"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. Band member 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."
Track listings UK CD1 "Don't Want to Forgive Me Now" "In the Ghetto" (live) "Gypsy Girl" (live acoustic)
UK CD2 "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 "Don't Want to Forgive Me Now" "In the Ghetto" (live)
Australasian CD single "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.
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
Weekly charts Chart (1995)PeakpositionEurope (Eurochart Hot 100) 35Europe (European Hit Radio) 7Iceland (Íslenski Listinn Topp 40) 19Netherlands (Dutch Top 40 Tipparade) 15Netherlands (Single Top 100 Tipparade) 8UK Airplay (Music Week) 1
Year-end charts Chart (1995)PositionEurope (European Hit Radio) 39UK Airplay (Music Week) 13
Release history RegionDateFormat(s)Label(s)United Kingdom5 June 199512 June 1995CD2Australia24 July 1995Japan26 July 1995Mini-CD
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