storie behind the song called sorry blame it on me The controversy stems from a performance incident in Trinidad and Tobago, where he brought up a 15 year old girl on stage (she snuck into the 18+ club on her own) and Akon proceeded to perform a 'freak dance' on stage with her, not knowing she was underaged. He apologizes to Gwen Stefani whose Sweet Escape Tour he was performing in at the time. The controversy cost Stefani $3 million in losing her sponsership deal from Verizon.
In the song, Akon also apologizes to his wife and his mother.
The song debuted at number 7 on both the Hot 100 and Pop 100. On its second week, it dropped to #11. In New Zealand, it placed Akon on top of the list on Radio Playlists, peaking at #2.
I really like that song ;) |
