Please Forgive Me
"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." 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 dog—who belonged to the studio owner—whilst recording the track. The video for Adams' 2008 single "I Thought I'd Seen Everything" resembles  the music video.