 Confessions on a Dance Floor , wrote : " The party continues admirably with the multilingual , kick @-@ your @-@ man @-@ to @-@ the @-@ curb ' Sorry ' . " Stephen M. Deusner of Pitchfork Media wrote , " The cascades of sound wash directly into ' Sorry ' , setting up the song 's panlingual apologies and shifting bass tectonics . " Jon Pareles of The New York Times wrote that the first half of the album consists of love songs , happy and sad , and included " Sorry " into the mix . Alexis Petridis from The Guardian called the song as triumphant . Kitty Empire from the same newspaper said that " ' Sorry ' sees Madonna taking a lover to task over an insistent dance @-@ pop rush . " Alan Light from Rolling Stone called the song " throbbing " . Thomas Inksweep from Stylus magazine commented that " Sorry " and first single " Hung Up " may not be as sleazy like Madonna 's initial singles " Burning Up " ( 1984 ) or " Physical Attraction " ( 1984 ) , but they have the same modus operandi of being designed for all @-@ night dancing .   = = Chart performance = =   In the United States , " Sorry " debuted at number 70 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the issue dated March 11 , 2006 and reached a peak of 58 the following week . The same week it reached a peak of 46 on the Pop 100 chart . Its low chart performance in America was attributed to limited radio airplay . A petition was signed by about 3 @,@ 300 fans at petitionline.com. Known as the " End the Madonna U.S. Radio Boycott " ; it was addressed to Clear Channel Communications CEO Mark P. Mays . Message boards at Entertainment Weekly and VH1 were filled with entries by users showing support for Madonna , as well as conspiracy theories about why she was not played on radio . The song , however , reached the top of the Hot Dance Club Play chart for two weeks , as well as Hot Dance Airplay chart for five weeks . As of April 2010 , the song has sold 366 @,@ 000 digital units in the United States .   In the United Kingdom , it debuted at number one on the chart dated February 26 , 2006 . The song became Madonna 's 12th number one single in Britain and second consecutive single from the album to peak the British chart , after " Hung Up . " This made Madonna the female artist with most number one songs in the United Kingdom , while placing her in fifth place in overall tabulation . According to the Official Charts Company , the song has sold 200 @,@ 000 digital downloads there and was certified silver by the British Phonographic Industry ( BPI ) . In Australia , the song debuted and peaked at four .   The song peaked at number two on the Canadian Singles Chart and was certified platinum by the Canadian Recording Industry Association ( CRIA ) on April 10 , 2006 for sales of 80 @,@ 000 units of paid digital downloads . " Sorry " debuted at number five in Ireland and was on the chart for 12 weeks . Elsewhere in Europe , the song became a top ten hit for Madonna reaching the top ten of countries like Austria , Belgium ( Flanders and Wallonia ) , Denmark , Finland , France , Germany , Netherlands , Norway , Sweden and Switzerland while reaching the top of the charts in Italy , Spain and Billboard 's Eurochart Hot 100 Singles .   = = Music video = =   The music video incorporated parts of the television show Pimp My Ride , and was shot by Madonna in London in January 2006 while she was making plans for her then forthcoming Confessions Tour . It was directed by Madonna 's longtime choreographer Jamie King and featured choreography from The Talauega Brothers . Many of the performers featured in Madonna 's " Hung Up " video were in that of " Sorry " , which was shot as a continuation from the " Hung Up " video . Madonna 's parts in the video were shot first , followed by the shot of the skaters . The shoot took place for over two days .  
ĠConf essions Ġon Ġa ĠDance ĠFloor Ġ, Ġwrote Ġ: Ġ" ĠThe Ġparty Ġcontinues Ġadm ir ably Ġwith Ġthe Ġmult ilingual Ġ, Ġkick Ġ@ - @ Ġyour Ġ@ - @ Ġman Ġ@ - @ Ġto Ġ@ - @ Ġthe Ġ@ - @ Ġcurb Ġ' ĠSorry Ġ' Ġ. Ġ" ĠStephen ĠM . ĠDeus ner Ġof ĠPitch fork ĠMedia Ġwrote Ġ, Ġ" ĠThe Ġcasc ades Ġof Ġsound Ġwash Ġdirectly Ġinto Ġ' ĠSorry Ġ' Ġ, Ġsetting Ġup Ġthe Ġsong Ġ' s Ġpan ling ual Ġapologies Ġand Ġshifting Ġbass Ġt ect onics Ġ. Ġ" ĠJon ĠP are les Ġof ĠThe ĠNew ĠYork ĠTimes Ġwrote Ġthat Ġthe Ġfirst Ġhalf Ġof Ġthe Ġalbum Ġconsists Ġof Ġlove Ġsongs Ġ, Ġhappy Ġand Ġsad Ġ, Ġand Ġincluded Ġ" ĠSorry Ġ" Ġinto Ġthe Ġmix Ġ. ĠAlexis ĠPet rid is Ġfrom ĠThe ĠGuardian Ġcalled Ġthe Ġsong Ġas Ġtriumphant Ġ. ĠKitty ĠEmpire Ġfrom Ġthe Ġsame Ġnewspaper Ġsaid Ġthat Ġ" Ġ' ĠSorry Ġ' Ġsees ĠMadonna Ġtaking Ġa Ġlover Ġto Ġtask Ġover Ġan Ġins istent Ġdance Ġ@ - @ Ġpop Ġrush Ġ. Ġ" ĠAlan ĠLight Ġfrom ĠRolling ĠStone Ġcalled Ġthe Ġsong Ġ" Ġthrob bing Ġ" Ġ. ĠThomas ĠIn ks we ep Ġfrom ĠSt yl us Ġmagazine Ġcommented Ġthat Ġ" ĠSorry Ġ" Ġand Ġfirst Ġsingle Ġ" ĠHung ĠUp Ġ" Ġmay Ġnot Ġbe Ġas Ġsle azy Ġlike ĠMadonna Ġ' s Ġinitial Ġsingles Ġ" ĠBurning ĠUp Ġ" Ġ( Ġ1984 Ġ) Ġor Ġ" ĠPhysical ĠAtt raction Ġ" Ġ( Ġ1984 Ġ) Ġ, Ġbut Ġthey Ġhave Ġthe Ġsame Ġmod us Ġoper andi Ġof Ġbeing Ġdesigned Ġfor Ġall Ġ@ - @ Ġnight Ġdancing Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= ĠChart Ġperformance Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠIn Ġthe ĠUnited ĠStates Ġ, Ġ" ĠSorry Ġ" Ġdebuted Ġat Ġnumber Ġ70 Ġon Ġthe ĠBillboard ĠHot Ġ100 Ġchart Ġfor Ġthe Ġissue Ġdated ĠMarch Ġ11 Ġ, Ġ2006 Ġand Ġreached Ġa Ġpeak Ġof Ġ58 Ġthe Ġfollowing Ġweek Ġ. ĠThe Ġsame Ġweek Ġit Ġreached Ġa Ġpeak Ġof Ġ46 Ġon Ġthe ĠPop Ġ100 Ġchart Ġ. ĠIts Ġlow Ġchart Ġperformance Ġin ĠAmerica Ġwas Ġattributed Ġto Ġlimited Ġradio Ġair play Ġ. ĠA Ġpetition Ġwas Ġsigned Ġby Ġabout Ġ3 Ġ@ , @ Ġ300 Ġfans Ġat Ġpetition line . com . ĠKnown Ġas Ġthe Ġ" ĠEnd Ġthe ĠMadonna ĠU . S . ĠRadio ĠBoy cott Ġ" Ġ; Ġit Ġwas Ġaddressed Ġto ĠClear ĠChannel ĠCommunications ĠCEO ĠMark ĠP . ĠM ays Ġ. ĠMessage Ġboards Ġat ĠEntertainment ĠWeekly Ġand ĠV H 1 Ġwere Ġfilled Ġwith Ġentries Ġby Ġusers Ġshowing Ġsupport Ġfor ĠMadonna Ġ, Ġas Ġwell Ġas Ġconspiracy Ġtheories Ġabout Ġwhy Ġshe Ġwas Ġnot Ġplayed Ġon Ġradio Ġ. ĠThe Ġsong Ġ, Ġhowever Ġ, Ġreached Ġthe Ġtop Ġof Ġthe ĠHot ĠDance ĠClub ĠPlay Ġchart Ġfor Ġtwo Ġweeks Ġ, Ġas Ġwell Ġas ĠHot ĠDance ĠAir play Ġchart Ġfor Ġfive Ġweeks Ġ. ĠAs Ġof ĠApril Ġ2010 Ġ, Ġthe Ġsong Ġhas Ġsold Ġ366 Ġ@ , @ Ġ000 Ġdigital Ġunits Ġin Ġthe ĠUnited ĠStates Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠIn Ġthe ĠUnited ĠKingdom Ġ, Ġit Ġdebuted Ġat Ġnumber Ġone Ġon Ġthe Ġchart Ġdated ĠFebruary Ġ26 Ġ, Ġ2006 Ġ. ĠThe Ġsong Ġbecame ĠMadonna Ġ' s Ġ12 th Ġnumber Ġone Ġsingle Ġin ĠBritain Ġand Ġsecond Ġconsecutive Ġsingle Ġfrom Ġthe Ġalbum Ġto Ġpeak Ġthe ĠBritish Ġchart Ġ, Ġafter Ġ" ĠHung ĠUp Ġ. Ġ" ĠThis Ġmade ĠMadonna Ġthe Ġfemale Ġartist Ġwith Ġmost Ġnumber Ġone Ġsongs Ġin Ġthe ĠUnited ĠKingdom Ġ, Ġwhile Ġplacing Ġher Ġin Ġfifth Ġplace Ġin Ġoverall Ġtab ulation Ġ. ĠAccording Ġto Ġthe ĠOfficial ĠCh arts ĠCompany Ġ, Ġthe Ġsong Ġhas Ġsold Ġ200 Ġ@ , @ Ġ000 Ġdigital Ġdownloads Ġthere Ġand Ġwas Ġcertified Ġsilver Ġby Ġthe ĠBritish ĠPh on ographic ĠIndustry Ġ( ĠB PI Ġ) Ġ. ĠIn ĠAustralia Ġ, Ġthe Ġsong Ġdebuted Ġand Ġpeaked Ġat Ġfour Ġ. Ġ Ġ ĠThe Ġsong Ġpeaked Ġat Ġnumber Ġtwo Ġon Ġthe ĠCanadian ĠSing les ĠChart Ġand Ġwas Ġcertified Ġplatinum Ġby Ġthe ĠCanadian ĠRecording ĠIndustry ĠAssociation Ġ( ĠCR IA Ġ) Ġon ĠApril Ġ10 Ġ, Ġ2006 Ġfor Ġsales Ġof Ġ80 Ġ@ , @ Ġ000 Ġunits Ġof Ġpaid Ġdigital Ġdownloads Ġ. Ġ" ĠSorry Ġ" Ġdebuted Ġat Ġnumber Ġfive Ġin ĠIreland Ġand Ġwas Ġon Ġthe Ġchart Ġfor Ġ12 Ġweeks Ġ. ĠElse where Ġin ĠEurope Ġ, Ġthe Ġsong Ġbecame Ġa Ġtop Ġten Ġhit Ġfor ĠMadonna Ġreaching Ġthe Ġtop Ġten Ġof Ġcountries Ġlike ĠAustria Ġ, ĠBelgium Ġ( ĠF landers Ġand ĠWall onia Ġ) Ġ, ĠDenmark Ġ, ĠFinland Ġ, ĠFrance Ġ, ĠGermany Ġ, ĠNetherlands Ġ, ĠNorway Ġ, ĠSweden Ġand ĠSwitzerland Ġwhile Ġreaching Ġthe Ġtop Ġof Ġthe Ġcharts Ġin ĠItaly Ġ, ĠSpain Ġand ĠBillboard Ġ' s ĠEuro chart ĠHot Ġ100 ĠSing les Ġ. Ġ Ġ Ġ= Ġ= ĠMusic Ġvideo Ġ= Ġ= Ġ Ġ ĠThe Ġmusic Ġvideo Ġincorporated Ġparts Ġof Ġthe Ġtelevision Ġshow ĠP imp ĠMy ĠRide Ġ, Ġand Ġwas Ġshot Ġby ĠMadonna Ġin ĠLondon Ġin ĠJanuary Ġ2006 Ġwhile Ġshe Ġwas Ġmaking Ġplans Ġfor Ġher Ġthen Ġforthcoming ĠConf essions ĠTour Ġ. ĠIt Ġwas Ġdirected Ġby ĠMadonna Ġ' s Ġlongtime Ġchore ographer ĠJamie ĠKing Ġand Ġfeatured Ġchore ography Ġfrom ĠThe ĠT ala ue ga ĠBrothers Ġ. ĠMany Ġof Ġthe Ġperformers Ġfeatured Ġin ĠMadonna Ġ' s Ġ" ĠHung ĠUp Ġ" Ġvideo Ġwere Ġin Ġthat Ġof Ġ" ĠSorry Ġ" Ġ, Ġwhich Ġwas Ġshot Ġas Ġa Ġcontinuation Ġfrom Ġthe Ġ" ĠHung ĠUp Ġ" Ġvideo Ġ. ĠMadonna Ġ' s Ġparts Ġin Ġthe Ġvideo Ġwere Ġshot Ġfirst Ġ, Ġfollowed Ġby Ġthe Ġshot Ġof Ġthe Ġsk aters Ġ. ĠThe Ġshoot Ġtook Ġplace Ġfor Ġover Ġtwo Ġdays Ġ. Ġ Ġ