Apologize
OneRepublic
2007
Annual listening list: initial release cycle, with recent carryovers; not an original-release-date field. Release/version source checked.
Release: 2006
Release: 2006Source checked | Recent carryover
Original recording first issued in 2006; the Timbaland production is a separate 2007 version.
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Apologize - release / recording history
Original recording first issued in 2006; the Timbaland production is a separate 2007 version. Source consulted 2026-10-13; not a complete discographic audit.
Former annual assignments retained as history
These appearances were removed from the main annual lists. They are not original release dates.
- 2008: older return
About OneRepublic
Song-specific inspiration or recording background is not established for this entry. This sourced artist profile provides career context.
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.
Retained annual-list context
Apologize by OneRepublic is included in the 2007 annual collection. The cited US year-end table lists it at number 66. A documented songwriting inspiration has not been established for this record; this is chart context, not a creative-origin account.
Chart or collection context only
Billboard year-end 2007 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription: title, artist and annual association only. Not a complete recording or songwriting review.
Other appearances and versions
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Sources and scope
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Editorial artist-repertoire classification
Billboard year-end 2007 table (Wikipedia transcription)
Secondary chart transcription: title, artist and annual association only. Not a complete recording or songwriting review.
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