"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" is a song written by English musician Elton John and songwriter Bernie Taupin.

That whole idealistic feeling people get when they want to save something from dying when they basically know deep down inside that it's already dead.

Taupin later said: "I don't think he was intending on writing a song, but we were sitting around an apartment in Los Angeles, and he was playing around on the piano and he came up with this melody line, and I said, 'Hey, that's really nice.'

For some reason this lyrical line, 'Sorry seems to be the hardest word' ran through my head, and it fit perfectly with what he was playing.

"[4] Record World called it "Elton's most emotional and moving ballad performance since 'Someone Saved My Life Tonight.

"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" was covered in 2002 by English boy band Blue for their second studio album, One Love (2002).

When Blue's second studio album, One Love, was being put together, executive producer Hugh Goldsmith said that a cover version should be included on the final tracklist.

[23] Band member Lee Ryan suggested "Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" as it was his favourite song of all time.

[25] John accompanied the band in the recording studio and was originally only going to play the piano,[26] but he later said he was willing to sing as well, and the song became a duet.