"Forgiven, Not Forgotten" is a song by Irish band

the Corrs The Corrs are an Irish family band that combine pop rock with traditional Irish themes within their music. The group consists of the Corr siblings, Andrea (lead vocals, tin whistle, mandolin, ukulele), Sharon (violin, keyboards, vocals), Car ...

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released the song as the second single from the band's debut studio album, ''

Forgiven, Not Forgotten ''Forgiven, Not Forgotten'' is the debut studio album by Irish pop rock group the Corrs. It was released by Atlantic Records on 26 September 1995 across the world. The album was primarily produced by David Foster, with additional production by ...

'', in February 1996. In the United States,

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issued " The Right Time" as the album's second single instead, with "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" serving as the third single.

Music video

Just one day after this video was shot, the Corrs were also filming the video for their next single, "The Right Time". However, Atlantic US skipped "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" and did not release it as a single. The theme for the video is dark and brooding, which fits to the more serious lyrics about someone who has committed suicide and left someone else behind. The band is all dressed in black, the girl's makeup is very pale and there is not a lot of smiling. The video itself is pretty lowkey but yet effective in showing the Corrs on a rotating platform with various landscapes appearing behind them. "Forgiven Not Forgotten" was shot in

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. Not only did the platform make some of the viewers nauseous, but Andrea felt seasick after being on the circling stage for hours. The shoot took from about 7:00am to 11:00pm to film.

Track listings

UK cassette single # "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" (LP version) – 4:16 # "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" (live acoustic version) – 3:54 US CD and cassette single # "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" (radio album version) – 4:16 # "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" (live acoustic version) – 3:54 European and Australian maxi-single # "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" (LP version) – 4:16 # "Forgiven, Not Forgotten" (live acoustic version) – 3:54 # "Heaven Knows" (LP version) – 4:18

Charts

Release history

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Forgiven, Not Forgotten (Song) 143 Records singles 1990s ballads 1995 songs 1996 singles Atlantic Records singles The Corrs songs Lava Records singles Rock ballads Song recordings produced by David Foster Songs written by Andrea Corr Songs written by Caroline Corr Songs written by Jim Corr Songs written by Sharon Corr