Please Forgive Me

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For the David Gray song, see Please Forgive Me (David Gray song).
"Please Forgive Me"
Single by Bryan Adams
from the album So Far So Good
Released November 2, 1993
Format CD single
Recorded October 1993
Genre Rock
Length 5:56
Label A&M
Writer(s) Bryan Adams and Robert Lange
Producer Bryan Adams and Robert Lange
Bryan Adams singles chronology
Do I Have to Say the Words?
(1992)		 Please Forgive Me
(1993)		 All for Love
(1993)

"Please Forgive Me" is a single by Canadian rock singer Bryan Adams from 1993.

The song is written by Mutt Lange and Bryan Adams. It was released as a bonus track on Adams' greatest hits compilation album So Far So Good. It is his only Australian #1 single not written for a motion picture. The single also reached #7 on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 and #2 on the UK Singles Chart.

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[edit] Song

"Please Forgive Me" is a slow power ballad written by Adams himself and 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.[1] It is one of his greatest and amongst his most popular songs. The single reached number two in the UK, number seven in the US and number one in Australia. The song was praised by critics upon its release, and has given Adams one of his best chart performances to date, 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 no. 1 on the UK Albums Chart. The music video for this song also received a huge amount of TV airplay. The studio band, who also appear in the video which was filmed live during the tracking dates, included keyboard player David Paich, guitarist Shane Fontayne, bassist James Hutchinson (musician), Adams' band members Keith Scott and Mickey Curry and producer Mutt Lange.

The song was co-written and produced by Mutt Lange. It was a massive radio hit all over the world, and became an instant hit amongst Adams fans. The single has sold over 3 million copies worldwide.

[edit] Single track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Please Forgive Me (Radio Mix)"    
2. "Can't Stop This Thing We Started (Live)"    
3. "There Will Never Be Another Tonight (Live)"    
4. "C'mon Everybody (Live)"    

[edit] Music video

The music video is filmed in a recording studio and features Adams, his band and a dog. Adams and his bandmates befriended the dog - who belonged to the studio owner - whilst recording the track. The video for Bryan's 2008 single I Thought I'd Seen Everything resembles this one. It is one of his most popular videos.[citation needed]

[edit] Charts

Chart (1993) Peak
position
Australia (ARIA)[2] 1
Austria (Ö3 Austria Top 75)[3] 2
Canadian Hit Tracks[4] 1
Germany (Media Control AG)[5] 3
Ireland (IRMA)[6] 1
Netherlands (Mega Single Top 100)[7] 3
New Zealand (RIANZ)[8] 7
Norway (VG-lista)[9] 1
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan)[10] 2
Switzerland (Schweizer Hitparade)[11] 2
UK Singles (The Official Charts Company)[12] 2
US Billboard Hot 100[13] 7
US Adult Contemporary (Billboard)[14] 2
Chart (1994) Peak
position
France (SNEP)[15] 1
US Pop Songs (Billboard)[16] 2

[edit] Certifications

Region Certification Sales/shipments
Austria (IFPI Austria)[17] Gold 15,000x
Germany (BVMI)[18] Gold 250,000^
Sweden (GLF)[19] Gold 25,000x
United Kingdom (BPI)[20] Gold 400,000^

^shipments figures based on certification alone
xunspecified figures based on certification alone

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Please Forgive Me". Songfacts.com. http://www.songfacts.com/detail.php?id=17385. Retrieved 2009-12-18. 
  2. ^ "Australian-charts.com – Bryan Adams – Please Forgive Me". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Hung Medien.
  3. ^ "Bryan Adams – Please Forgive Me – Austriancharts.at" (in German). Ö3 Austria Top 40. Hung Medien.
  4. ^ "Hit Tracks & Where to Find Them" (PDF). RPM Vol. 58 (No. 21). December 4, 1993. ISSN 0315-5994. http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/rpm/028020-119.01-e.php?&file_num=nlc008388.2319&type=2&interval=50&PHPSESSID=m89iq841abagb37ld9c0fdc1f3. Retrieved July 19, 2011. 
  5. ^ "Die ganze Musik im Internet: Charts, News, Neuerscheinungen, Tickets, Genres, Genresuche, Genrelexikon, Künstler-Suche, Musik-Suche, Track-Suche, Ticket-Suche – musicline.de" (in German). Media Control Charts. PhonoNet GmbH.
  6. ^ "Search the Charts". Irish Charts. Fireball Media. http://www.irishcharts.ie/search/placement.  Type "Please Forgive Me" under Search by Song Title to see search results.
  7. ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Bryan Adams – Please Forgive Me" (in Dutch). Mega Single Top 100. Hung Medien / hitparade.ch.
  8. ^ "Charts.org.nz – Bryan Adams – Please Forgive Me". Top 40 Singles. Hung Medien.
  9. ^ "Topp 20 Single uke 50, 1993 – VG-lista. Offisielle hitlister fra og med 1958" (in Norwegian). VG-lista. Verdens Gang AS.
  10. ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Bryan Adams – Please Forgive Me". Singles Top 60. Hung Medien.
  11. ^ "Bryan Adams – Please Forgive Me – swisscharts.com". Swiss Singles Chart. Hung Medien.
  12. ^ "Archive Chart" UK Singles Chart. The Official Charts Company.
  13. ^ "Bryan Adams Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Hot 100 for Bryan Adams. Prometheus Global Media.
  14. ^ "Bryan Adams Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Adult Contemporary Songs for Bryan Adams. Prometheus Global Media.
  15. ^ "Lescharts.com – Bryan Adams – Please Forgive Me" (in French). Les classement single. Hung Medien.
  16. ^ "Bryan Adams Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Pop Songs for Bryan Adams. Prometheus Global Media.
  17. ^ "Austrian single certifications – Bryan Adams – Please Forgive Me" (in German). IFPI Austria. http://www.ifpi.at/?section=goldplatin.  Enter Bryan Adams in the field Interpret. Enter Please Forgive Me in the field Titel. Select single in the field Format. Click Suchen
  18. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Bryan Adams; 'Please Forgive Me')" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. http://www.musikindustrie.de/gold_platin_datenbank/?action=suche&strTitel=Please+Forgive+Me&strInterpret=Bryan+Adams&strTtArt=single&strAwards=checked. 
  19. ^ "Guld- och Platinacertifikat − År 1987−1998" (in Swedish) (PDF). IFPI Sweden. http://www.ifpi.se/wp/wp-content/uploads/guld-platina-1987-1998.pdf. 
  20. ^ "British single certifications – Bryan Adams – Please Forgive Me". British Phonographic Industry. http://www.bpi.co.uk/certifiedawards/search.aspx.  Enter Please Forgive Me in the field Search. Select Title in the field Search by. Select single in the field By Format. Click Go
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