"Forgive Me" is a song by British singer Leona Lewis featured on the North American and Australian versions, as well as the deluxe edition, of her debut album Spirit (2008).

"Forgive Me" reached number five on the British and Irish charts, thus becoming Lewis's fourth single to peak within the top ten in the UK.

Additionally, it peaked atop the Slovakian Singles Chart and reached the top ten in Italy and Sweden.

[4] The single was published with one B-side, "Myself",[5] written by Justin E. Boykin, Graham N. Marsh, Lewis and Alonzo "Novel" Stevenson.

[7][8] According to the sheet music published by Sony BMG, it moves at 120 beats per minute and is set in common time.

[7][8] "Forgive Me" describes a female protagonist in a one-sided relationship who leaves her boyfriend and eventually finds someone to reciprocate her love.

[2] In an interview with Digital Spy, Lewis explained why she decided to change her musical genre from her previous singles to a more upbeat one.

[14] Later, "Forgive Me" was included on the Australian reissue of Spirit,[15] and also appeared on the deluxe edition of the album, which was released in November 2008.

[25] Stephen Thomas Erlewine described "Forgive Me" and another song from the album ("Misses Glass") as "just slightly glitzier than the rest of Spirit.

[43] The music video for "Forgive Me" was directed by Wayne Isham, and edited by Nabil Mechi and Valentina Ganeva.

The video then turns into a dream-like sequence with Lewis dancing in four set-ups inspired by the Hollywood musicals West Side Story, The Rocky Horror Show, Singin' in the Rain and Carousel.

[45] The video ends with Lewis coming back to reality after a drop of rain lands on her hand as her boyfriend sends a message saying "Hurry!