Apologize
Timbaland featuring OneRepublic | Artist Essentials
First released: 2007 (year verified)
Original 2007 Timbaland remix recording from Shock Value
MusicAtlas editorial note: Timbaland's clipped beat leaves the piano and sustained lead melody in sharp relief.
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Release evidence and recording details
First released: 2007 (year verified)
The original Shock Value program and Dreaming Out Loud history identify this Timbaland recording as first featured on the 2007 album. The earlier 2006 OneRepublic recording is different; the remix does not inherit its date.
Recording: Original 2007 Timbaland remix recording from Shock Value
Credit: Timbaland featuring OneRepublic
Role in this collection: Featured band and vocals
Original album: Shock Value
Shock Value - original Blackground/Interscope program
Original 2007 album and Apologize featuring OneRepublic, with its original 2007 track field. Read alongside the Dreaming Out Loud history to avoid giving the remix the solo recording's 2006 date. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
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Shock Value - original Blackground/Interscope program
Original 2007 album and Apologize featuring OneRepublic, with its original 2007 track field. Read alongside the Dreaming Out Loud history to avoid giving the remix the solo recording's 2006 date. | Reviewed 2026-10-18
About OneRepublic
OneRepublic combines Ryan Tedder's singing and songwriting with a band arrangement that includes guitars, keyboards, bass, cello and drums. Its 2007 debut, Dreaming Out Loud, included Apologize. Waking Up followed with All the Right Moves, Secrets and Good Life, while Native introduced Counting Stars. The group's later work also reached film audiences through I Ain't Worried in Top Gun: Maverick, extending a catalog built around vocal melodies and ensemble playing.
Artist background sources
OneRepublic - Universal Music Japan biography
Read roles and album/repertoire passages: Tedder, instrumental format, 2007 debut, Waking Up/Native and Top Gun: Maverick song. Apologize versions and Timbaland credits are not merged; current members, rankings, sales and Tedder's unrelated productions are omitted. | Retrieved 2026-10-18
Profile reviewed: 2026-10-18. Artist background does not establish a song's creative origin or release date.
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