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"Forgive Me" is a song by British singer Leona Lewis featured on the North American version, the australian reissue,[1][2] and on the deluxe edition of her debut album Spirit (2008). Musically, "Forgive Me" is a pop track with dance influences, written in A minor. The lyrics tell the story of a girl who has found a new love and asks her old one for forgiveness. The song was written by Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Claude Kelly and Giorgio Tuinfort, and produced by the former. "Forgive Me" was released as the fourth single of the album in the United Kingdom on 3 November 2008. The single includes the Шаблон:Nowrap "Myself", written by and featuring vocals of American musician Novel.

In "Forgive Me", music critics compared Lewis's vocals with that of Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. The music video was directed by Wayne Isham, and it was inspired by multiple Broadway musicals, including Carousel and West Side Story. "Forgive Me" reached number five on the British and Irish charts, thus becoming Lewis's fourth single to peak within the top ten in the UK. Additionally, it peaked atop the Slovakian Singles Chart and reached the top ten in Italy and Sweden.

Lewis promoted "Forgive Me" on some television shows, such as GMTV and The National Lottery Live, in the United Kingdom, as well as on the Italian television show Carràmba! Che sorpresa and on the Swedish talent show Idol. Also, the song was added to the setlists of her tours The Labyrinth (2010) and Glassheart (2013).

Background and composition

Шаблон:Listen "Forgive Me" was written by Claude Kelly, Giorgio Tuinfort and Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, and produced by the latter.[3] The single was published with one B-side, "Myself",[4] written by Justin E. Boykin, Graham N. Marsh, Lewis and Alonzo "Novel" Stevenson.[5]

"Forgive Me" is described as a "funky pop song",[6] written in A minor.[7][8] According to the sheet music published by Sony BMG, it moves at 120 beats per minute and is set in common time.[7][8] On it, Lewis performs her highest pitch (G5) in falsetto during the final chorus, and her lowest pitch (A3) during each verse.[7][8]

"Forgive Me" describes a female protagonist in a Шаблон:Nowrap relationship who leaves her boyfriend and eventually finds someone to reciprocate her love. Though she has found love from someone else, she defends herself and asks her Шаблон:Nowrap for forgiveness.[6] In an interview with Digital Spy, Lewis explained why she decided to change her musical genre from her previous singles to a more upbeat one. She said: "I wanted to do something a bit different and the chance to work with Akon came about. I'm really pleased with how it's turned out and it's great that it's different, rather than what I always do."[9] There are two versions of the song, the "album version" (3:40)[5][10] and the "single mix" (3:24).[11]

Release and promotion

Leona Lewis, a woman with blond hair, is smiling. She wears a dress and holds a microphone. Behind her a man dances and a woman sings.
Lewis performing "Forgive Me" during the tour The Labyrinth

On 26 July 2008, the single mix was released to the Mexican iTunes Store as a Шаблон:Nowrap digital single.[12] For the UK release, the single cover was revealed on 17 September 2008,[13] whilst the song was released in the UK on 3 November 2008 as the fourth single.[14] Originally, the song was featured only in the North American version of the album Spirit, launched in April 2008.[15] Later, "Forgive Me" was included on the Australian reissue of Spirit,[16][17] and also appeared on the deluxe edition of the album, which was released in November 2008.[18]

Lewis performed the song on the television programmes The National Lottery Live on 29 October 2008,[19] and GMTV on 31 October 2008.[20] Outside of the UK, she also performed the song on the Italian television show Carràmba! Che sorpresa and on the Swedish talent show Idol.[21][22] In May 2010, the song was added to the setlist of her tour The Labyrinth, performed as the eighth song of the show.[23] A live performance from The O2 Arena was included on the live album's DVD The Labyrinth Tour Live from The O2.[23][24] In 2013, Lewis added "Forgive Me" to the setlist of her Glassheart Tour.[25]

Critical reception

"Forgive Me" received generally positive reviews from music critics. CBBC's Newsround described "Forgive Me" as a danceable song.[6] Gavin Martin of The Mirror gave the song three-out-of-five points and said, "[the song] showcases her voice of fire and honey. No apologies necessary".[26] Nick Levine, Digital Spy music critic, gave the song a similar score, and compared it with Whitney Houston's song "I'm Your Baby Tonight". Levine added that after her previous three ballad singles, "it's a nice change". However, he also said the lyrics were implausible as "the adultery-theme [is a] poor match for the sweet, unassuming Hackney girl".[27] Chad Grischow noted that with the song Lewis "will not go down as a glorified one-hit wonder".[28] Stephen Thomas Erlewine described "Forgive Me" and another song from the album ("Misses Glass") as "just slightly glitzier than the rest of Spirit."[29] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine called the song "bouncy and youthful".[30] Nate Chinen from The New York Times ironised with a "so what if she sound like a Шаблон:Nowrap Mariah".[31]

Chart performance

"Forgive Me" debuted and peaked at number five in the United Kingdom on 15 November 2008,[32] becoming Lewis's third single in debut within the top ten, after "A Moment Like This" and "Bleeding Love".[33] In Ireland, before its official release as a single, it was the second highest debut of the week of the Irish Singles Chart, at number five.[34] In the Slovak Airplay Chart, it debuted at number Шаблон:Nowrap and in its tenth week the song peaked at number one.[35] In the Euro Digital Tracks the song reached the number 4.[36] In Italy, "Forgive Me" debuted at number nine, but fell off the chart next week.[37] Elsewhere in Europe, the song reached number seven in Sweden,[38] twelve in Switzerland,[39] and fifteen in both Austria[40] and Germany.[41] The song entered the Australian charts at number fifty on 19 October 2008,[42][43] and next week peaked at Шаблон:Nowrap.[44] Later, "Forgive Me" dropped out of the chart, but on 10 November 2009, it re-entered at number fifty.[45] In the 2008 UK year-end chart, compiling the best-selling singles of the year, "Forgive Me" was Шаблон:Nowrap.[46]

Music video

A faraway image of Lewis and multiple men. She wears a raincoat and leggings. The men wear black clothes and all carry an umbrella. They are in front of a theatre. On the marquee, it is written "Forgive Me" in capital letters. Also, it is raining.
Lewis performing in the Шаблон:Nowrap scene in the music video

The music video for "Forgive Me" was directed by Wayne Isham, and edited by Nabil Mechi and Valentina Ganeva.[47]

It starts out with Lewis receiving a text message from her boyfriend saying he is just a minute away from meeting up with her. The video then turns into a dream-like sequence with Lewis dancing in four Шаблон:Nowrap inspired by the Hollywood musicals West Side Story, The Rocky Horror Show, Singin' in the Rain and Carousel.[48] The video ends with Lewis coming back to reality after a drop of rain lands on her hand as her boyfriend sends a message saying "Hurry! Looks like there could be rain".

Mark Savage from BBC News commented that Lewis does not dance in the video. Lewis replied, "I love dancing [...] but I am a singer and that is what I do".[48]

Tracklisting and formats

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German CD single[11] / Switzerland CD maxi[49]
  1. "Forgive Me" (single mix) – 3:24
  2. "Myself" feat. Novel – 3:50
  3. "Forgive Me" (video)
UK CD single[50][51]
  1. "Forgive Me" (single mix) – 3:24
  2. "Myself" feat. Novel – 3:50

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Credits and personnel

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"Forgive Me"[3]

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"Myself"[5]
  • Justin E. Boykin: acoustic guitar, writer
  • James Burch: cello
  • Matt Colette: drums, percussion
  • Everett James Harrell: piano, bells
  • Leona Lewis: vocals, background vocals, writer
  • Carlton Lynn: mixer, recorder
  • Graham Marsh: recorder, writer
  • Kimberly L. Smith: project coordinator
  • Alonzo "Novel" Stevenson: additional vocals, producer, writer

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Charts

Weekly charts

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Chart (2008) Peak
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Bulgaria (BAMP)[52] 2
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Czech Republic (Rádio Top 100 Oficiální)[53] 58
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Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)[54] 6
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Slovakia (Rádio Top 100 Oficiálna)[35] 1
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Year-end charts

Chart (2008) Position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[55] 95
UK Singles (OCC)[46] 85
Chart (2009) Position
Hungary (Rádiós Top 40)[56][57] 79

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Certifications

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Release history

Release dates and formats for "Forgive Me"
Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Шаблон:Abbr
Mexico 26 July 2008 Digital download Sony BMG Шаблон:Center
Germany 31 October 2008 CD Ariola Шаблон:Center
Switzerland Maxi CD Sony Music Шаблон:Center
Australia 1 November 2008 CD Шаблон:Center
United Kingdom 3 November 2008 Шаблон:Hlist Syco Шаблон:Center

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