Tired of Being Sorry
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| “Tired of Being Sorry / Amigo Vulnerable” | ||
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| Single by Enrique Iglesias from the album Insomniac |
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| Released | September 24, 2007(UK) September 14, 2007(Germany) April, 2008 (France) |
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| Format | CD single, digital download | |
| Recorded | 2006 | |
| Genre | Pop, Latin | |
| Length | 4:01 | |
| Label | Interscope | |
| Writer(s) | Scott Thomas | |
| Producer | Scott Thomas | |
| Enrique Iglesias singles chronology | ||
| "Somebody's Me" / Alguien Soy Yo" (2007) |
"Tired of Being Sorry" / "Amigo Vulnerable" (2007) |
"Push" (2008) |
| Enrique Iglesias singles chronology | ||
| "¿Dónde Están Corazón?" (2008) |
"Tired of Being Sorry (Laisse le Destin l'emporter)" (2008) |
"Can You Hear Me" (2008) |
| Nâdiya singles chronology | ||
| "Vivre ou Survivre" (2007) |
"Tired of Being Sorry (Laisse le Destin l'emporter)" (2008) |
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| Alternate cover | ||
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| "Tired of Being Sorry (Laisse le destin l'emporter)", with Nâdiya | ||
"Tired of Being Sorry" is the second international single released from Enrique Iglesias's 2007 album Insomniac.
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[edit] Background
The song is a cover of Indie pop band Ringside's song of the same name. Scott Thomas Ringside's song writer and lead vocalist produced Iglesias's version. Iglesias's version is essentially the same though he uses stronger synth pop elements than in the original and the line "Chandler and Van Nuys" has been changed to "Eighth and Ocean Drive" exchanging an intersection in Los Angeles to an intersection in Miami where Iglesias is based. Some fans have noted that Iglesias's recorded version sounds more similar to how Ringside plays the song in concert.
Iglesias first performed the song on his For the Fans tour and was invited by Scott Thomas to give an impromtu performance of the song during Ringside's concert at The Roxy Theatre. Iglesias also recorded a Spanish version of the song called "Amigo Vulnerable". A version of the song was recorded as a duet with French singer Nâdiya under the title "Tired of Being Sorry (Laisse le destin l'emporter)" with French lyrics and was released in France in April 2008.
[edit] Music video
The music video was directed by Jessy Terrero who had directed Iglesias's previous video "Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)" and was said to have been inspired by the movie Blade. The video depicts Iglesias as a vampire perched atop a building across from the LA skyline remembering how he was turned.
Starting with an argument with his girlfriend, Iglesias storms out of an apartment and while on the streets he spots a seductive woman and follows her into a busy underground club where she lures him into a back room and bites him. Examining himself in the mirror, Iglesias inspects the bite marks on his neck and watches how his reflection disappears.
The final part of the video has Iglesias meeting up with his girlfriend again and they embrace but then Iglesias disappears into thin air.
The song and video were featured on America's Next Top Model, Cycle 9, in an episode focused on video modeling. The remaining girls played various roles in the underground club scenes, and an alternate cut was created, which can be seen on the official CW website [2] as well as on the front page of Iglesias's Official website [3]. This version of the video was played regularly on MTV Tr3s.
[edit] Chart performance
The song topped the Finnish and Romanian singles charts, while also reaching #2 in the New Zealand RIANZ chart. However, it could only reach #20 on the UK Singles Chart, much lower than his previous single, "Do You Know? (The Ping Pong Song)" though did boost sales of the album.
In France, the version with Nâdiya went straight to number one on the chart edition of April 19, 2008, with 10,625 copies sold[1]. It is currently #1 for the eighth week, with more than 17,000 sales, which is quite rare at present in France.[2]
[edit] Track listings
- CD single
- "Tired of Being Sorry" (main version) — 4:01
- "Tired of Being Sorry" (Ean Sugarman & Funky Junction guitar mix) — 7:17
- CD single (with Nâdiya)
- "Tired of Being Sorry (Laisse le destin l'emporter)" — 4:01
- "Tired of Being Sorry (Laisse le destin l'emporter)" (album version) — 4:34
- "Tired of Being Sorry" (original English version) by Enrique Iglesias — 4:05
- "Amigo vulnerable" by Enrique Iglesias — 4:00
- Digital download
- "Tired of Being Sorry" (main version) — 4:01
- "Tired of Being Sorry (Laisse le destin l'emporter)" — 4:01
- "Tired of Being Sorry (Laisse le destin l'emporter)" (album version) — 4:34
[edit] Charts
| Chart (2007) | Peak position |
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| Belgium Singles Top 50 | 9 |
| Canadian Top 100 | 71 |
| Denmark Singles Top 40 | 14 |
| Dutch Top 40 | 3 |
| Finland Singles Chart | 1 |
| Hungarian Airplay Chart | 7 |
| Ireland Singles Top 50 | 12 |
| New Zealand Top 40 | 2 |
| Portugal Singles Chart | 9 |
| Romanian Singles Chart | 1 |
| Swedish Singles Chart [3] | 16 |
| Turkish Top 20 Chart[4] | 1 |
| UK Singles Chart | 20 |
| Chart (2008) | Peak position |
| Belgian (Wallonia) Singles Chart1[5] | 2 |
| French Singles Chart1[6] | 1 |
| German Singles Chart[7] | 46 |
| Swiss Singles Chart[8] | 6 |
1 "Tired of Being Sorry (Laisse le destin l'emporter)", by Enrique Iglesias and Nâdiya
| Preceded by "Amaranth" by Nightwish |
Finnish number-one single (by Enrique Iglesias) 45/2007 |
Succeeded by "Pelimiehet on kortilla" by Mr NordicBet |
| Preceded by "Hé, biloute! Monte l'son! Hein!" by Ch'ti DJ |
French (SNEP) number-one single (by Enrique Iglesias and Nâdiya) April 19, 2008 |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
[edit] References
- ^ "Disques : Enrique plus fort que Madonna", Antoine Masson, April 23, 2008 ozap.com (Retrieved April 24, 2008)
- ^ "Disques : Cabrel davnat Maé et Alanis", Ozap, Antoine Masson, June 10, 2008 Ozap.com (Retrieved June 11, 2008)
- ^ Swedish Singles Chart
- ^ Turkish Airplay Chart
- ^ Ultratop.be (Retrieved June 2, 2008)
- ^ Lescharts.com (Retrieved April 23, 2008)
- ^ [1] (Retrieved April 23, 2008)
- ^ Hitparade.ch (Retrieved May 14, 2008)
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