"I'm Sorry" is a song written and recorded by American country-folk singer-songwriter John Denver and released in 1975. It was the final number-one pop hit released during his career. The flip side of "I'm Sorry" was "Calypso", and, like its A-side, enjoyed substantial radio airplay on Top 40 stations.
"I'm Sorry" is an apology for forsaken love.Heibutzki, Ralph. [ Review of Greatest Hits, Vol. 2 by John Denver]. Allmusic.com. In the lyrics, the singer's love interest has left him and he's still broken up about it weeks later. Even though he tells them he's doing fine, their mutual friends know he's not. The singer confesses "I can't believe you went away."YouTube.com "I'm Sorry" by John Denver. Retrieved Oct. 11, 2024. Cash Box said it "is replete with the classic Denver touches: sweet arrangement by Lee Holdridge, and emotive lyrics."
Chart performance "I'm Sorry" reached number one on the Billboard Hot 100 chart on September 27, 1975, and scored number one on the Easy Listening chart. In Canada, it also reached number one.
Six weeks after topping the U.S. pop charts, the song was Denver's third and final number one on the Billboard Hot Country Singles chart. Billboard ranked it at number 77 on its Hot 100 singles of 1975.
Weekly charts Chart (1975)Peakposition Australia (Kent Music Report) 7Canada RPM Top Singles1Canadian RPM Adult Contemporary Tracks1Canadian RPM Country Tracks4South Africa (Springbok)8U.S. Billboard Hot 1001U.S. Billboard Hot Adult Contemporary Tracks1U.S. Billboard Hot Country Singles1
Year-end charts Chart (1975) Position Australia (Kent Music Report) 60
All-time charts Chart (1958–2018) PositionUS Billboard Hot 100242
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