Sorry, Blame It on Me

"Sorry, Blame It on Me" is the fifth single from R&B singer/songwriter Akon's second studio album, Konvicted.

ReleasedJuly 17, 2007

GenreR&B

Length4:55

LabelKonvict Muzik, Motown Records, Interscope

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"Sorry, Blame It on Me"
Single by Akon
from the album Konvicted [Complete Edition]
Released	July 17, 2007
Genre	R&B
Length	4:55
Label	Konvict Muzik, Motown Records, Interscope
Songwriters	Aliaune Thiam, Clinton Sparks
Producer	Clinton Sparks
Akon singles chronology
"9mm" (2007) "Sorry, Blame It on Me" (2007) "Sweetest Girl (Dollar Bill)" (2007)
Music video
Sorry, Blame It on Me on YouTube

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The song was co-written and produced by Clinton Sparks. This song was made after the nightclub incident in which Akon did a sexual dance with an underage girl. A demo of the song was leaked in February 2007, several months before the official version became available on Akon's Myspace. The song was put on iTunes on July 17, 2007. The song attained the number one position on iTunes on July 21, 2007, and July 23, 2007. The song was released to radio on July 24, 2007. The song debuted on the August 4, 2007 issue of the Billboard Hot 100 at number seven.^[1] A music video directed by Chris Robinson was produced to promote the single.