LEWIS CAPALDI PREMIERES OFFICIAL VIDEO FOR
NEW SINGLE “FORGET ME”
On the heels of the release of “Forget Me” – his first single since 2019, already amassing over 2 million streams in the first 24 hours – GRAMMY®-nominated singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi has unveiled the vibrant official video for the track. The self-described chubby Scottish popstar shot the clip at Pikes Hotel in Ibiza with NME Award winning director Louis Bhose. Long known as a playground of the rich and famous, the hotel was also the setting for the 1983 WHAM! video “Club Tropicana.” With “Forget Me,” Lewis and Louis set out to duplicate the iconic clip, shot for shot. The video made its global broadcast premiere on MTV Live, MTVU, MTV Biggest Pop, NickMusic and across MTV’s global network of channels, as well as on the Paramount Times Square billboards.
Watch the “Forget Me” video HERE.
“‘Forget Me’ is a song that’s so dear to my heart and I definitely feel like it’s my best tune yet,” says Lewis Capaldi, who announced the single via a TikTok livestream during the closing night of his sold-out, two-night stand at London’s O2 Arena. “It’s about a break up 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. 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, and I was fearful she might have forgotten about me completely, so I wrote a song about it.”
“You hear a sad song and you expect a sad video. There’s catharsis in that. But to go in the other direction completely felt more in line with the Lewis that walked onstage at Glastonbury in full Noel Gallagher getup,” explains director Louis Bhose, who also helmed the video for Capaldi’s “Grace.,” which has amassed over 42 million views on YouTube. “The performance is classic Capaldi: ‘yeah, no bother, just singing this song with a cocktail in my hand. I’m fine, not thinking about my ex, here at Club Tropicana.'”
An emphatic opening statement on the next phase of his career, “Forget Me” captures the 25-year-old Capaldi doing what he does best – mining the romantic hinterland for universal truths and instant, catchy relatability. Or, as his mother puts it, “It’s not the best song I’ve ever heard, but I do like it.”
The Stats
Over 25 Billion combined global streams
1 Million headline concert tickets sold
Biggest Streamed Week 1 Debut Album Of All Time
(Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent)
2 x BRIT Award Winner and GRAMMY™️ Nominee
5 x consecutive top 10 UK singles including 2 x No. 1 (Someone You Loved, Before You Go)
US Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 Single (Someone You Loved)
2 x Consecutive No. 1 US Radio Records (Someone You Loved, Before You Go)
More Weeks in UK Top 10 Than Any Song EVER By British Act (Someone You Loved)
Biggest Selling UK Album of Both 2019 & 2020
Longest Running Consecutive Weeks In Top 10 UK Album Chart For Solo Artist Album, 77 Weeks
(Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent)
Praise for Divinely Uninspired To A Hellish Extent
“Artist You Need To Know”
“Capaldi’s appeal is easy to explain: It’s the voice”
“Lewis Capaldi has the kind of deep, textured voice that you could listen to for hours. He finds expressive rough edges, then smooths them out into the sweetest of notes…Capaldi’s talent is tugging at heartstrings – or rather, pulling at them with all his vocal might.”
“‘Someone You Loved’ (is) …potently effective —emotionally abusive piano, resonant singing, a swell that could cause a tsunami.”
“a performer capable of turning pain into beauty”
“Capaldi’s album (hits) you in the gut with piercing lyrics anchored by his gravelly voice…packed with emotion and passion.”
“His voice is an undeniably powerful instrument, a rich and textured soulful roar that sometimes quivers with fragility. He wields those vocal cords like a velvet sledgehammer.”
“(Lewis Capaldi) deploys his big open white-soul voice with an originality so built in…
…a feat of uncommon emotional intelligence.”
“From listening to his raspy vocals and heartbreaking lyrics, it might be hard to imagine they belong to such an effortlessly funny, giddy, and grounded guy, but within 20 seconds of talking to the singer, it’s clear he’s not here to brood or boast…it’s pretty clear why his music is climbing the charts…”
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