"Angel" is a song by British pop duo Eurythmics from their seventh studio album, We Too Are One (1989). It was written by band members Annie Lennox and David A. Stewart and produced by Stewart and Jimmy Iovine. The song was released as the album's fourth UK single on 23 April 1990,[1] and would be the duo's final single for almost a decade (discounting the re-release of two older singles the following year). It was also released as the second single from the album in the United States.
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| Single by Eurythmics | ||||
| from the album We Too Are One | ||||
| B-side | "Angel" (Choir Version) | |||
| Released | 23 April 1990 | |||
| Recorded | December 1988 | |||
| Length | 5:14 | |||
| Label | RCA | |||
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| "Angel" on YouTube | ||||
Lennox said in an interview at the time that the song was inspired by the death of her aunt, as she sings about a woman who has killed herself and now has "gone to meet her maker". The music video, directed by Sophie Muller, features the duo taking part in a seance and running through a burning house, and was not widely seen in the US (not shown at all on MTV) supposedly due to several scenes depicting the occult.
"Angel" peaked at number 23 on the UK Singles Chart, though failed to chart on the US Billboard Hot 100.
Lennox re-recorded the song in 1997 for the Diana, Princess of Wales: Tribute album.
Track listings
edit- CD single
- "Angel" (Album Version) – 5:13
- "Missionary Man" (Acoustic) – 3:45
- "Angel" (Choir Version) – 5:48
- 7-inch single
- A. "Angel" (Album Version) – 5:13
- B. "Angel" (Choir Version) – 5:48
- 12-inch single
- A. "Angel" (Album Version) – 5:13
- B1. "Missionary Man" (Acoustic) – 3:45
- B2. "Angel" (Choir Version) – 5:48
Charts
edit| Chart (1990) | Peak position |
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| Europe (Eurochart Hot 100 Singles)[2] | 53 |
| Ireland (IRMA)[3] | 25 |
| UK Singles (OCC)[4] | 23 |
References
edit- ^ Andy Strickland, ed. (21 April 1990). "This Week - Releases". Record Mirror. p. 28. ISSN 0144-5804.
- ^ "Eurochart Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 7, no. 22. 6 June 1990. p. V. OCLC 29800226 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "The Irish Charts – Search Results – Eurythmics". Irish Singles Chart. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
- ^ "Eurythmics: Artist Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 4 June 2020.