forgive song forgive song british singer featured north american version international deluxe edition debut album spirit released fourth single album united_kingdom november song written produced musically forgive dance pop soul track written minor lyrics address girl found new love asks old love forgiveness song received generally positive reviews music critics criticised lewis voice similar mariah carey voice lewis performed television shows music video inspired broadway musicals including west story released september features dance crew forgive reached number british irish charts making lewis fourth single peak peaked atop slovakia singles chart reached italy sweden lewis performed song tour labyrinth background composition forgive written produced single pressed written lewis forgive soul dance pop song written minor moves beats minute set common time lewis performs highest pitch falsetto final chorus lowest pitch verse song refers protagonist sided relationship leaves boyfriend eventually finds love found love defends asks boyfriend forgiveness interview digital_spy lewis explained decided change musical genre previous singles contemporary dance pop said wanted bit different chance work came pleased turned great different versions song album version single mix music video album version repeats bridge times release promotion single cover released september whilst song released november fourth single originally song featured north american version album spirit launched despite released single region later forgive added deluxe edition album released internationally year lewis performed song television programmes october october outside performed song italian television swedish talent idol song added setlist tour labyrinth performed eighth song live performance arena included live album dvd lewis added forgive setlist tour critical reception forgive received generally positive reviews music critics bbc review single called forgive funky pop song mirror said song showcases voice fire honey necessary nick_levine digital_spy music critic gave song stars comparing song baby tonight saying previous ballad singles nice change said adultery themed lyrics poor match sweet girl noted song lewis hit wonder stephen_thomas_erlewine described forgive song misses glass album slightly rest spirit sal_cinquemani slant_magazine called single bouncy youthful new_york_times criticised lewis second tier mariah song chart performance forgive debuted peaked number united_kingdom november lewis single debut moment like bleeding love ireland official release single second highest debut week irish_singles_chart number debuted number seventy tenth week song peaked number song reached number italy forgive debuted number fell chart week europe song reached number seven sweden switzerland austria germany song entered australian charts number october week peaked later forgive dropped chart november entered number year end chart compiling best selling singles year forgive eighty fifth music video music video song filmed directed premiered september starts lewis receiving text message boyfriend saying minute away meeting video turns dream like sequence lewis dancing set ups inspired hollywood musicals west story rain video ends lewis coming reality drop rain lands hand boyfriend sent message saying hurry looks like rain dance crew appearance rocky horror scene video dancing lewis track listing formats credits personnel charts weekly charts release history
Forgive Me (Leona Lewis song)