Connie Francis - Who's Sorry Now

About "Who's Sorry Now"

"Who's Sorry Now?" is a popular song with music written by Ted Snyder and lyrics by Bert Kalmar and Harry Ruby. It was published in 1923 as a waltz (34 time). Isham Jones had a hit recording in 1923 with the song arranged as a foxtrot (in 22 time). Later sheet music arrangements, such as the 1946 publication that was a tie-in to the film A Night in Casablanca, were published in 22 time (notated as ). Other popular versions in 1923 were by Marion Harris, Original Memphis Five, Lewis James, and Irving Kaufman.

"Who's Sorry Now?" was featured in the Marx Brothers film A Night in Casablanca (1946) and in the 1950 film Three Little Words, where it was sung by Gloria DeHaven.

Karen Elson with Vince Giordano & The Nighthawks recorded the song for an episode of the HBO television series Boardwalk Empire.

The song gave American singer Connie Francis her major solo debut hit, which in March 1958 reached number 4 on Billboard's Hot 100. The single, which would become Francis's signature record, spent a total of 22 weeks on the Hot 100 – the longest of any of her hits — and was the first of her eight singles to be certified gold in America. In May and June 1958 the single spent six weeks at number one in on the UK singles chart.

The 1923 sound recordings of the song entered the public domain in the United States in 2024.