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"Forgiveness"
Single by Editors
from the album In Dream
Released	31 March 2016
Recorded	2014–2015
Studio	Crear Studio, Scotland
Genre	Dark pop gothic pop
Length	3:45
Label	PIAS 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)

"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.

Style

Laurence Day, writing for The Line of Best Fit, described the song as a Gothic, dark pop song. 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."

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

Charts

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. "Editors – Ocean of Night" (in Dutch). Ultratip. Retrieved 27 July 2019.

External links

• Forgiveness - Single at Discogs

• 2015 songs
• 2016 singles
• Editors (band) songs
• PIAS Recordings singles
• Songs written by Edward Lay
• Songs written by Russell Leetch
• Songs written by Tom Smith (musician)
• Songs written by Justin Lockey
• Songs written by Elliott Williams