Don't Want to Forgive Me Now

"Don't Want to Forgive Me Now" is a song by Scottish band Wet Wet Wet, released as the third single from their sixth 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.

"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 (1995-06-05)
Recorded	November 1994–January 1995
Studio	Miraval (Var, France) Whitfield Street (London, England)
Length	2:56
Label	The Precious Organisation Mercury
Songwriter(s)	Graeme Clark Tommy Cunningham Neil Mitchell Marti Pellow
Producer(s)	Graeme Clark Graeme Duffin Wet Wet Wet
Wet Wet Wet singles chronology
"Julia Says" (1995) "Don't Want to Forgive Me Now" (1995) "Somewhere Somehow" (1995)

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]

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

• UK CD2^[3]

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

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

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

• Australasian CD single^[6]

1. "Don't Want to Forgive Me Now"
2. "Love Is All Around" (Radio One live show)
3. "Angel Eyes" (live Radio One acoustic)
4. "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]
	12 June 1995	CD2		[19]
Japan	26 July 1995	Mini-CD		[20]