The official video was released alongside the album and sees Khaled and his crew living a "lush" life at an isolated Las Vegas casino.
With the announcement of the song, it was not immediately clear who Harmonies by the Hive was, as Khaled offered little clarity, simply stating to Apple Music: "You know what that is.
[4] Vibe's Datwon Thomas wrote that the track "not only speaks of the material and monetary wealth, but the riches of seeing life with a clearer lens than their days of old".
[13] Vulture's Halle Kiefer said Beyoncé's "slinky 'heyyyy' [...] absolutely makes Jay-Z's verse",[14] while Rolling Stone's Jon Blistein found that her "etherial" vocals accents the track.
[11] The New Yorker's Sheldon Pearce was not as enthusiastic, writing that Jay-Z and Nas "take venture-capitalist raps to new lows on 'Sorry Not Sorry', a celebratory toast that appropriates the language of the sarcastic non-apology for one-percenter consumption.
[12] Revolt's Jon Powell noted: "Elsewhere, the collaborators are spotted in front of a wall covered with foliage — a clear indication of the flowers they've continued to receive throughout their illustrious careers".