Forgive (song)
The track debuted to country radio on May 6, 2002, as the lead and only single from her second studio album of the same name via MCA Nashville.Howard and Bruce would be nominated at the 38th Academy of Country Music Awards in 2003 for Song of the Year as songwriters;[4] they ended up losing the award to Phillip Brian White and David Vincent Williams' "I'm Movin' On".Maria Konicki Dinoia of AllMusic called the song "chill-inducing" and a "masterpiece" in her review of the album.The track entered the top-40 of the chart the week of June 29, 2002, at number 40, marking Howard's first and only entry into the top-forty."Forgive" would peak at number 12 on the chart on November 23, 2002 in its twenty-ninth week despite losing airplay.