Please Forgive Me (David Gray song)

"Please Forgive Me" is a song by singer-songwriter David Gray, from his fourth album White Ladder. The song was released as the third single on 12" vinyl on 22 November 1999, then re-issued as the fifth single on CD and 10" vinyl on 16 October 2000. On its first release in November 1999, it reached No. 72 on the UK Singles Chart,[1] while the 2000 re-issue peaked at No. 18.

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

Gray said in an interview that the inspiration of the song came from "nowhere."[2] Paul Hartnoll of Orbital was commissioned to remix the song. The remix was pressed as 10" and 12" promos,[3] and was featured as the "record of the week" on Pete Tong's Essential Selection, gaining massive airplay in Ibiza.[2]

"Please Forgive Me" was featured in the 2001 Irish film On the Edge and also briefly featured in the pilot of the US TV show Scrubs.

The song was also chosen to be showcased on MusicMatch Jukebox as a sample on Windows XP in 2001 roughly by HP.

Track listings
UK CD single[4]
  1. "Please Forgive Me" (Radio Edit) – 3:31
  2. "Please Forgive Me" (Paul Hartnoll Remix) – 6:27
  3. "Babylon" (Live at The Point, Dublin, 22 December 1999) – 8:37
  4. "Please Forgive Me" (Enhanced Video)
UK 10" promo vinyl[5]
  1. "Please Forgive Me" (Paul Hartnoll Remix) – 6:27
  2. "Please Forgive Me" (Paul Hartnoll Remix II) – 6:27
UK 12" promo vinyl[6]
  1. "Please Forgive Me" (Paul Hartnoll Remix) – 6:27
  2. "Please Forgive Me" (Original 12" Version) – 5:35
US promo CD single[7]
  1. "Please Forgive Me" (Single Mix) – 3:59
  2. "Please Forgive Me" (UK Mix) – 3:45

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

References
  1. "Official Charts Company – David Gray". Archive.is. 2 July 2012. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  2. https://web.archive.org/web/20110920213150/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-infinite-shades-of-gray-720989.html. Archived from the original on 20 September 2011. Retrieved 18 August 2009. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  3. "David Gray – Please Forgive Me (Paul Hartnoll (Orbital) Remixes) (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2 February 2006. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  4. "David Gray Please Forgive Me UK CD single (CD5 / 5") (168173)". Eil.com. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  5. "David Gray Please Forgive Me – Title Sleeve UK Promo 10" vinyl single (10" record) (165482)". Eil.com. 1 March 2002. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  6. "David Gray – Please Forgive Me (Paul Hartnoll Mix) (Vinyl) at Discogs". Discogs.com. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
  7. "David Gray Please Forgive Me US Promo CD single (CD5 / 5") (185617)". Eil.com. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
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