I'm So Sorry

2015 promotional single by Imagine Dragons
"I'm So Sorry"
Promotional single by Imagine Dragons
from the album Smoke + Mirrors
ReleasedJune 11, 2015 (2015-06-11)
Recorded2014
StudioImagine Dragons Studio, Las Vegas, Nevada
Genre
  • Garage rock
  • blues rock
Length3:50
Label
  • KIDinaKORNER
  • Interscope
Songwriter(s)
  • Ben McKee
  • Daniel Platzman
  • Dan Reynolds
  • Wayne Sermon
Producer(s)Imagine Dragons
Imagine Dragons promotional singles chronology
"Smoke and Mirrors"
(2015) 		"I'm So Sorry"
(2015) 		"Walking the Wire"
(2017)

"I'm So Sorry" is a song by American rock band Imagine Dragons. The song serves as the second promotional single and fourth track from the band's second studio album Smoke + Mirrors. Along with the songs "Hopeless Opus" and "Gold" on Smoke + Mirrors, the song touches upon lead-singer Dan Reynolds' depression struggles.[1] The song has peaked at number 14 on the Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart.

Critical reception

The song has been compared to the work of the Black Keys by music critics, with Mikael Wood of the Los Angeles Times comparing the song to the Black Keys' "fuzzy garage blues" sound,[2] Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone describing the song as a "Black Keys-indebted garage-blues grinder",[3] and Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic calling the song "a Black Keys number stripped of any sense of R&B groove".[4]

Track listing

Digital download
No.TitleWriter(s)Producer(s)Length
1."I'm So Sorry"Imagine Dragons3:50

Re-recordings and media usage

The song was sampled for the tracks "The Arrival of Kai", "The Hall of Heroes", "The Legend of Kai", "Po Belongs", "Kai is Closer", "The Battle of Legends", and "The Spirit Realm" in the Kung Fu Panda 3 (soundtrack).

It was also featured in video game NBA 2K16 on DJ Mustard's Playlist.

Chart performance

Peak positions

Chart (2015) Peak
position
US Hot Rock & Alternative Songs (Billboard)[5] 14

Year-end charts

Chart (2015) Position
US Billboard Hot Rock Songs[6] 97

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[7] Silver 200,000‡
United States (RIAA)[8] Gold 500,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

References

  1. ^ Independent (8 May 2015). "Imagine Dragons interview: 'Lyrically it is the most raw, I feel very timid about a lot of the material'". independent.co.uk. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  2. ^ Wood, Mikael (February 17, 2015). "Review: Imagine Dragons' 'Smoke + Mirrors' a blast of strong emotions". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  3. ^ Dolan, Jon (17 February 2015). "Album Review: Imagine Dragons, Smoke + Mirrors". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 18 February 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  4. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Smoke + Mirrors – Imagine Dragons". AllMusic. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  5. ^ "Imagine Dragons Chart History (Hot Rock & Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  6. ^ "Hot Rock Songs : Dec 31, 2015 | Billboard Chart Archive". Billboard. billboard.com. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  7. ^ "British single certifications – Imagine Dragons – I'm So Sorry". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved May 7, 2023.
  8. ^ "American single certifications – Imagine Dragons – I'm So Sorry". Recording Industry Association of America. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
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