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Please Forgive Me
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Wikipedia article
{{Infobox song
| name = Please Forgive Me
| cover = Please forgive me.jpg
| alt =
| type = single
| artist = Bryan Adams
| album = So Far So Good
| released =
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Soft rock
| length = 5:55
| label = A&M
| writer = Bryan Adams, Robert Lange
| producer = Bryan Adams, Robert Lange
| prev_title = Touch the Hand
| prev_year = 1992
| next_title = All for Love
| next_year = 1993
| misc =
}}
"'Please Forgive Me'" is a song by Canadian rock musician Bryan Adams. It was released in October 1993 as the only single and bonus track from his greatest hits compilation album 'So Far So Good'. The single reached number seven on the US 'Billboard' Hot 100 and number two on the 'Billboard' Adult Contemporary chart. In the United Kingdom, it peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart. It is his only Australian number-one single not written for a motion picture, and it also topped the charts of Belgium, Canada, France, Ireland, Norway, and Portugal.
Background
"Please Forgive Me" was written by Adams and producer Robert Lange. The song has an instrumental intro, which is only found on the album version of the song. Adams told Songfacts that it was one of the first songs that he agreed to use a modulation in.
The single reached number two in the United Kingdom, number seven in the US, and number one in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Ireland, Norway and Portugal. The song was praised by critics upon its release, and gave Adams one of his best chart performances, his most highly successful being the 1991 international chart-topping hit "(Everything I Do) I Do It for You". The song helped 'So Far So Good' reach number one on the UK Albums Chart and in Canada and Australia. The music video for this song also received a large amount of TV airplay.
The studio band, who also appear in the video which was filmed live during the tracking dates, included keyboard players David Paich and Robbie Buchanan, guitarist Shane Fontayne, bassist James "Hutch" Hutchinson, guitarist Keith Scott, drummer Mickey Curry and producer Mutt Lange. The song was co-written and produced by Mutt Lange. It was a radio hit all over the world, and became a hit amongst Adams fans. The single has sold over three million copies worldwide.
Critical reception
Larry Flick from 'Billboard' noted that the song "casts him in a familiar role: mournful romantic", and stated that the "guitar-framed rock ballad is an easy smash, thanks to Adams' friendly, world-weathered rasp, and an infectious chorus." He also described it as a "stately tune" and a "delicious hit of ear candy." Dave Sholin from the 'Gavin Report' commented, "Among rock's most talented balladeers, Adams once again collaborates with "Mutt" Lange on a sensational production." A reviewer from 'Liverpool Echo' viewed the song as "another husky ballad with the kind of simple structure and simple sentiment which should ensure the widest appeal."'Liverpool Echo'. October 22, 1993. p. 33. Retrieved November 27, 2020. Pan-European magazine 'Music & Media' said that it is a "unmistakably part of the Adams' family of great rock ballads."
Music video
The music video for the song was filmed in a recording studio and features Adams, his band and a dog. Adams and his bandmates befriended the dogwho belonged to the studio ownerwhilst recording the track. The video for Adams' 2008 single "I Thought I'd Seen Everything" resembles the music video.
Track listing
Charts
Weekly charts
Year-end charts
{|class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
!Chart (1994)
!Position
|-
!scope="row"|Australia (ARIA)
|8
|-
!scope="row"|Austria (3 Austria Top 40)
|23
|-
!scope="row"|Belgium (Ultratop 50 Flanders)
|32
|-
!scope="row"|Canada Top Singles ('RPM')
|11
|-
!scope="row"|Canada Adult Contemporary ('RPM')
|22
|-
!scope="row"|Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)
|13
|-
!scope="row"|France (SNEP)
|40
|-
!scope="row"|Germany (Official German Charts)
|47
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Dutch Top 40)
|70
|-
!scope="row"|Netherlands (Single Top 100)
|99
|-
!scope="row"|Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)
|61
|-
!scope="row"|Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)
|35
|-
!scope="row"|US 'Billboard' Hot 100
|27
|-
!scope="row"|US Adult Contemporary ('Billboard')
|5
|}
Decade-end charts
Certifications
Release history
References
Category:1990s ballads
Category:1993 singles
Category:1993 songs
Category:A&M Records singles
Category:Bryan Adams songs
Category:Canadian soft rock songs
Category:Irish Singles Chart number-one singles
Category:Number-one singles in Australia
Category:Number-one singles in Belgium
Category:Number-one singles in Norway
Category:Number-one singles in Portugal
Category:Rock ballads
Category:RPM Top Singles number-one singles
Category:SNEP Top Singles number-one singles
Category:Song recordings produced by Robert John "Mutt" Lange
Category:Songs written by Bryan Adams
Category:Songs written by Robert John "Mutt" Lange
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