Apologize (Ed Ames song)
| "Apologize" | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Single by Ed Ames | ||||
| from the album Sings Apologize | ||||
| B-side | "The Wind Will Change Tomorrow (Cuando Sali de Cuba)" | |||
| Released | April 1968 | |||
| Studio | RCA's Music Center of the World, Hollywood, California | |||
| Genre | ||||
| Length | 2:07 | |||
| Label | RCA Victor Records | |||
| Songwriters | Jimmy Griffin and Michael Z. Gordon | |||
| Producer | Jim Foglesong | |||
| Ed Ames singles chronology | ||||
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"Apologize" is a 1967 song written by Jimmy Griffin and Michael Z. Gordon which won a BMI Award in 1968.[1] The song was first recorded as a single by Brian Hyland in 1967, but hit the charts in the version by Ed Ames in June 1968, reaching No. 9 on the Metro Markets Juke Box chart.[2]
"Apologize" debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 in the issue dated May 11, 1968, peaking at No. 79 during six-week run the chart.[3] The single reached a higher No. 66 on the Cashbox Top 100 Singles.[4] The single also climbed to No. 10 on the Billboard Easy Listening chart.[5] "Apologize" achieved more pop success in Canada, where it was ranked at No. 47 on the RPM Top 100 Singles charts.[6]
Charts
| Chart (1968) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| US Billboard Hot 100[3] | 79 |
| US Cashbox Top 100 Singles[4] | 66 |
| US Billboard Easy Listening[5] | 10 |
| CAN RPM Top 100 Singles[6] | 47 |
References
- ↑ Joel Whitburn Presents Across the Charts The Sixties p437
- ↑ Billboard - 27 Apr 1968 - Page 74 *ED AMES-APOLOGIZE (Prod. Jim Foglesong) (Writers: Gordon-Griffin) (Stone Canyon, BMI)— Ames will be riding high on the Hot 100 once again with this powerful rhythm ballad entry, produced by Jim Foglesong"
- 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2002). Joel Whitburn's top pop singles 1955-2002. Menomonee Falls, Wisc.: Record Research. p. 16. ISBN 0898201551.
- 1 2 Downey, Pat (1994). Cash box pop singles charts, 1950-1993. Englewood, Colo.: Libraries Unlimited. p. 6. ISBN 1-56308-316-7.
- 1 2 Whitburn, Joel (2007). Joel Whitburn presents Billboard top adult songs, 1961-2006. Menomonee Falls, Wis. : Record Research Inc. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-89820-169-7.
- 1 2 "Searched: Ed Ames on the RPM charts". Library and Archives Canada. Retrieved May 3, 2026.