Baby Forgive Me

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"Baby Forgive Me"
Baby forgive me Robyn.jpeg
Floorplan Remix
Single by Robyn
from the album Honey
Released6 November 2019
Genre
Length4:16
Label Konichiwa
Songwriter(s)
Producer(s)
Robyn singles chronology
"Beach 2k20"
(2019)
"Baby Forgive Me"
(2019)
"Impact"
(2020)

"Baby Forgive Me" is a song by Swedish singer-songwriter Robyn, recorded for her eighth studio album Honey . It was released as the sixth single from the album on 6 November 2019 with a remix by Young Marco. [2] A remix by Floorplan followed on 3 July 2020. [3]

Contents

Composition

The deep house track features vocals "haunted" by "a sinister, off-key electronic shadow", with sounds of audience cheering in the distance. [1] The song fades seamlessly into the album's next track "Send to Robin Immediately". [4]

Release

On 20 June 2020, Robyn released "Baby Forgive Me" on a limited edition 12" vinyl featuring remixes of the song released as part of a Honey Remix vinyl series, alongside vinyls of "Honey", Beach 2k20" "Between the Lines" and "Ever Again", for the Love Record Stores Day 2020 event. Only 500 of each were manufactured. [5]

Track listing

Young Marco Remix [2]
No.TitleLength
1."Baby Forgive Me" (Young Marco Remix)7:07
Floorplan Remix [3]
No.TitleLength
1."Baby Forgive Me" (Floorplan Remix)7:24
2."Baby Forgive Me" (Floorplan Dub)6:52
Limited Edition 12" Vinyl [6]
No.TitleLength
1."Baby Forgive Me" (Young Marco Remix)7:07
2."Baby Forgive Me" (Young Marco Dub)5:21
3."Baby Forgive Me" (Floorplan Remix)7:24
4."Baby Forgive Me" (Floorplan Dub)6:52
Total length:26:44

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Honey. [7]

Charts

Chart (2018)Peak
position
Sweden (Sverigetopplistan) [8] 84

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