 at number seven. [Jonathan Cohen, [http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003617308 "Plain White T's Hold Atop Hot 100 Amid High Debuts"] , Billboard.com, July 26, 2007.]

Lyrical Content

The song deals with Akon apologizing for the various events in 2006 that led him to be dropped by his sponsors Verizon. In it he apologizes to the singer Gwen Stefani, whom he toured with in the Summer of 2006 on The Sweet Escape Tour, for Verizon pulling out of funding for the tour. The song also deals with an incident in 2006 when a underage girl attended one of Akon's 21+ concerts. The girl went up on the stage while Akon performed, and Akon danced erotically with the girl. Because she was underage, Akon was the subject of much bad publicity afterward, which he addresses in the song's last verse.

Music video

The song's music video premiered on Lusiano's phone August 8, 2007 and had been added to Radio Playlist A1 on August 15, 2007. It had been posted on YouTube on August 10, 2007 after it had been premiered on Yahoo! Music.

Charts

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