Forgiveness (Editors song)

"Forgiveness" is a single by British indie rock band, Editors. The song is the thirdtrack and the fifth single off of their fifth studio album, In Dream, and was released as a single through PIAS Recordings on 31 March 2016.

"Forgiveness"
Single by Editors
from the album In Dream
Released31 March 2016
FormatDigital download
Recorded2014—2015
StudioCrear Studio, Scotland
Genre
Length3:45
LabelPIAS Records
Songwriter(s)Tom Smith, Russell Leetch, Edward Lay, Justin Lockey and Elliott Williams
Editors singles chronology
"Ocean of Night"
(2015)		 "Forgiveness"
(2016)		 "All the Kings"
(2016)

Style

Laurence Day, writing for The Line of Best Fit, described the song as a Gothic, dark pop song.[1] Day described the tone of the track as "an overtly political glimpse into a murky corner of Editors' psyche, with hushed shoulder-shuffle beats and infectious, echoing riffs. It's glossy and catchy, shimmering out your speakers, but an omnipresent deluge of shadows looms large overhead - Editors continue to strike the perfect balance between light and dark."[1]

Writing for XS Noise, Mark Millar called "Forgiveness" as a track that "amply demonstrates [a] desire to ignore genres by mixing a loose dancefloor beat with spiraling melodies and a highly politicized lyric."[2]

Charts
Chart (2016) Peak
position
Belgium (Ultratip Flanders)[3] 46

References
  1. Day, Laurence (31 March 2016). "Editors announce politically charged dark-pop single "Forgiveness"". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  2. Millar, Mark (31 March 2016). "EDITORS release new single 'Forgiveness'on 20th May – Listen". XS Noise. Retrieved 28 July 2019.
  3. "Ultratop.be – Editors – Ocean of Night" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 27 July 2019.
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