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Apologize

Release date: 11th November 2007

From Dreaming Out Loud
Track 4
3:28
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The debut single from OneRepublic's first album 'Dreaming Out Loud', released in 2007 via Interscope Records. A Timbaland remix became the lead single, reaching number two on the Billboard Hot 100 chart.

Ryan Tedder's lyric adopts the voice of someone ending a relationship past the point of repair. 'It's too late to apologize,' he repeats across the chorus, the refrain delivered with a kind of exhausted finality. The imagery stays simple: a rope held ten feet off the ground, a fire that once burned red now turning blue. The song frames apology not as reconciliation but as a gesture arriving after the decision has already been made.

The production pairs piano chords with a restrained electronic pulse, the arrangement building gradually without overwhelming the vocal. It's a breakup song that refuses melodrama, choosing clarity over catharsis.

"Apologize" is a single by OneRepublic , from the album Dreaming Out Loud, released 11th November 2007. The track is 3:28 long. It's filed under Rock. Full lyrics are available below.

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Apologize

I'm holding on your rope
Got me ten feet off the ground
And I'm hearing what you say
But I just can't make a sound
You tell me that you need me
Then you go and cut me down, but wait
You tell me that you're sorry
Didn't think I'd turn around, and say
That it's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize
It's too late
I'd take another chance, take a fall
Take a shot for you
And I need you like a heart needs a beat
But it's nothing new yeah
I loved you with a fire red
Now it's turning blue, and you say
I'm sorry like an angel
Heaven let me think was you
But I'm afraid
It's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize
It's too late
It's too late to apologize, it's too late
I said it's too late to apologize
It's too late
I said it's too late to apologize, yeah
I said it's too late to apologize, yeah
I'm holding on your rope, got me ten feet off
The ground

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11th November 2007
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  1. 1Say (All I Need)
    3:51
  2. 2Mercy
    4:01
  3. 3Stop and Stare
    3:44
  4. 4Apologize
    3:28

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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Ryan Tedder
    Producer
    Greg Wells, Ryan Tedder
    Co-Producer
    Timbaland
    Engineer
    Ari Raskin, Craig Durrance, Joe Zook
    Bass
    Brent Kutzle
    Drums
    Eddie Fisher
    Guitar
    Drew Brown, Ryan Tedder, Zach Filkins
    Keyboards
    Drew Brown, Ryan Tedder
    Assistant Recording Engineer
    Fareed “Rip” Salamah
    Background Vocals
    Brent Kutzle, Drew Brown, Zach Filkins
    Cello
    Brent Kutzle
    Lead Vocals
    Ryan Tedder
    Mastering Engineer
    Brian Gardner
    Mixing Engineer
    Joe Zook
    Percussion
    Eddie Fisher
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