Please Forgive Me (David Gray song)

"Please Forgive Me"
Single by David Gray
from the album White Ladder
Released22 November 1999 (1999-11-22)
Length5:35
LabelIHT, EastWest
Songwriter(s)David Gray
Producer(s)David Gray, Craig McClune, Iestyn Polson
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

"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

David 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 (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

Personnel are lifted from the White Ladder album booklet.[4]

  • David Gray – writing, vocals, guitar, piano, keyboards, production
  • Craig McClune – bass, keyboards, drums, production
  • Iestyn Polson – production, programming, engineering

Charts

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[13] Silver 200,000‡

‡ Sales+streaming figures based on certification alone.

Release history

Region Date Format(s) Label(s) Ref.
United Kingdom 22 November 1999
  • 12-inch vinyl
  • CD
 IHT [14]
United Kingdom (re-release) 16 October 2000
  • CD
  • cassette
 EastWest [15]

References

  1. ^ a b "The infinite shades of Gray". Independent.co.uk. 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.{{cite AV media notes}}: 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.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  4. ^ White Ladder (UK CD album booklet). David Gray. IHT Records. 1998. IHT CD001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  5. ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 17, no. 45. 5 November 2000. p. 11. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  6. ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Please Forgive Me". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  7. ^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  8. ^ "David Gray: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  9. ^ "David Gray Chart History (Adult Alternative Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  10. ^ "David Gray Chart History (Adult Pop Songs)". Billboard. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Most-Played Adult Top 40 Songs of 2001". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 9, no. 51. 21 December 2001. p. 54.
  12. ^ "America's Best: 2001 – Most-Played Triple-A Songs". Airplay Monitor. Vol. 9, no. 51. 21 December 2001. p. 45.
  13. ^ "British single certifications – David Gray – Please Forgive Me". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 10 November 2022.
  14. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting 22 November 1999: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 20 November 1999. p. 29. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
  15. ^ "New Releases – For Week Starting October 16, 2000: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 14 October 2000. p. 31. Retrieved 7 August 2021.