Sorry for Now

"Sorry for Now"
Song by Linkin Park
from the album One More Light
Released May 19, 2017
Recorded 2016
Length 3:23
Label
Songwriter(s) Mike Shinoda [1]
Producer(s)

"Sorry for Now" is a song by American rock band Linkin Park, and the seventh track from their seventh studio album One More Light. It was co-produced with blackbear and Andrew Goldstein. The song is written and predominantly sung by Mike Shinoda.[2]

Background

Mike Shinoda spoke about how the collaboration came together in interview to the fan club "LPAssociation":

"On Sorry For Now, I had a finished vocal and a rough track that the whole band liked, but we all thought the track could use some spice. We invited Blackbear and Andrew Goldstein in with me, Chester, and Brad, and we created this vocal sample drop together that took the song to a whole new level. It was really fun having people with different perspectives and talents in the room each time."[3]

As for the idea behind the lyrics, he said:

"It's a funny song. Like, Sorry For Now is the other one on the album that I sing, and what's kind of new for us and for people who love the song is that you don't usually get a song that's a little bit lighter. It's a little lighter, like it's not supposed to be so serious. The idea of the song is like, ok, you know, the kids are upset because you're going away and you say you're sorry but in your head you're kinda like 'eh, I'm kinda not sorry.' Like 'I'm sorry because you're little and you don't get it.' I'm doing something that's a huge blessing to be able to do that no people get to do this for a living. Like, we're just so lucky. Number two, it pays the bills and you get to live in a house and you get to have clothes, food, because I go to work. And number three, I like doing it. And you're little and you don't understand all these things, so I'm gonna tell you I'm sorry but the truth is like, you'll understand this later. When you're older you'll go 'wow, I'm sure glad that my dad is in Linkin Park. Because I get to go to, like, the concerts and, like, I can get, you know, free tickets to other shows. And I've got opportunities I wouldn't have otherwise. And, you know, they make great music and I'm proud of my dad and whatever.' Like, that part of it the little ones don't understand and they will later."[4]

Personnel

Linkin Park

  • Chester Bennington – vocals
  • Rob Bourdon – drums
  • Brad Delson – guitar
  • Joe Hahn – programming
  • Phoenix – bass
  • Mike Shinoda – keyboards, programming, lead vocals

Production

  • Written by Mike Shinoda
  • Produced by Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson
  • Co-produced by Blackbear for Beartrap LLC and Andrew "Goldstein" Goldstein for Mod Squad Music Inc.
  • Additional production by Michael Keenan
  • Vocal production by Andrew Bolooki
  • Music performed by Linkin Park
  • Vocals by Chester Bennington and Mike Shinoda
  • Chester's vocals recorded at The Pool Recording Studio, London, UK
  • Mike's vocals recorded at The Warehouse Studio, Vancouver, CA
  • Music recorded at Larrabee Studios, North Hollywood, CA and Sphere Studios, North Hollywood, CA
  • Engineered by Ethan Mates, Mike Shinoda and Josh Newell
  • Assistant engineer: Alejandro Baima
  • Studio B assistant engineer: Warren Willis
  • Studio drum tech: Jerry Johnson
  • Mixed by Serban Ghenea at Mixstar Studios, Virginia Beach, VA
  • Engineered for mix by John Hanes

Charts

Chart (2017) Peak
position
Czech Republic (Singles Digitál Top 100)[5] 67
US Hot Rock Songs (Billboard)[6] 41

References

  1. ↑ Sorry For Now Metrolyrics for Universal Music Publishing Group
  2. ↑ Linkin Park – One More Light - Album Reviews Consequence of Sound
  3. ↑ LPAssociation Interview - Mike Shinoda Discusses New Linkin Park Album 'One More Light' | LP Association Forums, February 21, 2017
  4. ↑ Linkin Park im Interview: War es das letzte Album? - YouTube, April 12, 2017
  5. ↑ "ČNS IFPI" (in Czech). Hitparáda – Digital Top 100 Oficiální. IFPI Czech Republic. Note: insert 201730 into search. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Linkin Park Chart History (Hot Rock Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved August 1, 2017.
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