 Mike Wass of the website Idolator felt that "Sorry" was intended as a female response to "IDFWU" (2014) by Big Sean and further found similar phrases.The song's lyrics revolve around the protagonist's cheating lover and her way of coping with the adultery.Following the release of "Lemonade" speculations arose about the singer's husband Jay-Z's alleged infidelity with a mistress referred to as "Becky".