"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), Caro ...
.
Warner Bros. Records
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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,
Atlantic Records
Atlantic Recording Corporation (simply known as Atlantic Records) is an American record label founded in October 1947 by Ahmet Ertegun and Herb Abramson. Over its first 20 years of operation, Atlantic earned a reputation as one of the most ...
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
Santa Monica, California
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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
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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