"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 #72 on the UK Singles Chart, while the 2000 re-issue peaked at #18.

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

"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.

Track listings

UK CD single

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

1. "Please Forgive Me" (Paul Hartnoll Remix) – 6:27
2. "Please Forgive Me" (Paul Hartnoll Remix II) – 6:27

UK 12" promo vinyl

1. "Please Forgive Me" (Paul Hartnoll Remix) – 6:27
2. "Please Forgive Me" (Original 12" Version) – 5:35

US promo CD single

1. "Please Forgive Me" (Single Mix) – 3:59
2. "Please Forgive Me" (UK Mix) – 3:45

References

1. http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=732
2. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-infinite-shades-of-gray-720989.html
3. http://www.discogs.com/David-Gray-Please-Forgive-Me-Paul-Hartnoll-Orbital-Remixes/release/137072
4. http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/features/the-infinite-shades-of-gray-720989.html
5. http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=168173
6. http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=165482
7. http://www.discogs.com/David-Gray-Please-Forgive-Me-Paul-Hartnoll-Mix/release/78029
8. http://eil.com/shop/moreinfo.asp?catalogid=185617