"She's So Sorry" is a song by Canadian
pop rock
Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre with an emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than rock music. Originating in the late 1950s as an alternative to normal rock and roll, earl ...
band
Hedley. It was released on August 21, 2007, as the lead single from their second studio album, ''
Famous Last Words''.
A music video for the song was released in 2007, and topped the
MuchMusic
Much (an abbreviation for its full name MuchMusic) is a Canadian English language specialty channel owned by BCE Inc. through its Bell Media subsidiary that airs programming aimed at teenagers and young adults.
MuchMusic launched on August 31 ...
Countdown chart.
Background
"She's So Sorry" was written by
Jacob Hoggard
Jacob William Hoggard (born July 9, 1984) is a Canadian convicted sex offender and former singer-songwriter who was the lead singer for the pop-rock band Hedley. Before Hedley was formed, Hoggard competed on the second season of ''Canadian Ido ...
,
Dave Rosin
Dave Cameron Rosin (born July 28, 1981) is a Canadian guitarist and singer. Rosin was the lead guitarist of the rock band Hedley.
Career
Dave Cameron Rosin was part of a band named ''Day Theory'' in 2003. Rosin, Tommy Mac and Chris Crippin were ...
,
Tommy Mac,
Chris Crippin
Chris Crippin (born August 4, 1974) is a Canadian musician. He is best known as the former drummer of the rock band Hedley. Crippin departed the band in 2017.
Outside of Hedley, he was the drum technician on the 2000 album ''Drawing Black Lines' ...
and
Brian Howes
Brian Howes, also known as Howes, is a Canadian songwriter and record producer.
Career
Howes played in a British Columbia band, Young Guns, and later fronted the group DDT which blended punk, ska, and rap. The band was signed to Metallica drumme ...
while production was handled by
Greig Nori and
Dave Genn
David Robert Madison Genn is a Canadian musician, producer, and songwriter. He is a member of the rock group 54-40, and a former member of the Matthew Good Band.
Early life
Genn was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on 2 March 1969. He is the ...
. The track is about sending a "piss-off send-off to an ex."
The music video for "She's So Sorry" premiered in 2007 and was directed by Kevin De Freitas. The video was shot in August 2007. The video was nominated for the
MuchMusic Video Award for Best Cinematography, but lost to "
For the Nights I Can't Remember" and won the
Best Rock Video
The MTV Video Music Award for Best Rock was first given out in , one of the four original genre categories added to the VMAs that year. In its first year, the award was called Best Heavy Metal Video, and from 1990 to 1995, it was renamed Best Meta ...
award.
Awards and nominations
Personnel
;Hedley
*
Jacob Hoggard
Jacob William Hoggard (born July 9, 1984) is a Canadian convicted sex offender and former singer-songwriter who was the lead singer for the pop-rock band Hedley. Before Hedley was formed, Hoggard competed on the second season of ''Canadian Ido ...
– lead vocals
*
Dave Rosin
Dave Cameron Rosin (born July 28, 1981) is a Canadian guitarist and singer. Rosin was the lead guitarist of the rock band Hedley.
Career
Dave Cameron Rosin was part of a band named ''Day Theory'' in 2003. Rosin, Tommy Mac and Chris Crippin were ...
– guitar
*
Tommy Mac – bass guitar
*
Chris Crippin
Chris Crippin (born August 4, 1974) is a Canadian musician. He is best known as the former drummer of the rock band Hedley. Crippin departed the band in 2017.
Outside of Hedley, he was the drum technician on the 2000 album ''Drawing Black Lines' ...
– drums, percussion
;Production
*
Greig Nori – producer
*
Dave Genn
David Robert Madison Genn is a Canadian musician, producer, and songwriter. He is a member of the rock group 54-40, and a former member of the Matthew Good Band.
Early life
Genn was born in Vancouver, British Columbia, on 2 March 1969. He is the ...
– producer
Charts
Release history
References
{{Hedley
2007 singles
Hedley (band) songs
Songs written by Jacob Hoggard
2007 songs
Songs written by Brian Howes