Forgive Me (Chloe x Halle song)
{{short description|2020 single by Chloe x Halle}}
{{Infobox song
| name = Forgive Me
| cover =
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| type = single
| artist = Chloe x Halle
| album = Ungodly Hour
| released = June 12, 2020
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| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=2|s=38}}
| label = {{hlist|Parkwood|Columbia}}
| writer = {{hlist|Chloe Bailey|Halle Bailey|Nija Charles|Mark Spears|Jake One|India Perkins }}
| producer = {{hlist|Jake One|Chloe Bailey|Sounwave}}
| prev_title = Do It
| prev_year = 2020
| next_title = Do It
| next_version = Remix
| next_year = 2020
| misc = {{External music video|{{YouTube|Bc9Y58TeZk0|"Forgive Me"}}}}
}}
"Forgive Me" is a song by American duo Chloe x Halle from their second studio album Ungodly Hour (2020). It was released as the third single on June 12, 2020, with an accompanying music video for the song being released on the same day of the single's release.{{cite news |title=Chloe x Halle drop highly-anticipated album 'Ungodly Hour,' featuring a new visual for "Forgive Me" |url=http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/6/12/chloe-x-halle-drop-highly-anticipated-album-ungodly-hour-fea.html |work=ABC News Radio |date=June 12, 2020 |access-date=June 16, 2020 |archive-date=September 11, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210911214035/http://abcnewsradioonline.com/music-news/2020/6/12/chloe-x-halle-drop-highly-anticipated-album-ungodly-hour-fea.html |url-status=dead }}{{cite web |last1=Wass |first1=Mike |title=Chloe x Halle Roll Out Epic "Forgive Me" Video |url=https://www.idolator.com/7911477/chloe-x-halle-roll-out-epic-forgive-me-video?chrome=1 |website=Idolator |publisher=Idolator.com}} The song was written by the duo, Nija Charles, India Perkins, Sounwave and Jake One, with the latter two also handling the production, alongside Chloe Bailey.
Composition
"Forgive Me" is an uptempo trap-pop and R&B song.{{cite web |title=Forgive Me [Explicit] by Chloe x Halle |url=https://www.amazon.com/dp/B088B7B1K9/ref=ap_ws_tlw_trk2 |accessdate=June 18, 2020 |website=Amazon music}}{{cite magazine |last=Gab |first=Ginsberg |date=June 15, 2020 |title=10 Cool New Pop Songs To Get You Through The Week: Chloe X Halle, Isaac Dunbar & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9402498/new-pop-songs-playlist-june-15-chloe-x-halle |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=June 18, 2020}}{{cite magazine |last=Lipshutz |first=Jason |title=First Stream: New Music From Lil Baby, 6ix9ine & Nicki Minaj, Chloe x Halle & More |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/pop/9401258/first-stream-lil-baby-6ix9ine-nicki-minaj-chloe-x-halle |magazine=Billboard |date=June 12, 2020 |accessdate=June 18, 2020 }} Lyrically, the song drives the message of being completely unapologetic in who you are and feeling self-empowered, regardless of who accepts or rejects it.{{cite web |title=Music Monday: 5 New Releases |url=https://whatson.guide/music-monday-5-new-releases/ |work=What's on UK |date=15 June 2020 |accessdate=June 18, 2020}} "Forgive Me" comes on after the album's intro which opens with an "angelic" choral delivery and serves as the opening for the song.{{cite web |last1=Spruill |first1=Ciara |title=Chloe x Halle Do It For The Girls with Album 'Ungodly Hour' |url=https://kazimagazine.com/music/reviews/chloe-x-halle-do-it-for-the-girls-with-album-ungodly-hour/ |website=Kazi Magazine |accessdate=June 18, 2020}}{{cite magazine |last1=Padin |first1=Malvika |title=Chloe x Halle – Ungodly Hour |url=https://www.euphoriazine.com/blog/2020/06/music/albums-chloe-x-halle-ungodly-hour/ |accessdate=June 18, 2020 |magazine=Euphoria |date=June 16, 2020}} It is led into by the album's signature message, "Don't ever ask for permission, Ask for forgiveness", extending upon the moody backdrop first established by the intro.{{cite magazine |last1=Faulkner |first1=Brent |title=Chloe x Halle, Ungodly Hour |url=https://themusicalhype.com/chloe-x-halle-ungodly-hour-album-review/ |magazine=Hype |date=June 17, 2020}} "So forgive me, forgive me, I been goin' too hard in your city", Chloe x Halle sing on the chorus. "So forgive me 'cause I'm not teary, best believe I'll move onto better things".[https://creativedisc.com/2020/06/chloe-x-halle-lepas-video-musik-epik-untuk-forgive-me/ Chloe x Halle Release Epic Music Video For 'Forgive Me | Creative Disc] Of the 13 songs, the duo told CBS News that the song defines the entire album.{{cite news |last1=McDougle |first1=Jonathan |title=Chloe x Halle on their new album, "Ungodly Hour," and sharing their gift amid nationwide turmoil |url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/chloe-x-halle-ungodly-hour-album-released-forgive-me/ |accessdate=June 18, 2020 |work=CBS News |date=June 13, 2020}}
Music video
The music video for "Forgive Me" was released on June 12, 2020, the same day the album came out.{{cite web |last1=Wass |first1=Mike |title=Chloe x Halle Roll Out Epic "Forgive Me" Video |url=https://www.idolator.com/7911477/chloe-x-halle-roll-out-epic-forgive-me-video?safari=1 |website=Idolator |date=June 12, 2020}} The video is "dark and moody" and features special effects intermixed with choreography.{{cite web |last1=Close |first1=Paris |title=Chloe x Halle Bring Harmonies To BET Awards With 'Forgive Me' & 'Do It' |url=https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-06-28-chloe-x-halle-bring-harmonies-to-bet-awards-with-forgive-me-do-it/ |website=iHeart Radio |date=June 28, 2020}}
Critical reception
Sidney Madden of NPR said the duo deliver a "scorcher", with harmonizing vocals, calling the track an early album favorite. Madden further described it as "a celebration of maturity matched with sex appeal that comes as a needed break from the severity of life".{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/sections/allsongs/2020/06/16/877745721/heat-check-bigger-picture|title=Heat Check: Bigger Picture|work=NPR|last=Madden|first=Sidney|date=June 16, 2020|accessdate=June 18, 2020}} Jessica McKinney of Complex listed "Forgive Me" among the best new music of the week, stating: the "sultry and soothing melodies over Sounwave's bass-filled beat is what will make this a fan favorite".{{cite web|url=https://www.complex.com/music/a/j-mckinney/best-new-music-this-week-pop-smoke-lil-baby-rmr|title=Best New Music This Week: Pop Smoke, Lil Baby, RMR, and More|work=Complex|last=McKinney|first=Jessica|date=June 12, 2020|accessdate=June 18, 2020}}
Live performances
Chloe x Halle performed "Forgive Me" for the first time on June 29, 2020 at the BET Awards 2020.{{Cite magazine|last=|first=|date=2020-06-28|title=Chloe x Halle Debut 'Forgive Me' at the 2020 BET Awards|url=http://www.billboard.com/articles//9410807/chloe-x-halle-forgive-me-do-it-bet-awards-2020|access-date=2020-06-29|magazine=Billboard}}
Credits and personnel
- Chloe x Halle – vocals, executive production
- Chloe Bailey – songwriting, production, recording engineer
- Halle Bailey – songwriting, assistant engineer
- Mark Spears – songwriting, production
- Jacob Dutton – songwriting, production
- Nija Charles – songwriting
- India Perkins – songwriting
- Stephanie Yu — strings
- Stephanie Matthews — strings
- Rhea Hosanny — strings
- Marta Honer — strings
- Derek Dixie — strings
- Chelsea Stevens — strings
- Bianca McClure — strings
- Adrienne Woods — strings
- Tony Maserati – mixing engineer
- Alex Meskvdi – recording engineer
- Daniel Pampuri – engineer
- Miles Comaskey — assistant engineer
- Andrea Roberts — assistant engineer
- Dale Becker – mastering engineer
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |
| scope="col" | Chart (2020)
! scope="col" | Peak |
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| scope="row" | New Zealand Hot Singles (RMNZ){{cite web|title=Hot Singles Chart|publisher=Recorded Music New Zealand Limited|url=https://nztop40.co.nz/index.php/chart/hotsingles?chart=4876|accessdate=June 19, 2020}}
| style="text-align:center;" |28 |
| {{single chart|Billboardbubbling100|7|artist=Chloe x Halle|rowheader=true|accessdate=June 23, 2020}} |
| scope="row"| US Hot R&B Songs (Billboard){{cite magazine |url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/chloe-x-halle/chart-history/bst/ |title=Chloe x Halle Chart History (Hot R&B Songs) |magazine=Billboard |accessdate=June 23, 2020}}
| 10 |
References
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Category:Songs written by Chloe Bailey
Category:Songs written by Halle Bailey
Category:Songs written by Sounwave
Category:Songs written by Nija Charles