Don't Want to Forgive Me Now

"Don't Want to Forgive Me Now"
"Don't Want to Forgive Me Now"
Single by Wet Wet Wet
from the album Picture This
B-side	"In the Ghetto" (live); "Gypsy Girl" (live acoustic);
Released	5 June 1995
Recorded	November 1994–January 1995
Studio	Miraval (Var, France); Whitfield Street (London, England);
Length	2:56
Label	The Precious Organisation; Mercury;
Songwriters	Graeme Clark; Tommy Cunningham; Neil Mitchell; Marti Pellow;
Producers	Graeme Clark; Graeme Duffin; Wet Wet Wet;
Wet Wet Wet singles chronology

"Don't Want to Forgive Me Now" is a song by Scottish band Wet Wet Wet, released as the third single from their fourth studio album, Picture This (1995), on 5 June 1995 by The Precious Organisation and Mercury Records. It reached number seven on the UK Singles Chart and reached the top 20 in Iceland and Ireland. Marti Pellow recorded his own version of the song for inclusion on his 2002 album Marti Pellow Sings the Hits of Wet Wet Wet & Smile.

Critical reception

Tony Cross from Smash Hits was negative and gave the song one out of five, writing, "This is one of their own numbers, and thank God it's a bit more pop than the rest of the cobblers on their current album. But it's still unmemorable middle-of-the-road rock with a hint of country and western thrown in for Jimmy Nail fans."^[1]

Track listings

UK CD1^[2]

"Don't Want to Forgive Me Now"
"In the Ghetto" (live)
"Gypsy Girl" (live acoustic)

UK CD2^[3]

"Don't Want to Forgive Me Now"
"Love Is All Around" (live)
"Angel Eyes" (acoustic and live)

UK cassette single and Japanese mini-CD single^[4]^[5]

"Don't Want to Forgive Me Now"
"In the Ghetto" (live)

Australasian CD single^[6]

"Don't Want to Forgive Me Now"
"Love Is All Around" (Radio One live show)
"Angel Eyes" (live Radio One acoustic)
"In the Ghetto"

Credits and personnel

Credits are lifted from the UK CD1 liner notes and the Picture This album booklet.^[2]^[7]

Studios

Recorded between November 1994 and January 1995 at Miraval (Var, France) and Whitfield Street (London, England)

Personnel

Wet Wet Wet – production, arrangement
- Graeme Clark – writing, fretless bass, assorted basses, production
- Tommy Cunningham – writing, drums, percussion
- Neil Mitchell – writing, keyboards, piano
- Marti Pellow – writing, vocals
Paul Spong – trumpet
Neil Sidwell – trombone
Chris White – saxophone
Graeme Duffin – all guitars, production
Bob Clearmountain – mixing
Ian Morrow – programming
Simon Vinestock – engineering

Charts

Chart (1995)	Peak position
Australia (ARIA)^[8]	45
Europe (Eurochart Hot 100)^[9]	35
Germany (GfK)^[10]	66
Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40)^[11]	19
Ireland (IRMA)^[12]	18
Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade)^[13]	15
Netherlands (Single Top 100 Tipparade)^[14]	8
New Zealand (Recorded Music NZ)^[15]	45
Scotland (OCC)^[16]	3
UK Singles (OCC)^[17]	7

Release history

Region	Date	Format(s)	Label(s)	Ref.
United Kingdom	5 June 1995	CD1 cassette	The Precious Organisation Mercury	^[18]
United Kingdom	12 June 1995	CD2		^[19]
Japan	26 July 1995	Mini-CD		^[20]

References

^ Cross, Tony (24 May 1995). "Singles". Smash Hits. p. 58. Retrieved 10 February 2025.
^ ^a ^b Don't Want to Forgive Me Now (UK CD1 liner notes). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. JWLCD 25.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Don't Want to Forgive Me Now (UK CD2 liner notes). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. JWLDD25.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Don't Want to Forgive Me Now (UK cassette single sleeve). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. JWLMC 25.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Don't Want to Forgive Me Now (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. PHDR-145.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Don't Want to Forgive Me Now (Australasian CD single liner notes). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. 852 049-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ Picture This (UK CD album booklet). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. 526 851-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
^ "Wet Wet Wet – Don't Want to Forgive Me Now". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 26. 1 July 1995. p. 16. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
^ "Wet Wet Wet – Don't Want to Forgive Me Now" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^ "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (3.6. '95 – 9.6. '95)". DV (in Icelandic). 3 June 1995. p. 26. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Don't Want to Forgive Me Now". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^ "Wet Wet Wet – Don't Want to Forgive Me Now" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^ "Wet Wet Wet – Don't Want to Forgive Me Now" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 18 July 2021.
^ "Wet Wet Wet – Don't Want to Forgive Me Now". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^ "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^ "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2018.
^ "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 3 June 1995. p. 35. Retrieved 27 June 2021.
^ "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 10 June 1995. p. 31.
^ "フォーギブ・ミー・ナウ | Wet Wet Wet" [Forgive Me Now | Wet Wet Wet] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

[1] Cross, Tony (24 May 1995). "Singles". Smash Hits. p. 58. Retrieved 10 February 2025.

[ukcd1-2] Don't Want to Forgive Me Now (UK CD1 liner notes). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. JWLCD 25.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[3] Don't Want to Forgive Me Now (UK CD2 liner notes). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. JWLDD25.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[4] Don't Want to Forgive Me Now (UK cassette single sleeve). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. JWLMC 25.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[5] Don't Want to Forgive Me Now (Japanese mini-CD single liner notes). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. PHDR-145.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[6] Don't Want to Forgive Me Now (Australasian CD single liner notes). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. 852 049-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[7] Picture This (UK CD album booklet). Wet Wet Wet. The Precious Organisation, Mercury Records. 1995. 526 851-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

[sc_Australia_Wet_Wet_Wet-8] "Wet Wet Wet – Don't Want to Forgive Me Now". ARIA Top 50 Singles. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

[9] "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 12, no. 26. 1 July 1995. p. 16. Retrieved 16 July 2020.

[sc_Germany_Wet_Wet_Wet-10] "Wet Wet Wet – Don't Want to Forgive Me Now" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

[11] "Íslenski Listinn Topp 40 (3.6. '95 – 9.6. '95)". DV (in Icelandic). 3 June 1995. p. 26. Retrieved 1 October 2019.

[sc_Ireland2_-12] "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Don't Want to Forgive Me Now". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

[13] "Wet Wet Wet – Don't Want to Forgive Me Now" (in Dutch). Dutch Top 40. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

[14] "Wet Wet Wet – Don't Want to Forgive Me Now" (in Dutch). MegaCharts. Retrieved 18 July 2021.

[sc_New_Zealand_Wet_Wet_Wet-15] "Wet Wet Wet – Don't Want to Forgive Me Now". Top 40 Singles. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

[sc_Scotland_-16] "Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

[sc_UK_-17] "Official Singles Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 March 2018.

[18] "New Releases: Singles" (PDF). Music Week. 3 June 1995. p. 35. Retrieved 27 June 2021.

[19] "New Releases: Singles". Music Week. 10 June 1995. p. 31.

[20] "フォーギブ・ミー・ナウ | Wet Wet Wet" [Forgive Me Now | Wet Wet Wet] (in Japanese). Oricon. Retrieved 16 March 2024.

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v t e Wet Wet Wet
Graeme Clark Graeme Duffin Kevin Simm Tommy Cunningham Neil Mitchell Marti Pellow
Studio albums	Popped In Souled Out (1987) Holding Back the River (1989) High on the Happy Side (1992) Picture This (1995) 10 (1997) Timeless (2007)
Other albums	The Memphis Sessions (1988) Cloak & Dagger (1992)
Live albums	Wet Wet Wet: Live (1990) Live at the Royal Albert Hall (1993)
Compilations	End of Part One: Their Greatest Hits (1993) The Greatest Hits (2004) Step by Step: The Greatest Hits (2013)
Singles	"Wishing I Was Lucky" "Sweet Little Mystery" "Angel Eyes (Home and Away)" "Temptation" "With a Little Help from My Friends" "Sweet Surrender" "Hold Back the River" "Goodnight Girl" "More than Love" "Shed a Tear" "Cold Cold Heart" "Love Is All Around" "Julia Says" "Don't Want to Forgive Me Now" "Somewhere Somehow" "If I Never See You Again" "Strange" "Yesterday" / "Maybe I'm in Love" "Weightless"
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