Bruce Springsteen apologizes to Bono after previously refusing to license a song for a Gap advertisement tied to Bono’s charity work. The reports say Bono criticized Springsteen for not allowing his track “Girls in Their Summer Clothes” to be used in the Gap campaign that partners with Bono’s (RED) initiative, which supports HIV/AIDS efforts. According to accounts of the exchange, Springsteen acknowledges the refusal was a mistake. He tells Bono, “I should have f—ing done it,” and then apologizes during his appearance at the Tribeca Festival, where Bono is presenting him with the Harry Belafonte Voices for Social Justice Award. Variety and other outlets describe Bono’s remarks as prompted by their earlier disagreement over licensing the song for the commercial. While the coverage focuses on the personal interaction, it centers on the same sequence: Springsteen’s initial refusal, Bono’s criticism, and Springsteen later reversing course by offering an apology, framed as recognition that allowing the song could have better supported the campaign’s charitable aims.