 Jennifer Vineyard of MTV News wrote that " Sorry " is the " album 's strongest track " and that it is a " Pet Shop Boys @-@ esque " song . Vineyard went on to say that it " ... wistfully evokes the sounds of the ' 80s @-@ era dance clubs that first lofted her toward stardom . " According to a review in the BBC 's Collective , " New single ' Sorry ' states Queen Madge 's unapologetic stance , and though the song is wrapped up in relationship sentiment , one cannot help but hear the subtext , perhaps directed at her more savage critics : ' there are more important things than hearing you speak ' . " Alan Braidwood from BBC Music called the song " lethally catchy " . Mike Pattenden of The Times and Sal Cinquemani from Slant Magazine noted that the bassline of the song utilizes The Jacksons ' 1980 song " Can You Feel It " . The song was noted by Slant Magazine as one of the best songs of 2006 . In a review of " Sorry " from Virgin Media , it wrote that the song 's musicscape features an " infectious combo of pumping , filtered synths and disco beats " . Keith Caulfield from Billboard commented that , " [ Sorry ] should keep fans hung up on Madonna 's ability to create instant radio and club classics . " He also called the song " springy " while reviewing the album . 
