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}} "Forgive Me" is a song by British singer Leona Lewis featured on the North American version and on the international deluxe edition of her debut album ''Spirit'' (2008). It was released as the fourth single of the album in the United Kingdom on 3 November 2008. The song was written by Aliaune "Akon" Thiam, Claude Kelly and Giorgio Tuinfort, and produced by the former. Musically, "Forgive Me" is a R&B, dance-pop and soul track written in A minor. Its lyrics address a girl who has found a new love and asks her old love for forgiveness. The song received generally positive reviews from music critics, however some of them criticised Lewis's voice for being very similar those of Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey voice. Lewis has performed it on some television shows, such as ''GMTV'' and ''The National Lottery Live''. The music video—inspired by Broadway musicals, including ''Carousel'' and ''West Side Story''—was released in September 2008. It also features the Jabbawockeez dance crew. "Forgive Me" reached number five on the British and Irish charts, thus making it Lewis's fourth single to peak within the top ten in the UK. It peaked atop the Slovakia singles chart and reached the top ten in Italy and Sweden. Lewis performed the song during her tour The Labyrinth. ==Background and composition== "Forgive Me" was written by Claude Kelly, Giorgio Tuinfort and Aliaune Thiam, and produced by the latter. The single was pressed with one B-side, "Myself",〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.leonalewismusic.co.uk/gb/music/detail/forgive_me/ )〕 written by Justin E. Boykin, Graham N. Marsh, Lewis and Alonzo Stevenson. "Forgive Me" is an R&B, soul and dance-pop song written in A minor.〔Sheet music for "Forgive Me". Sony BMG Music Entertainment Publishing (2008).〕 It moves at 120 beats per minute and is set in common time.〔〔 On it, Lewis performs her highest pitch (G5) in falsetto during the final chorus, and her lowest pitch (A3) during each verse.〔〔 The song refers to a protagonist in a one-sided relationship who leaves her boyfriend and eventually finds someone to reciprocate her love. Though she has found love from someone else, she defends herself and asks her ex-boyfriend for forgiveness.〔 In an interview with Digital Spy, Lewis explained why she decided in change the musical genre of her previous singles, from contemporary R&B to dance-pop. She said: "I wanted to do something a bit different and the chance to work with Akon came about. I'm really pleased with how it's turned out and it's great that it's different, rather than what I always do." There are two versions of the song, the "album version" (3:41) and the "single mix" (3:25), which was used in the music video. The album version repeats the bridge two times,〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Forgive Me (Leona Lewis song)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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