Please Forgive Me (David Gray song)

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"Please Forgive Me"
Please Forgive Me - CD Single.jpg
Single by David Gray
from the album White Ladder
Released22 November 1999 (1999-11-22)
Length5:35
LabelIHT, EastWest, RCA (US)
Songwriter(s)David Gray
Producer(s)David Gray, Iestyn Polson, Craig McClune
David Gray singles chronology
"Babylon"
(1999) 		"Please Forgive Me"
(1999) 		"Babylon"
(2000)
"Babylon"
(2000)
"Please Forgive Me"
(2000)
"This Year's Love"
(2001)
Alternative covers
US promo CD cover
US promo CD cover

"Please Forgive Me" is a song by British singer-songwriter David Gray from his fourth album, White Ladder (1998). The song was originally released on 22 November 1999, then re-issued on 16 October 2000. On its first release in November 1999, it reached No. 72 on the UK Singles Chart, while the 2000 re-issue peaked at No. 18.

Background[]

Gray said in an interview that the inspiration of the song came from "nowhere."[1] Paul Hartnoll of Orbital was commissioned to remix the song. The remix was pressed as 10-inch and 12-inch promos and was featured as the "record of the week" on Pete Tong's Essential Selection, gaining massive airplay in Ibiza.[1]

Track listings[]

UK CD single (1999)[2]

  1. "Please Forgive Me" (twelve inch version)
  2. "Please Forgive Me" (Paul Hartnoll remix)

UK CD single (2000) and Australian CD single[3]

  1. "Please Forgive Me" (radio edit)
  2. "Please Forgive Me" (Paul Hartnoll remix)
  3. "Babylon" (live at the Point, Dublin, 22 December 1999)
  4. "Please Forgive Me" (enhanced video)

Personnel[]

  • Voice, guitar, piano, keyboard: David Gray
  • Drums, keyboard, voice: Craig McClune
  • Programmer: Iestyn Polson

Charts[]

Chart (2000–2001) Peak
position
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)[4] 79
Ireland (IRMA)[5] 26
Scotland (OCC)[6] 15
UK Singles (OCC)[7] 18
US Adult Alternative Songs (Billboard)[8] 10
US Adult Top 40 (Billboard)[9] 23

Release history[]

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 22 November 1999 (1999-11-22)
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 IHT [10]
United Kingdom (re-release) 16 October 1999 (1999-10-16)
  • CD
  • cassette
 EastWest [11]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "The infinite shades of Gray". Archived from the original on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2009.
  2. ^ Please Forgive Me (UK CD single liner notes). David Gray. IHT Records. 1999. IHT CDS003, 5033826 0028 2 3.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  3. ^ Please Forgive Me (UK & Australian CD single liner notes). David Gray. EastWest Records, IHT Records. 2000. EW219CD, 8573-85470-2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17 no. 45. 5 November 2000. p. 11. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  5. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Please Forgive Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  7. ^ "David Gray: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  8. ^ "David Gray Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  9. ^ "David Gray Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  10. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 22 November 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 20 November 1999. p. 29. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  11. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting October 16, 2000: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 14 October 2000. p. 31. Retrieved 7 August 2021.

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