Forgiveness (Editors song)

"Forgiveness"
Single by Editors
from the album In Dream
Released31 March 2016
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)

"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.[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 Bubbling Under Flanders)[3] 46

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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.