Forget Me

Album

Single

Label

Vertigo

Genre

-Pop

Composer(s)

Lewis Capaldi;Michael Pollack;Philip Plested;Tom Bames;Pete Kelleher;Ben Kohn;

Entered Chart

Oct 15, 2022

Peak Date

Feb 4, 2023

Released

9 September 2022

Recorded

Unknown

"Forget Me" is a post-breakup song where Lewis Capaldi cannot forget the memory of his ex. Two years after their acrimonious split, the Scottish singer hasn't moved on. She wanted him dead at the time, but Capaldi still hopes she hasn't forgotten him. "It's about a breakup I went through where, after a year, the only real contact I had with my ex was seeing her 'post-me' life play out on her Instagram," Capaldi said. "I was at a point where I was feeling pretty miserable and she seemed like she was moving on and having the best time, thriving and I hated it." "It seemed unfair to me that she appeared happy while I was hurting," he added, "and I was fearful she might have forgotten about me completely, so I wrote a song about it." Capaldi has form for breakup songs, both "Someone You Loved" and "Bruises" find him reflecting on lost lovers. He jovially admits to covering similar ground in this song. "I meet lady, lady leaves me, I whine about it in a pop song. Textbook." Capaldi wrote the lyrics quickly because he was keen to go drinking before a football match. "I actually had tickets to go and see Scotland vs Croatia at the Euros. I thought, you know, let's hurry up and write this song so I can go to the pub. Maybe I should do that more often in the future as I wasn't overthinking anything! It only took two hours or so." When Capaldi started writing tunes for his second album he turned to his "Someone You Loved" and "Before You Go" collaborators TMS to help him. Another of his "Before You Go" co-writers, Phil Plested and Michael Pollack (Maroon 5 Justin Bieber, Ed Sheeran), also came on board for "Forget Me." Capaldi and TMS produced the track along with engineer Chris Bishop. Although "Forget Me" still deals with a breakup, it has a quicker tempo than the "Someone You Loved" hitmaker's past efforts. "It's a wee bit more upbeat than my previous numbers, mostly because after touring the world, I noticed that my lesser-known slower tracks were making some of the crowds look like they were about to fall asleep out of sheer boredom," joked Capaldi. "However, this new one is sad AND fast, much like my love making." Ben Kohn of TMS played the synthesizer and Michael Pollack the piano. The other musicians are: Guitar: Vern Asbury Bass: John Garrison Drums: Freddy Sheed "Forget Me" debuted atop the UK singles chart becoming Capaldi's third #1 following "Someone You Loved" (2019) and "Before You Go" (2020).

Days ache and nights are long
Two years and still, you're not gone
Guess I'm still holdin' on
Drag my name through the dirt
Somehow, it doesn't hurt though
Guess you're still holdin' on

You told your friends you want me dead
And said that I did everything wrong
And you're not wrong
Well, I'll take all the vitriol
But not the thought of you movin' on

'Cause I'm not ready
To find out you know how to forget me
I'd rather hear how much you regret me
And pray to God that you never met me
Than forget me
Oh, I hate to know I made you cry
But love to know I cross your mind, babe, oh, I
Even after all, it'd still wreck me
To find out you know how to forget me
Even after all this time

Days ache and nights are grey
My heart is still your place, babe
Guess I still feel the same
Know you can't stand my face
Some scars you can't erase, babe
Guess you still feel the same

Well, I'll take all the vitriol
But not the thought of you movin' on

'Cause I'm not ready
To find out you know how to forget me
I'd rather hear how much you regret me
And pray to God that you never met me
Than forget me
Oh, I hate to know I made you cry
But love to know I cross your mind, babe, oh, I
Even after all, it'd still wreck me
To find out you know how to forget me
Even after all this time

I'm not ready to let you forget me
To let you forget me, to let you for-, oh
I'm not ready to let you forget me
To let you forget me, to let you for-, oh (even after all this time)
I'm not ready to let you forget me
To let you forget me, to let you for-, oh
I'm not ready to let you forget me
To let you forget me, to let you for-, oh

'Cause I'm not ready
To find out you know how to forget me
I'd rather hear how much you regret me
And pray to God that you never met me
Than forget me
Oh, I hate to know I made you cry
But love to know I cross your mind, babe, oh, I
Even after all, it'd still wreck me
To find out you know how to forget me
Even after all this time