Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (radio edit)
~ Recording by Blue feat. Elton John
Appears on releases
| # | Title | Length | Track artist | Release title | Release artist | Release group type | Country/Date | Label | Catalog# |
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| Official | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (radio edit) | 3:31 | Blue feat. Elton John | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | Blue | Single |
| Innocent | SINCDE43 |
| 1.1 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:29 | Blue feat. Elton John | Love: Eternal Lovesongs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | |
| 1.1 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (radio edit) | 3:27 | Blue feat. Elton John | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | Blue feat. Elton John | Single |
| Innocent | |
| 1.1 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:29 | Blue feat. Elton John | Absolute Music 42 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Absolute (compilation series brand used by Stockholm-based EVA Records) | AMCD 2042 |
| 1.6 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:27 | Blue feat. Elton John | Absolute Kidz 8 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Sweden) | EVACD 5077 |
| 1.3 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:29 | Blue | Just the Best, Vol. 44 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Ariola (German label, used worldwide in the past) | 82876 51601 2 |
| 1.5 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:28 | Blue feat. Elton John | Absolute Hits 2003 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records (Sweden) | EVACD 4033 |
| 1.6 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:27 | Blue feat. Elton John | Absolute Hits 2003 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVACD166 | |
| 1.1 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:26 | Blue | Absolute Music 41 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EVA Records ANS (Norwegian record company, not for release label use) | EVACD41 |
| 1.2 | Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word | 3:27 | Blue featuring Elton John | Eternal Love, Vol. 4 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Catalogue Marketing | 7243 583630 2 9 |
| 1.6 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:27 | Blue feat. Elton John | Het beste uit De Mega Top 50: 2003 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal TV (Netherlands & Belgium) | 981 425-6 |
| 1.2 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:29 | Blue | I Love U | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| BBC (British Broadcasting Corporation), EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | |
| 1.3 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:29 | Blue feat. Elton John | I Luv Smash! Hits | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Smash Hits (magazine), Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 7243 5 82046 2 9, VTDCD 511 |
| 1.4 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (feat. Elton John) | 3:31 | Blue | New Pepsi Chart Album 3 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), Universal (plain logo “Universal” used by Universal Music and Universal Pictures) | 039222-2 |
| 2.3 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:28 | Blue feat. Elton John | NOW 8 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Columbia (owned by Sony Music Entertainment, worldwide except JP; formerly owned by CBS between 1938–1990 within US/CA/MX) | COL 512754 2 |
| 1.9 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (radio edit) | 3:27 | Blue Feat. Elton John | Now That’s What I Call Music! 9 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Helicon Records (Israeli label), NMC Music (Israeli label owned by NMC Music Ltd., fka CBS Records Ltd. until 1988) | 20649-2 |
| 1.11 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:27 | Blue feat. Elton John | NRJ Music Awards 2004 (Edition limitée) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Media, Universal Licensing Music (U.L.M), Virgin EMI Strategic Marketing | 7243 596932 |
| 1.6 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:29 | Blue | Best of Blue | Blue | Album + Compilation |
| Innocent | 0724386324726 |
| 1.6 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (Radio Edit) | 3:30 | Blue | Best of Blue | Blue | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | |
| 1.6 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:29 | Blue feat. Elton John | Best of Blue | Blue | Album + Compilation | Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries), Innocent | 0724387488328, CDSIN18 | |
| 1.6 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:29 | Blue | Best of Blue | Blue | Album + Compilation |
| Innocent, Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | 0724386315229 |
| 1.6 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:29 | Blue feat. Elton John | Best Of Blue | Blue | Album + Compilation |
| Innocent | |
| 1.6 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:29 | Blue feat. Elton John | Best of Blue (Special Limited Fans Edition) | Blue | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | |
| 1.6 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:30 | Blue feat. Elton John | Best of Blue | Blue | Album + Compilation |
| Innocent | 07243 8754012 5 |
| 2.12 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:26 | Blue feat. Elton John | P4 bil favoritter | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint) | 7243 8647882 |
| 1.8 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | ?:?? | Elton John | Now That’s What I Call Music Years: The Best of NOW 1995–2005 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Now That’s What I Call Music LLP (British holding company) | |
| 2.6 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:30 | Blue feat. Elton John | The Platinum Collection | Blue | Album + Compilation |
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| 2.6 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:30 | Blue feat. Elton John | The Platinum Collection | Blue | Album + Compilation |
| Innocent | |
| 2.6 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:30 | Blue feat. Elton John | The Platinum Collection | Blue | Album + Compilation |
| Innocent | 094635639124 |
| 1.10 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:32 | Blue | The No.1 DJ Collection: 2000's, Volume 6 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service) | CD424 |
| 1.7 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:27 | Blue | The Best Love Ever | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI Music Poland | 5210582 |
| 3.9 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (radio edit) | 3:28 | Blue feat. Elton John | Now That’s What I Call the 00s | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Virgin TV | VTDCD 966 |
| 2.19 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:29 | Blue feat. Elton John | Me to You With Love | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), EMI TV | 50999 0 95895 2 0, VTDCD 1025 |
| 1.13 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:28 | Blue feat. Elton John | The Very Best of Sad Songs | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| EMI (EMI Records, or EMI Music only if there is no other imprint), EMI TV | 50999 9 09808 2 4, VTDCD 1020 |
| 1.18 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (radio edit) | 3:27 | Blue feat. Elton John | The Big Reunion | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.7 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:27 | Blue ft. Elton John | 100x Winter 2013 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 3.6 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:27 | Blue & Elton John | 100x Liefde 2014 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music (plain logo: “Universal Music”) | 5347690 |
| 1.5 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:28 | Blue & Elton John | Knuffelrock 2015 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
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| 1.5 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:27 | Blue feat. Elton John | KnuffelRock 2015 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music Entertainment (NOT FOR RELEASE LABEL USE! company owned by Sony Corporation of America since Oct 1, 2008; operates worldwide except in JP) | |
| 2.14 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:29 | Blue feat. Elton John | The Duets Album | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Universal Music TV (UK, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited) | |
| 6.10 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:28 | Blue ft. Elton John | Het beste uit de Top 500 van het Foute Uur 2017 (Q Music) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | 88985445872 |
| 1.3 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:31 | Blue feat. Elton John | Die ultimative Chartshow: Die schönsten Balladen | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Polystar (Germany), Universal Music Group (has logo with just “Universal Music Group”) | |
| 1.11 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (radio edit) | 3:30 | Blue & Elton John | Лучшие хиты: 2000-е | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| FP | |
| 4.2 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:48 | Elton John | Now Yearbook '76 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Sony Music (global brand, excluding JP, owned by Sony Music Entertainment) | CDYBNOW76 |
| 1.17 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:28 | Blue & Elton John | DMC the Official Hits of 2003 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.2 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:28 | Blue feat. Elton John | I Luv U | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.4 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:26 | Blue feat. Elton John | MTV 2 2003 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation | |||
| 1.1 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:31 | Blue feat. Elton John | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | Blue | Single | Innocent | SINCD 43 | |
| 6.10 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:29 | Blue | The No.1 DJ Collection: 2000s (Digital Collection) | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service) | SET474 |
| Promotion | |||||||||
| 1.1 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:29 | Blue feat. Elton John | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | Blue feat. Elton John | Single |
| Virgin (worldwide imprint of Virgin Records Ltd. and all its subsidiaries) | Sincdj 43 |
| 1.6 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:31 | Blue feat. Elton John | Classic Cuts Presents: Pop Covers | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| Music Factory (UK promotional remix service) | DJK00703 |
| Bootleg | |||||||||
| 1.11 | Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word | ?:?? | Elton John | Diamond - The Best | Elton John | Album + Compilation |
| Halahup Records | Z EL 1282 |
| 1.7 | Sorry Seems Te Be the Hardest World | 3:27 | Blue feat. Elton John | Hit Explosion 2003, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| 2003-72615-2 | |
| 1.3 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:30 | Blue | Top of the Pops: 2003, Volume 2 | Various Artists | Album + Compilation |
| [no label] (Special purpose label – white labels, self-published releases and other “no label” releases) | [none] |
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| 2.17 | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word | 3:42 | Elton John with Blue | Greatest Hits 1970 - 2002 | Elton John | Album + Compilation |
| Mercury Records (or just “Mercury”; a UMG imprint, do not use it for ©/℗ credits) | |
Relationships
| vocals: | Antony (English singer-songwriter & actor) Duncan (English singer and actor, member of “Blue”) Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) Lee (Blue) Simon |
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| guest performer: | Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) |
| music videos: | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (studio version) by Blue (UK boy band) featuring Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) |
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| recording of: | Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word (cover) |
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Related works
Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word
| lyricist: | Bernie Taupin |
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| composer: | Elton John (English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer) |
| publisher: | Big Pig Music Ltd (publisher) Chappell & Co Inc. (USA) Happenstance Limited (record and publishing company) Intersong U.S.A. Inc. (publisher) Muziekuitgeverij Artemis B.V. Rouge Booze, Inc. Universal–Songs of PolyGram International, Inc. Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music) シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division) |
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| referred to in medleys: | Commentary (Best of Blue) (order: 6) |
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| later parody versions: | Couples Counselling A |
| later translated versions: | Anteeksi on vaikea pyytää Silenzio che lo sguardo tuo parla per te Sorry (Finnish) Sorry Waar ben je Ya no hay forma de pedir perdón |
| later versions: | Sorry... |
| arrangements: | La parola piu difficile (translated) |
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